In the “Art of Akira” catalog there were a couple cels of Kaneda on the bike — really powerful scenes — that went for like five grand. At one show I was at, someone had a set of Tetsuo in ...

One of the most iconic moments from Akira is the protagonist, Shotaro Kaneda's, legendary bike slide.The movie's first part puts biker gangs at the forefront of the action, and during an exciting ...

A New Akira Electric Bike Is In Development Toho. We often cover new merchandise releases and brand tie-ins here at ComicBook, and while we don’t presume to know your financial situation, most ...

Wesley Louis. I think I saw Akira around third year of secondary school [aged 13–14]. A friend of mine had a bootleg vhs copy of that and the Fist of the North Star movie. I instantly fell in ...

If you want to be part of one of these awesome animations, now's your chance! Berge is currently working on animating the famous "bike slide" scene from Akira and is recruiting participants.He ...

Japanese design firm Ichiban has created a sleek, retro-futurist electric bike based on the original 1982 manga drawings by Akira creator Katsuhrio Otomo. It is modernized and made technically ...

In it, this replica of Kaneda’s bike from “Akira,” perhaps the greatest animated film of the 20 th century, had a short cameo. That cameo never made the final cut, so it’s been languishing ...

The Snowman was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars in 1983 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s programme in 1983. (TVC London / Channel 4, 1982) ...

In “Akira,” an event akin to the Big Bang consumes Tokyo, leading to World War III. Years later, in 2019, the streets of what’s known as Neo Tokyo are rife with violent protests and ...

The Toonseum in Pittsburgh, PA is currently hosting the largest collection of art ever displayed from Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 anime classic Akira. The ...