Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

Live-action remakes of anime can be…let’s be generous and say hit and miss. Adapting such a fluid form of storytelling for the real world hasn’t always clicked, ...

The July 16 release date carries special significance for fans as “Akira Day” — commemorating the fictional date when Tokyo’s destruction sparked World War III in the film’s storyline.

The series’ creator, Akira Toriyama, is responsible for creating the majority of the characters. Even so, Toei Animation’s contribution to the series’ popularity can’t be overlooked.

The finale of “Akira” is only one example of apocalyptic imagery in the anime and manga canon; a number of anime films and comics are rife with atomic bomb references, which appear in any ...

The finale of “Akira” is only one example of apocalyptic imagery in the anime and manga canon; a number of anime films and comics are rife with atomic bomb references, which appear in any number of ...