K9999’s design pays homage to the character Tetsuo Shima from Akira, the hit cyberpunk manga written by Katsuhiro Otomo that eventually became an animated feature film. K9999’s bulging ...

An artist's rendition of the galaxies Akira (right) and Tetsuo (left) in action. Akira's gravity pulls Tetsuo's gas into its central supermassive black hole, fueling winds that have the power to ...