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Akira TPB (1985 Kodansha) Janpanese Edition comic books 1987

  • Issue #4-1ST
    Akira TPB (1985 Kodansha) Janpanese Edition 4-1ST


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    NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 4 - 1st printing.

    Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo.

    Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing narrative skill. Set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo, the lives of two streetwise friends change forever when dormant paranormal abilities awaken in one, who becomes the target of a shadowy government agency.

    Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 400 pages, B&W.

    NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

  • Issue #5-1ST

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    NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 5 - 1st printing.

    Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo.

    Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo.

    Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 416 pages, B&W.

    NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.