Akira TPB (1985 Kodansha) Janpanese Edition comic books 1970 or later

Add to cart Fine $20.00

Add to cart Fine $20.00

NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo.

Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill.

Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2019, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III.

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 that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear: a fear of someone - or something - of unthinkably monstrous power known only as...Akira!

Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 306 pages, B&W.

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

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 2 - 2nd or Later Printings.

Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo.

On the mean streets of Neo-Tokyo, the battle lines are drawn. On one side is the growing psychic killer Tetsuo. On the other, renegade biker Kaneda, once Tetsuo's friend and gangleader. The city is about to be swept clean with pure psychic might. And at the heart of this confrontation, Akira stirs.

Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 306 pages, B&W.

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

Add to cart Near Mint $24.00

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 3 - 2nd or Later Printings.

Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo.

In the heart of Neo-Tokyo all the players have gathered. Tetsuo, reveling in his awesome psychic power; Kaneda, once friend, now hunted by Tetsuo, and Kay the beautiful resistance fighter. The one thing they all seek is the dormat psychic known as Akira, a force that will either save or destroy the world. And only the person to reach him first will decide which.

Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 290 pages, B&W.

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

Add to cart Very Fine $19.00

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.