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Full set of Otomo\'s Sci-fi manga classic \"Akira\" Volumes 1-6 in new condition.
Synopsis:Akira(often stylized asAKIRA) is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byKatsuhiro Otomo. Set in apost-apocalypticNeo-Tokyo, the work uses conventions of thecyberpunkgenre to detail a saga of turmoil.[2]Initially serialized in the pages ofYoung Magazinefrom 1982 until 1990, the work was collected into six volumes by its publisherKodansha.[3]The work was first published in an English-language version by theMarvel ComicsimprintEpic Comics, one of the first manga works to be translated in its entirety.[4]Otomo\'s art is considered outstanding, and a breakthrough for both Otomo and the manga form.[2]Throughout the breadth of the work, Otomo explores themes of social isolation, corruption, and power.
Ananimated film adaptation(anime) was released in 1988 that shortened the plot considerably, but retained much of the main character and plot structures from the manga as well as many original scenes and settings.[5]The manga takes place in a longer time frame than the film, and involves a much wider array of characters andsubplots. Otomo\'sAkiraanime marked his transition from a career primarily in manga, to one almost exclusively in anime.
Akirawas instrumental in an upsurge of manga popularity outside Japan, especially as Epic Comics\' edition wascolorisedand coincided with the release of the film. It has won several awards, including theKodansha MangaandHarvey Awards, and is named as being an important title in the French manga explosion.
