Despite it being one of the loudest animated films ever made, Akira begins in eerie silence. In the year 1988, an unknown singularity suddenly and entirely wipes out the city of Tokyo, the screen ...

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Remember that awesome “Art of Akira” show that’s now open in Pittsburgh? io9 caught up with its curator, Joe Peacock, who gave us the scoop on the exhibit’s history and allowed us to showcase some of ...

The Toonseum in Pittsburgh, PA is currently hosting the largest collection of art ever displayed from Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 anime classic Akira. The exhibit only runs until July 18th, so grab your ...

In a series of tweets, Kanye West has expressed his admiration for Katsuhiro Otomo’s animated feature Akira, calling it “the greatest animation achievement in history.” West goes on to say that the ...

Wesley Louis is our guest for this week’s The Animation That Changed Me, a series in which leading filmmakers and artists discuss one work of animation that deeply influenced them. I think I saw Akira ...

When you buy through our links, Comicbook may earn an affiliate commission. Thought the deals were over? Right now, Amazon has the 4k UHD copy of the beloved and iconic anime movie Akira on sale for ...

A post-apocalyptic war torn neo-Tokyo, Greek statues come to chorus girl dancing life, a psychedelic Snow White with a sprinkling of Bambi fetishism and some hard-core erotic and amusing (are the two ...