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Akira, Vol. 4 (Akira: 6 Volumes #4)
Set off by the bullet of a would-be assassin, Neo-Tokyo has been leveled by Akira's godlike psychic fury. Now cut off from the rest of world, the Great Tokyo Empire rises, with Akira its king, Tetsuo its mad prime minister, and a growing army of fanatic acolytes. Forces on the outside still search for a way to stop Akira, and the answer may lie in the hands of the mysterio...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
October 15th 2001
by Dark Horse
(first published July 10th 1987)
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Die zweite Apokalypse
Eine düstere Vision eines postatomaren Polizeistaats, in der die Armee genetische Experimente an unschuldigen Kindern durchführt - das ist schon harter Tobak, was uns bis Band 3 präsentiert wurde. Doch nun, nachdem Akira gezeigt hat, warum die Militärs ihn (zu Recht?) eingefroren hatten, wird das ganze noch getoppt: Nach der zweiten Apokalypse Neu-Tokyos bricht die soziale Struktur völlig zusammen, einige Gruppen bilden Pseudostaaten und in den beeindruckend dargestellten Ru...more
Eine düstere Vision eines postatomaren Polizeistaats, in der die Armee genetische Experimente an unschuldigen Kindern durchführt - das ist schon harter Tobak, was uns bis Band 3 präsentiert wurde. Doch nun, nachdem Akira gezeigt hat, warum die Militärs ihn (zu Recht?) eingefroren hatten, wird das ganze noch getoppt: Nach der zweiten Apokalypse Neu-Tokyos bricht die soziale Struktur völlig zusammen, einige Gruppen bilden Pseudostaaten und in den beeindruckend dargestellten Ru...more
(I read Akira in one huge go over a weekend, so I will be cutting and pasting this review for all 6 volumes)
Akira is an epic work of science fiction sequential art. The storyline is complex and consistent. There is social commentary, ethical musing, and morality woven through an action packed storyline of science gone wrong. The "romance" portion of the story is believable as well. The two characters are drawn to one another over time, and the world doesn't stop for them to wallow in their newfo...more
Akira is an epic work of science fiction sequential art. The storyline is complex and consistent. There is social commentary, ethical musing, and morality woven through an action packed storyline of science gone wrong. The "romance" portion of the story is believable as well. The two characters are drawn to one another over time, and the world doesn't stop for them to wallow in their newfo...more
From civil war to post apocalypse, the Akira manga series continues to impress me. At this point the manga has gone in such a different direction than the movie did that it's not even worth comparing the two. Instead, I would compare the manga too itself. I have never read a manga that had such a breadth and depth of expression - truly epic. For me Akira has earned its right to be compared with science fiction great epic's: Dune, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Foundation to name a few.
More awesomeness. This is *so* much more enjoyable to read than watch.
There was a bit of oddness at the start of this volume. How come Akira/Tetsuo's army is all made of young males. Where are all the older people/responsible adults/families in Neo-Tokyo? Surely they didn't all die? We some at Lady Miyako's but it still seems odd. Oh well, I can overlook that.
Keeping it spoiler free... best single double page spread? Some people looking out a window as that thing falls past. Oaaah yeah. Whoa ind...more
There was a bit of oddness at the start of this volume. How come Akira/Tetsuo's army is all made of young males. Where are all the older people/responsible adults/families in Neo-Tokyo? Surely they didn't all die? We some at Lady Miyako's but it still seems odd. Oh well, I can overlook that.
Keeping it spoiler free... best single double page spread? Some people looking out a window as that thing falls past. Oaaah yeah. Whoa ind...more
I feel like I set these down just as fast as I pick them up! In this vol., the action continues! Something different that I appreciated about this vol. was the delving into philosophy and spirituality. Kind of tells more of the back story. So many characters who you just see a glimpse of in the film are so amazingly fleshed out and far more meaningful than I realized before reading the graphic novels. so good! Onward!
Pretty good! It's been about 2 years since I read Vol. 3... so I was a little lost sometimes. The action drags a bit when the military starts showing up, and the motivations and good/evil alignments of the opposing groups are a bit fuzzy, but I still enjoyed it!
Welcome to the apocalypse—the world's a very different place from how we left it after volume 3. This volume also marks a corresponding reset in terms of the plot, and cements the fact that Kaneda's not really the key protagonist if you're paying attention.
Aug 25, 2011
Caroline
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Akira's not one of my favorite manga series, but it's a staple in the genre and pretty much required reading, in my opinion. This boasts an impressive storyline, interesting characters, and is definitely one of the more complex, adult manga out there.
Finally, some explanations! Nothing besides the obvious, though. I didn't like that a new asshole character was shoehorned into the story in order to give some depth to Tetsuo's character. Anyway, awesome, very fast read.
I couldn't flip through these books faster or enjoy them more thoroughly. I don't do the art justice with my flickering eyes. Akira makes graphic novels into a glorious art, with characters and plot every bit as rich as the detail of each cell.
It takes a certain genius to spend nearly 1000 pages building up an environment like Neo-Tokyo, only to so thoroughly destroy it in the final pages of Vol 3. In this book the apocalyptic cityscape is almost unrecognizable, and Otomo admirably spends just as much time and attention detailing it: the physical ruins, as well as the shifting alliances and vicious new factions that rush into the vacuum left behind.
At 400 pages this is one of the longer volumes. Made even longer (which isn't a complai...more
At 400 pages this is one of the longer volumes. Made even longer (which isn't a complai...more
I had a harder time following this storyline than past ones. It jumped around a lot more and was much more vague at parts. Granted, still a very interesting read, but just...odd...
Simply great. Lots of action, tension and an open end that keeps you looking forward for the next installment of the series.
Arguably the greatest graphic novel series ever written. The father of manga. Great story and incredible artwork.
Deeper and deeper, as the plot and machinations become ever more sprawling.
Extremely well executed post-apocalyptic city scenario. Genuinely disturbing/enthralling!
A peerless sci-fi story with gorgeous b&w artwork.
Life continues after the destruction of Neo Tokyo.
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I'll comment on this when I finish the last book.
My favorite of the series so far! Good plot advancement and filling in of back story.
SO the saga continues - they are highly addictive and amazingly engrossing - I still refuse to give away the storyline as it take a dramatic shift away from the famous film of its name- you can see from this story why they are labelling the film project the unfilmable film - strange that the other recent story that received that title was also a graphic novel. Either way even though this is highly addictive and such a rush to read the huge volume was read in practically a day. On to volume 5 and...more
Worth reading.
More confusing fight scenes! Double helix symbology! Lady Miyako sweats a lot!
I'd seen the movie a dozen times and loved it, and yet, reading this, I got to love it even more. Akira the movie really only draws on volumes 1, 2 and 6 of the manga. The whole story is great, a lot richer. The artwork is incredibly good. Coincidentally, when I read this, I'd just finished For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Pilar's resistance fighters reminded me a lot of the whole characters and dynamics for the terrorist cell in Akira. Really good comic book.
12/15/08
Okay, I kind of think the Akira comics are great. Sometimes I'm legitimately astonished by the power of the Otomo's illustrations. And sometimes I'm just terribly confused. Honestly, I'm just reading this so that I can get drunk with my friend Damon and get in a shouting match about whether 24 is creepier than 26 or vice-versa.
An amazing epic of a biker gang and a child destined to be a god, but he sees his powers as leverage to get what he wants in life. He desperately wants power, no matter who he takes down with him. Part IV of VI
Blazed through this in one sitting. The action never lets up and now that Neo Tokyo is in ashes Otomo amps up the weirdness.
W. T. F? This is the most destoyingest-shit comic I've ever seen.
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Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋, Otomo Katsuhiro) is a Japanese manga artist, film director, and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of the manga Akira and its anime adaptation, which are extremely famous and influential. Otomo has also directed several live-action films, such as the recent 2006 feature film adaptation of the Mushishi manga.
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