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Akira Maruyuma
Akira may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Akira (franchise), ''Akira'' (franchise), a Japanese cyberpunk franchise **Akira (manga), ''Akira'' (manga), a 1980s cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo **Akira (1988 film), ''Akira'' (1988 film), an anime film adaptation of the manga **Akira (video game), ''Akira'' (video game), a 1988 video game based on the anime film **''Akira Psycho Ball'', a 2002 pinball simulator for PlayStation 2 based on the anime film **Akira (planned film), ''Akira'' (planned film), a planned live-action film adaptation of the manga *Akira (2016 Hindi film), ''Akira'' (2016 Hindi film), a Bollywood film starring Konkana Sen Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha and Anurag Kashyap *Akira (2016 Kannada film), ''Akira'' (2016 Kannada film), a Kannada film starring Anish Tejeshwar *Akira (album), ''Akira'' (album), a 2017 album by Black Cab *"Akira", a song by Kaddisfly from ''Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn'' Characters *Akira Yuki, a major character of the ''Virtua F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira (franchise)
''Akira'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga, '' Akira'', published from 1982 to 1990. It was adapted into a 1988 anime film and two video games. A live-action feature film has also been in development since 2000, and a new anime television series by Otomo was also announced in 2019. Premise ''Akira'' takes place in futurist, cyberpunk "Neo-Tokyo", some decades following the destruction of Tokyo years prior by a massive explosion. A city struggling to prevent crime amid political corruption, the story focuses on Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang, and his friend and fellow member Tetsuo, who is mentally unstable. After a near collision with a childlike Esper, the product of government research to imbue humans with powerful psychokinetic energies, Tetsuo becomes similarly afflicted. As Tetsuo struggles with controlling his new abilities, Kaneda, desperate to learn more, joins forces with a resistance group, including Kei, a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
