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Akira TPB (1985 Kodansha) Janpanese Edition comic books 1987-1989

  • Issue #3-REP
    Akira TPB (1985 Kodansha) Janpanese Edition 3-REP


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    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.

  • Issue #4-1ST
    Akira TPB (1985 Kodansha) Janpanese Edition 4-1ST


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    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.