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EasternBrick opens pre-orders for the highly expected Neo Bikes Creator Set
If you have spent years waiting for an official brick-built version of Shotaro Kaneda’s iconic ride, this massive 1:5 scale cyberpunk set comes as...
Katsuhiro Otomo has officially established his very own animation studio, OVAL GEAR
For years, fans of Akira have eagerly waited to see what the master visionary would do next after working with major industry players like...
From Neo-Tokyo to oil canvas: how painter Sharon Mckechnie recreated Akira’s legendary opening
For self-taught Scottish painter Sharon Mckechnie, watching Akira for the first time wasn’t just movie entertainment—it was an encounter with a monumental achievement in...
Izo Hashimoto: the architect who condensed Neo-Tokyo
While Katsuhiro Otomo is the visionary genius behind AKIRA, the 1988 anime would not have achieved its narrative cohesion without the work of Izo...
Neo-Tokyo in Ginza: Katsuhiro Otomo’s new 7-meter ceramic masterpiece includes an iconic AKIRA surprise
If you’ve ever felt that chill down your spine watching the red light trails of Kaneda’s bike, get ready: Katsuhiro Otomo has left his mark on...
Gorka Uztarroz: the roots of a true passion for Akira
Gorka Uztarroz is a freelance illustrator from Paris and also a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt. He could be just another artist paying tribute to...
The art of Mauro Mason
Mauro Mason is a visual artist from Italy, specialized in illustration and motion design. His work focuses on concepts and ideas, direction for animation,...
Akira live-action first storyboards by Phil Langone, revealed 6 years later
The project to turn Akira into a live-action movie has been changing hands for more than 20 years. Recently, Warner Bros. finally dismissed the...
Akira bike is coming to life
Meet Michael Dickey's Akira Bike Project. This enthusiast engineer is building from sctatch a fully functional high performance recumbent motorcycle inspired by Kaneda's ride...
Warner Bros. has given up and will abandon the Akira live-action project
Adapting a film like Akira to a live-action format is a challenge that Warner Bros. has been trying to accomplish for quite some time....
Katsuhiro Otomo suggests he may be working on a new manga
In August 2022, during a Q&A session via the official X account of “OTOMO The Complete Works,” a fan asked Katsuhiro Otomo, “Do you...
5 things you (probably) didn’t know about Akira
It seems hard to believe that it's been 37 years since the Japanese release of Akira, a film destined to change the course of...
Akira live-action would share news in the coming months
According to a new video from @MoovyTV and the words of producer Andrew Lazar, we know that the live-action adaptation of Akira is not...
Taika Waititi’s Best Akira Promise Is That It’ll Be Nothing Like The 1988 Anime Movie
SOURCE: ScreenRant
The most exciting aspect of Taika Waititi's long-gestating live-action Akira adaptation is that it will be nothing like the 1988 movie it's based on. Hollywood's Akira movie...
