Synopsis
In the year 2019, a cataclysmic blast levels the city of Tokyo and triggers World War III. By 2030, the dazzling Neo-Tokyo rises from Tokyo's ashes, but the power that once sent the world to the brink of Armageddon-a being of monstrous telekinetic power known only as Akira-lives on in absolute-zero frozen stasis far below the city. Those who stand guard will stop at nothing to keep Akira from awakening, but an angry young man named Tetsuo, himself possessing of immense-and rapidly growing-psychic abilities, becomes obsessed with confronting Akira face-to-face. In time, Akira will surely awaken, and Tetsuo may be the only being potentially capable of controlling him, but Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and violent, and a group including his former friend Kaneda sets out to destroy Tetsuo before he can release Akira-or before Tetsuo himself becomes so powerful that no force on Earth can stop him!One of the priceless gems of graphic fiction, Akira has sold millions of copies worldwide, and creator Katsuhiro Otomo stands as one a handful of universally acknowledged masters of the form. Unavailable for over a decade in America, and never before published Stateside in its original form, Akira is required reading for any fan of science fiction, manga, and the graphic novel.
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Akira Book Two Numbered Limited Edition
Published by
Graphitti Designs, 1990
ISBN 10: 0936211377
ISBN 13: 9780936211374
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited Hardcover Edition (this being #208 of 1500); A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. This is the English translation of Otomo's popular Manga, Volume II, first published in Japanese in comic format; the Akira series was the basis for a feature film often credited for popularizing Anime in America. This limited edition was published by Graphitti Designs, a division of Marvel Entertainment, in collaboration with Kodansha, Tokyo, the original publishers of Akira. An exceptional copy of a scarce edition, Volume II even more scarce than Volume I; Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship in a sturdy box. Seller Inventory # 3566