Akira Club

Available for the first time in an English-language addition is Akira Club, the official companion to Otomo Katsuhiro's post apocalyptic science-fiction epic Akira. The book features rarely seen alternate art, preliminary drawings, production skethes and a variety of Akira posters, advertisements and products, accompanied by commentary by Katsuhiro. One particularly awesome feature is the pictures of the Akira pinball game, an artifact that belongs in Harukiya, the bar Kaneda and Tetsuo gang hang out at.

If you are either a manga or anime fan and have never read Akira or seen the ground-breaking film, do yourself a favor and pick up the Akira trades as well. In my opinion it is the only manga that is an absolutely necessary to read, and the film is still hands down the best anime feature film ever.

Also, while research this book a came across this unbelievable picture:



Apparently, Neo Fukuoka, a japanese motorcycle manufacturer made an exact replica of Kanada's motorcycle. To show you just how close this replica looks, here is one of the movie poster from Akira Club.



So get your mind melted for the first time or all over again and join the Akira Club!

-Jon