Akira

In Real Life

Is Hollywood Having A White Guy Once Again Play A Japanese Character?

9:30PM October 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

So says a white guy, but stay with me. Hollywood is on the prowl, turning Japanese manga and anime into movies. And yet the star factory, once again, cannot find a Japanese person to find a Japanese character. More »

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Akira Gets A Biker Jacket. It Costs $900.

11:50PM October 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

To celebrate Akira‘s 30th anniversary, Bandai Namco is releasing a replica of the cow-hide leather jacket worn by Akira protagonist Kaneda. More »

In Real Life

Akira Was A Great Comic, An Amazing Movie, But Its Games, Hrm…

2:00PM September 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s one of the defining works of modern popular culture, and features plenty of stylised, graphic action. So why is it nobody has ever made a good game out of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira? More »

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Give Blood Like You’re In An ’80s Sci-Fi Comic

5:00PM March 30, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

In the days following the Tohoku Earthquake, Japanese people across the country began doing what they could for the relief efforts by rolling up their sleeves and giving blood. Just days after the quake hit, the Japanese Red Cross blood donation centres were running at a surplus. More »

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Giant Of Japanese Animation Has Died

10:30PM August 25, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Satoshi Kon, one of the truly brilliant Japanese filmmakers, passed away yesterday due to pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old. More »

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Akira Movie To Be PG-13?

8:00PM June 24, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Well, The Dark Knight was PG-13. More »

In Real Life

Report: Menace II Society Directors Dividing Up For Akira Movie?

4:00PM April 3, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

There are two Hughes brothers: Albert and Allen Hughes. They’re twins! One of them, website Deadline.com reports, is apparently going to work on the film version of Akira. More »

In Real Life

Maybe The Best Akira Bike Model… Ever

1:00AM March 11, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

With the Hollywood feature film version of cyberpunk yarn Akira languishing in development hell, it’s good to know something connected to the landmark manga and anime is progressing well. More »

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Report: Menace II Society Directors To Helm Akira Flick

10:00PM February 11, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The Hughes brothers, best known for their urban crime drama Menace II Society and more recently The Book of Eli, will be bringing the cyberpunk Akira manga to the silver screen, says New York magazine. More »

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Explore NeoTokyo In Half Life 2

7:20AM July 7, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Colourful cityscapes hide dark intriguing in the streets of NeoTokyo, the newly released Source mod freely available to anyone with Steam and a Souce SDK title. More »