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| Publisher |
Epic |
| Writer |
Mary Jo Duffy |
| Writer |
Katsuhiro Otomo |
| Artist |
Katsuhiro Otomo |
| Colorist |
Steve Oliff |
| Cover Artist |
Steve Oliff |
| Letterer |
Michael Higgins |
| Published | November 1988 |
Threads. Slowly intertwining. Coming together. Twisting tighter. The construction site for the coming Olympic games in post World War III Neo-Tokyo is rocked by an explosion, the work of anti-government rebels. In a secret government project controlled by the man known only as the Colonel, a wizen-faced child-woman awakens from a dream. Her dream is of someone called AKIRA. She dreams he will soon arise. On the streets, the young delinquent, Kaneda, object of government pursuit and rebel scrutiny, finds his authority over the motorcycle gang he leads suddenly challenged. The challenger is his friend, Tetsuo, who, following a mysterious highway accident, seems to be changing. Growing distant. Growing strange. Threads, Twisting, Tighter. Tighter until...something must break.
