Akira. Book 2 / Katsuhiro Otomo ; translation and English-language adaptation, Yoko Umezawa, Linda M. York, Jo Duffy.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: New York : Kodansha Comics, 2010Copyright date: ©1985Edition: First editionDescription: 301 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781935429029; 1935429027Other title: Akira 2 [Cover title]Subject(s): Parapsychology -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Comic books, strips, etc | Teenagers -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Comic books, strips, etc | Tokyo (Japan) -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Young adult fiction. | Science fiction comics. | Graphic novels. DDC classification: 741.5/952 Summary: Graphic Novel. IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of a Tokyo obliterated by a monstrous psychokinetic power known only as Akira, a being who yet lives, secretly imprisoned in frozen stasis. Those who stand guard know that Akira's awakening is a terrifying inevitability. Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense-and rapidly growing-psychic abilities, may be their only hope to control Akira when he wakes. But Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and harbours a growing obsession to confront Akira face to face. A clandestine group including his former best friend 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. An epic masterpiece of graphic fiction and the inspiration for its stunning animated adaptation, Akira is required reading for any enthusiast of science fiction, manga, and the graphic novel.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor - Graphic Novel | Northam Northam Young Adult | YA F OTO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111084036456 |
Originally published: 1985.
Ages 16+.
Translated from the Japanese.
Graphic Novel. IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of a Tokyo obliterated by a monstrous psychokinetic power known only as Akira, a being who yet lives, secretly imprisoned in frozen stasis. Those who stand guard know that Akira's awakening is a terrifying inevitability. Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense-and rapidly growing-psychic abilities, may be their only hope to control Akira when he wakes. But Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and harbours a growing obsession to confront Akira face to face. A clandestine group including his former best friend 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. An epic masterpiece of graphic fiction and the inspiration for its stunning animated adaptation, Akira is required reading for any enthusiast of science fiction, manga, and the graphic novel.
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