Download or read book Akira Volume 1 written by Katsuhiro Otomo and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency’s motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. Katsuhiro Otomo’s stunning science fiction masterpiece is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, and Otomo’s brilliant animated film version is regarded worldwide as a classic. This edition includes a new foreword from the author and a postscript from Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson!
Download or read book Akira written by Katsuhiro Otomo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Akira and his mad prime minister ruling the Great Tokyo Empire, the world at largeis gathering its military strength to take on the Empire.
Download or read book The Akira Book written by Jeremy Mark Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about Akira - the manga of 1982-90 and the movie of 1988, and about the creator of Akira, the genius artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954).
Download or read book Akira written by Katsuhiro Ōtomo and published by Dark Horse Manga. This book was released on 2000 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The science fiction tale set in 2019 in Tokyo after the city was destroyed by World War III, follows the lives of two teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, who have a consuming fear of a monstrous power known as Akira.
Download or read book Akira Cine Manga NeoTokyo 2019 written by Katsuhiro Otomo and published by TokyoPop. This book was released on 2003-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A post-apocalyptic Tokyo, infested with crime, gangs, drugs, and terrorists, is prey for the military's secret experiments. Graphic novel.
Download or read book The Impact of Akira written by Rémi Lopez and published by Third Editions. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Katsuhiro Otomo’s visionary work and post-Akira Japanese comic culture. The catalyst of an era, of a world that was unaware of its downfall, Katsuhiro Otomo’s visionary work marked a turning point in the industry. First, in his homeland, Japan, in terms of graphics and plot on an entire generation of post-Akira artists who adopted his attention to detail, his realism and his dizzying views. But above all with his international reach, which threw Japanese comic strips and animations into the limelight in numerous countries, by trampling the rest of the world’s notion that cartoons are exclusively for children. This book dives headfirst into the radioactive culture that is the creative power of Katsuhiro Otomo, from the mangaka’s— already explosive—beginnings, up to winning recognition for Akira. Discover the themes and influences of this fundamentally anti-establishment work by exploring its socio-economic or simply literary aspects. The author of the work analyzes the phenomenon, from its tiny seed to the mighty tree, and reveals why Akira is, above all, a purely Japanese series. This book will provide you with an analysis of the socio-historical context of Akira. It aims to help Western readers to better understand the escence of this graphic and narrative treasure. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rémi Lopez graduated with a degree in Japanese from Bordeaux III University. In 2004, he cut his teeth as an author when he wrote website columns on video game soundtracks. Two years later, he joined the Gameplay RPG magazine in which he carried out the same task. He then followed the then editor-in-chief, Christophe Brondy, and his entire team to a new project: the monthly Role Playing Game magazine. Rémi wrote The Legend of Final Fantasy VIII and the book on the Original Soundtrack for Pix'n Love publications in 2013.
Download or read book Dr Slump Vol 1 written by Akira Toriyama and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basking in the glow of his scientific achievement, Senbei scrambles to get Arale in working order so the rest of Penguin Village won't have reason to suspect she's not really a girl. But first Senbei needs to find her a pair of glasses and some clothes... -- VIZ Media
Download or read book First Love Monster Vol 1 written by Akira Hiyoshimaru and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you find out who I really am...if you can still say you like me, then I'll be your boyfriend. When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in Tokyo, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and boldly confesses her feelings. The handsome object of Kaho's affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend...is a fifth grader?!
Download or read book RaW Hero Vol 1 written by Akira Hiramoto and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just remember this. In this world of ours... ...the first to die are those without guts. A portion of humanity has obtained special abilities, and two groups emerge in conflict. On the side of justice are "heroes." On the side of villainy are "monsters." For Chiaki, however, all that matters is finding work to support his younger brothers. But when a simple train ride to his latest interview takes a perverse turn, his sense of right leads him down an unexpected and uncomfortable path! From the mind of Prison School creator Akira Hiramoto comes a raw new story of a man caught between good and evil, lies and truth-and light and shadow!
Download or read book OTOMO A Global Tribute to the Mind Behind Akira written by Katsuhiro Otomo and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the manga and anime Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo changed art and pop culture worldwide. Now some of the most admired illustrators and comics artists in the world have come together to pay tribute to this master, in a beautiful tribute art book. New, original cover by Katsuhiro Otomo! This 168-page collection began life as a limited-edition tribute to Otomo given only to attendees of the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival, where Otomo was recipient of the Grand Prize in 2015. Now it's available to readers and collectors around the world, with additional content from a list of more than 80 fine artists, illustrators, and comics legends, including: • Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto) • Shirow Masamune (The Ghost in the Shell) • Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) • Taiyo Matsumoto (Sunny, Tekkon Kinkreet) • Tomer and Asaf Hanuka (The Realist, The Divine) • Aleksi Briclot (Spawn) • Olivier Coipel (Legion of Super-Heroes) • Naoki Urasawa (Monster, Pluto) • Sara Pichelli (Runaways) • Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Diebuster, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL) • Akihiko Yoshida (Final Fantasy) • And many others. In full color at a large size.
Download or read book Asian Comics written by John A. Lent and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grand in its scope, Asian Comics dispels the myth that, outside of Japan, the continent is nearly devoid of comic strips and comic books. Relying on his fifty years of Asian mass communication and comic art research, during which he traveled to Asia at least seventy-eight times and visited many studios and workplaces, John A. Lent shows that nearly every country had a golden age of cartooning and has experienced a recent rejuvenation of the art form. As only Japanese comics output has received close and by now voluminous scrutiny, Asian Comics tells the story of the major comics creators outside of Japan. Lent covers the nations and regions of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Organized by regions of East, Southeast, and South Asia, Asian Comics provides 178 black-and-white illustrations and detailed information on comics of sixteen countries and regions—their histories, key creators, characters, contemporary status, problems, trends, and issues. One chapter harkens back to predecessors of comics in Asia, describing scrolls, paintings, books, and puppetry with humorous tinges, primarily in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. The first overview of Asian comic books and magazines (both mainstream and alternative), graphic novels, newspaper comic strips and gag panels, plus cartoon/humor magazines, Asian Comics brims with facts, fascinating anecdotes, and interview quotes from many pioneering masters, as well as younger artists.
Download or read book Prison School Vol 1 written by Akira Hiramoto and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the outskirts of Tokyo stands Hachimitsu Private Academy, anall-girls boarding school for elite young women. But as the new school year rolls around, one tradition is going out the window: For the first time in the school's long history, boys are being allowed to enroll. On the first day of school, though, it turns out only five boys have made the cut. Thrilled by this discovery, these young men's adolescent hearts leap with joy at the thought of being surrounded by all those girls, but little do the five boys suspect the shocking fate that awaits them...
Download or read book Monkey High Vol 1 written by Shouko Akira and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going bananas for love! Haruna Aizawa thinks that school life is just like a monkey mountain--all the monkeys form cliques, get into fights, and get back together again. The school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu Yamashita who reminds her of a baby monkey! It's hard enough fitting in at a new school while dealing with family problems... Will Haruna remain jaded and distance herself from everyone around her? Or will Masaru win her over with his monkey magic?
Download or read book Akira Toriyama s Manga Theater written by Akira Toriyama and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Akira Toriyama, the legendary manga creator of Dragon Ball, comes this special collection of short stories spanning the first few decades of his career. Serving as both a collection of his early works and a history of his life as a manga writer and illustrator, this giant tome is packed with everything you could ever want as a fan of classic shonen manga. -- VIZ Media
Download or read book Desire Pandora Vol 1 written by Akira Hizuki and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A devilish dive into exploring the hottest girls on earth…and in hell! “Very well… I’ll give you a whiff. I am the demon Roselia, and I’ve come to grant your wish.” Takai Tsukasa is obsessed with the female body, but what he longs for more than anything is to find the perfect armpits. One day, an elegant, blonde demon appears before him, and she has exactly what he craves. A bold, uncensored fetish fantasy unfurls between Tsukasa, his neighbor Chika, the demon Roselia, and a cast of demon girls who are hungry for more than just souls and power!
Download or read book Reborn Vol 1 written by Akira Amano and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tsunayoshi Sawada (Tsuna for short) is a cowardly junior high student who doesn't excel at academics or sports. He only attends school so he can stare at his beautiful classmate Kyoko from afar. But Tsuna's life takes a dramatic turn when Reborn, a suit-wearing, gun-toting baby who claims to be an Italian hit man, shows up at his house. Reborn was sent to Japan to groom Tsuna for his future life as a big Mafia boss. Tsuna doesn't believe this absurd story, so Reborn shoots Tsuna in the head with his gun. As Tsuna faces his own death, he's filled with regret that he never confessed his feelings to Kyoko...and suddenly he's overcome with supernatural powers that allow him to run off screaming to tell Kyoko how much he loves her. After five minutes, Tsuna goes back to normal. Reborn explains how his gun works: when he shoots a person in the head, if that person has regrets about her life, then she will die and be reborn, temporarily endowed with special powers that enable her to fix or solve whatever is the source of her regret. (If Reborn shoots someone who is free of regret, she would die.) Tsuna becomes Reborn's disciple, and because Reborn shoots Tsuna in the head all the time, he is constantly being reborn and growing into a stronger and better person, gradually impressing those around him and making friends.
Download or read book Bartkira written by Katsuhiro Otomo Matt and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bartkira is a community art project in which hundreds of artists from all over the world are collaborating to recreate all six volumes of Akira, replacing all the characters with the cast of the Simpsons.
