{"product_id":"akira-hardcover-collection-2-katsuhiro-otomo-hardcover","title":"Akira Hardcover Collection 2 -- Katsuhiro Otomo, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe epic, timeless hit that inspired the legendary anime film and made the word \"manga\" part of the global vocabulary returns in a new hardcover edition. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the original right-to-left manga reading format and Katsuhiro Otomo's original, hand-drawn sound effects in a beautiful, large-sized collectible edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeo-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 harbors 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the updated translation and lettering of the 35th Anniversary Edition box set, now collectible one book at a time. As in the box set, this six-volume version of the masterwork of Katsuhiro Otomo (\u003ci\u003eMemories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Steamboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDomu: A Child's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e) features the creator's Japanese-language, hand-drawn sound effects and the original, right-to-left manga reading format in a 7\"x10\" casewrap hardcover.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katsuhiro Otomo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kodansha Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.92 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.11\" H x 7.36\" L x 1.27\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781646511358\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806139187499,"sku":"9781646511358","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781646511358.jpg?v=1774926646","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/akira-hardcover-collection-2-katsuhiro-otomo-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}