{"product_id":"akira-volume-i","title":"Akira - Volume I","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"507\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eA graphic and narrative explosion that redefined what could be expected from manga. Published between 1982 and 1990, this monumental work, spanning over two thousand pages, plunges the reader into a post-apocalyptic Japan, rebuilt after the devastation of a mysterious explosion in Tokyo. The city is reborn as \u003cstrong data-end=\"400\" data-start=\"386\"\u003eNeo-Tokyo\u003c\/strong\u003e, a futuristic metropolis in moral ruin, steeped in corruption, youth violence and political paranoia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1119\" data-start=\"509\"\u003eAt the heart of the narrative are Kaneda and Tetsuo, two teenagers drawn into a conflict between the government, revolutionary groups and an almost godlike psychic force called \u003cstrong data-end=\"699\" data-start=\"690\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1119\" data-start=\"509\"\u003eWhat begins as a gang story rapidly evolves into a devastating reflection on power, identity, control and destruction. Otomo's art is obsessively detailed, almost claustrophobic, and brutally conveys the emotional and physical intensity of the story. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1119\" data-start=\"509\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1006\" data-start=\"997\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/strong\u003e is as political as it is visual. A cry against authority, militarisation and the void left by war. A reminder that we are always very close to this. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1596\" data-start=\"1121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1140\" data-start=\"1121\"\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Japan in 1954, is a writer, illustrator and filmmaker. With \u003cem data-end=\"1216\" data-start=\"1209\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/em\u003e, he became one of the most influential names in manga and animation worldwide. The film adaptation he himself directed in 1988 catapulted anime to international audiences. Otomo confronts, provokes and forces the reader to face the collapse of social structures as a mirror of our own times. \u003cstrong\u003eAnd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1267\" data-start=\"1216\"\u003ewrote, drew and supervised every det\u003c\/strong\u003eail of \u003cem data-end=\"1278\" data-start=\"1271\"\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/em\u003e practically alone. The scale of the work is monumental: hyper-realistic urban landscapes, meticulous destruction scenes, cinematic framing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1596\" data-start=\"1121\"\u003e\u003cem data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"1562\" data-start=\"1555\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/em\u003e does not age. It is a hand-drawn prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Distrito Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51313541611786,"sku":"","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2729\/6266\/files\/akira_01_p.jpg?v=1749233186","url":"https:\/\/www.malditalivraria.com\/en\/products\/akira-volume-i","provider":"Maldita Livraria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}