| ISBN |
9781935429029 (paperback) |
| Classification |
YGN AKIR |
| Personal Name |
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- |
| Uniform Title |
Akira. |
| Title |
Akira. Book 2 [graphic novel] / Katsuhiro Otomo ; translation and English-language adaptation, Yoko Umezawa, Linda M. York, Jo Duffy. |
| Variant Title |
Akira. [graphic novel] |
| Spine title |
Akira. [graphic novel] |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Production & Copyright Details |
New York : Kodansha Comics, 2010. |
| ©1985 |
| Physical Description |
301 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Content type |
text |
| still image |
| Series |
Akira 02 |
| Note |
Originally published: 1985. |
| Translated from the Japanese. |
| Summary Note |
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. --Back cover. |
| Target audience note |
"Rating OT ages 16+"--Back cover. |
| Subject - Topical Term |
Parapsychology -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Teenagers -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Akira (Fictional character) -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Tetsuo (Fictional character) -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Psychic ability -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Subject - Geographic Name |
Tokyo (Japan) -- Comic books, strips, etc |
| Subject - Genre |
Graphic novels |
| Added Entry - Personal Name |
Umezawa, Yoko translator, author. |
| York, Linda M. translator, author. |
| Duffy, Jo translator, author. |
