Otomo was a big fan of the 1956 manga Tetsujin 28-go, and ended up borrowing names from the manga liberally in his own work, ...

Curated by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, it pulls together deep cuts and private press oddities into a loose and shifting ...

Akira is based on a manga of the same name serialised over 120 chapters (1982-90) in Japan’sYoung Magazine, subsequently ...

The worker was helping with a set for the "Todo Mundo no Rio" concert was caught in a lifting system that crushed his lower ...

From a shockingly gory remake of a '50s monster movie to a beloved anime that made waves in the States, these are the best ...

It's fun to follow seasonal hits, but more new anime fans should consider going back to the medium's classics.

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Akira goes for the monstrous option, driven by a relentless pursuit of power which is simultaneously natural to humans and destructive of our humanity. Otomo’s anti-hero, Kaneda, is a biker drawn from ...

There is perhaps no movie more important to the perception of anime than 1982's "Akira," but you may be surprised to learn the film is banned in Russia.

A recent ranking of the best ’80s action movies has declared one 1988 release the clear No. 1. See why it still defines the genre today. Slashfilm named Die Hard the best ’80s action movie in its ...

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