From master storyteller Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan's foremost manga maestro, comes the epic work that introduced the West to the artform that is manga - Akira! In the 21st century, the once-glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruins, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic giant, Akira. Now the Great Tokyo Empire rises, a ragtag group who worship and fear Akira and his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, an angry teen with immense powers of his own. The planet is not taking the threat lying down, however, and the world is ...
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From master storyteller Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan's foremost manga maestro, comes the epic work that introduced the West to the artform that is manga - Akira! In the 21st century, the once-glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruins, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic giant, Akira. Now the Great Tokyo Empire rises, a ragtag group who worship and fear Akira and his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, an angry teen with immense powers of his own. The planet is not taking the threat lying down, however, and the world is ready to take on the Empire, but will technology's most advanced weaponry be enough to destroy Akira - and is Tetsuo an ever greater threat? The fifth chapter in a sweeping epic, Akira 5 is a graphic novel masterpiece of awe-inspiring imagination and gut-wrenching power.
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Very good. Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. This is a paperback copy Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Fair. The pages show normal wear and tear. Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. The front hinge is split the webbing is showing but all pages are intact Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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First edition, complete in six volumes. (First printings of each volume with the publication date and the first edition statement 第1å·ç™ºè¡Œ or 第ä¸å·ç™ºè¡Œ on the colophon. Prior to these deluxe tankobon or separate editions they were published in Yangu Magajin anthologies, as is typical for manga. ) Complete in six volumes. Bound in publisher's wraps with dust jackets. Text in Japanese. Near Fine overall with age-toning to contents, light shelf wear. Vol. 1 edges slightly foxed, spine creased, jacket has tiny tear at foot. Vol. 3 & 4 jackets spines are sunned. A few small stains to edge of Vol. 5. The Japanese manga that inspired the classic 1988 animated film. Uncommon as a complete set in its first printings.