Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2030, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear. A fear of someone or something, of unthinkably monstrous power known only as "Akira".... more>>

Note: Won the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for best general manga, won the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material in 1993. Was nominated for the Harvey for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2002. Won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2002, the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2002 and The Akira 35th Anniversary Edition won the Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project in 2018. <<less

Book with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002.... more>>

Content:

1. Otomo Katsuhiro ・・・・・ Cover Illustration

2. Inoue Takehiko ・・・・・・　I love this game

3. Kamijo Atsushi　・・・・・・　Kaerenai ko hito (Those Who Will Never Return)

About a girl name Tchie as she reminsces the time she had with her two best friends.

4. Matsumoto Taiyou　・・・・・・　Mie ken no shounen

5.«Mizugame 3» Lust for Life ・・・・・・ Tajima Sho-u (Gorilla Kick), Obata Takeshi (Morning Kong) and Asada Hiroyuki (Utan Chop)

About a tale of a football shoes as it is used/travelled from one user to the next.

6. Illust Gallery

Araki Hirohiko

Yazawa Ai

Yamada Yoshihiro

Nishimura Shinobu

Okano Reiko

7. Kusumoto Maki　・・・・・・　Netsu

8. Yoshino Sakumi　・・・・・・　GOAL!!

9. François Boucq　・・・・・・　Sekai wa mawaru

10. Yasuhiko Yoshikazu ・・・・・・ Bateren Nanban Hei Yuuki joshou

11. penthon ・・・・・・ A fantastic dream

12. Nicolas de Crécy ・・・・・・ Montceau-les-Mines VS Pont-à-Mousson

13. Frédéric Boilet ・・・・・・ 2002 FIFA WORLD TEA CUP

14. Nicolas de Crécy ・・・・・・ Soccer no dendou

15. Yokoyama Hiroshi ・・・・・・ Robot Battle VI

16. D[di:] ・・・・・・ Fire Star Man

17. Taniguchi Jiro ・・・・・・ Fuka

18. Emile Bravo ・・・・・・ Shinpan wa 12 hitome no senshu!

19. Max Cabanne ・・・・・・ Penalty area

20. Kuroda Iou ・・・・・・ Schweitzer

21. Terada Katsuya ・・・・・・ Box!

22. Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten ・・・・・・

23. Young Soon Yang ・・・・・・

24. Gyoubu Ippei ・・・・・・ football image visual <<less

Collection of short stories, including;... more>>

- Flower

- Memories

- SOUND OF SAND

- Farewell To Weapons

- Hair

- Electric Bird Land

- MINOR SWING

- Chronicle of The Planet TAKO

- Chronicle of The Planet TAKO, Chapter of Dawnlight

- Fire-ball

- That's Amazing World - Magic pot of Aladdin

- That's Amazing World - Noah's Ark

- That's Amazing World - old man and sea

- That's Amazing World - Knights of The Round Table <<less

A collection of 3 "hard boiled type" stories:... more>>

The Sultan's Guard

Dog Afternoon <<less

Collection of short stories, from 1979-1995, including;... more>>

- SOS! DAITOKYO TANKENTAI

- RUN

- SPEED

- NEKO HA YOKU CHOPO NI KAETERUKU

- ABUNAI! SEITO KAICHOO

- HOOMONSHA

- SUN BURG HILL NO OMOIDE

- EIYOO MANTEN episode I

- EIYOO MANTEN episode II

- MADOROS KUN

- SUKIYAKI

- NIGHT FLAMES

- Homonsha (VISITORS) <<less

An anthology collection of very short parodies of classic fairy tales and stories, such as Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe, Ali Baba, Snow White and more.... more>>

The reissued edition lacks a large fully-painted poster supplement. <<less

Collection of short stories from 1975-1978:... more>>

- Kazoku

- Suka to Sukkiri

- Shusei Sanchi no Yuki Chan

- .....Ga Chyun

- Highway Star

- Tenmoo..... Nishite Morasazu

- Tsuya no Atosaki

- Seisoo

- Ashita no Yakusoku

- Sayonara no Omiyage <<less

A short story from acclaimed Japanese auteur Katsuhiro Otomo:... more>>

Social misfits On, Hanaken and Shinta spend an afternoon in the park shooting the breeze. As they wonder what direction life will take them, a chance encounter with an older generation leads to confrontation. <<less

The experiences of two Japanese people who move to the US; one a judo teacher, the other a guitarist.

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A collection of short stories originally published between 1974 and 1976.