- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S. (19 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1569715262
- ISBN-13: 978-1569715260
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 17.8 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,181,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set off by the bullet of a would-be assassin, Neo-Tokyo has been leveled by Akira's godlike psychic fury. Now cut off from the rest of world, the Great Tokyo Empire rises, with Akira its king, Tetsuo its mad prime minister, and a growing army of fanatic acolytes. Forces on the outside still search for a way to stop Akira, and the answer may lie in the hands of the mysterious Lady Miyako, a powerful member of Akira's psychic brotherhood. But the solution to harnessing Akira may ultimately be more dangerous than Akira himself!
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Thirty-eight years after a cataclysmic explosion levels Tokyo and triggers World War III, Neo-Tokyo prepares for the first postwar Olympic games, a stadium being erected on the original blast site. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Thirty-eight years after a cataclysmic explosion levels Tokyo and triggers World War III, Neo-Tokyo prepares for the first postwar Olympic games, a stadium being erected on the original blast site. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding peice of comic work.Probally the best.,
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This review is from: Akira: v. 4 (Akira (Dark Horse)) (Paperback)
Amazing.The story while spread out allways keeps up the pace and the excelent characterisation while following the totally engrosing plot lines.Here neo tokyo is in ruins and the survivors decide to create a new way of living while the key players all search the truth behind Akira.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best,
By A Customer
This review is from: Akira: v. 4 (Akira (Dark Horse)) (Paperback)
This book is great, in my opinion I like these books better than the film. The darker themes and the dark side of Tokyo that aren't seen in most graphic novels come fully to light and are depicted in a fantastic load of art work! Certainly one of the best!
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4.6 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Otomo Throws His Readers A Curve-Ball......,
By Daniel V. Reilly - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Akira: v. 4 (Akira (Dark Horse)) (Paperback)
At the end of Volume Three, Akira, reacting to the death of his friend at the hands of Nezu, once again leveled Tokyo. We last saw Akira and Tetsuo floating above the wreckage of the devastated city....Well, creator Katsuhiro Otoma has taken the status-quo, and turned it upside-down with Volume 4. Neo-Tokyo is now a wasteland, with warring factions of savage survivors roaming the streets.....and Akira and Tetsuo as their King and Prime Minister, respectively. Tetsuo is busy creating an army of psychics to strengthen his reign, Kaneda is apparently dead, Kei and Chiyoko are desperately trying to protect the surviving "Children" (Akira's fellow psychic powerhouses), and the outside world is trying to figure out just what in the hell is happening in Tokyo. The book is a non-stop thrill-ride, and Otomo's art continues to be breathtaking. I could have done without the almost continuous "Kei is about to get raped" motif (The series takes a MAJOR "Mature Readers ONLY" turn as of this volume), but aside from that minor quibble, Akira continues to be well worth the money. Highly recommended! 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The plot thickens, so to speak ...,
By Ron Tothleben (tothleben@hotmail.com) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Akira: v. 4 (Akira (Dark Horse)) (Paperback)
Already the fourth of a total of six volumes that collect the complete Akira tale. It's vital to read the previous volumes though because this tale is ONE big story and not divided into self-contained arcs. Therefore it's good to know that after two volumes that were decreasing in the number of pages here is the biggest volume yet.After last issues events, where Akira's powers were triggered, Tetsuo has now set things to his will. The ruins of what was half of Neo-Tokyo have been renamed `Great Tokyo Empire' with Akira as emperor and Tetsuo his right hand. They (mainly Tetsuo really) rule strictly and totalitarian, not allowing outside influences. The population of the Great Tokyo Empire sees a new messiah in Akira though and happily accepts all that. The other side of Neo-Tokyo, led by Lady Miyako who takes in the sick and the needy to help them, is opposed to all this. They try to live peaceful and rebuild what they had while Tetsuo, who has serious health-problems, is having his people trying to conquer her part of Neo-Tokyo as well. In this part of the story the prior life of Akira, before he got buried to keep safe, is revealed a little. The grander scheme in the uncovering of project Akira is becoming clearer as well. Off course that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of action-for-the-purpose-of-action pages in here as well. The art, black-and-white except for the first few pages, is the same as it has been all along. Instead of using a lot of text-panels the story is told through it for a big part. Off course that makes for a very speedy read but with the number of pages up to score (again) that's not too much of a problem. Quality reading ... 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Yet,
By Susan Goldberg "SusieG" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Akira: v. 4 (Akira (Dark Horse)) (Paperback)
Kaneda DEAD!? Neo Tokyo in RUINS!? Akira KING!? Yes, all this has happened in Vols. 1-3. In Vol. 4, Neo Tokyo is no more! Now out of the rubble rises The Great Tokyo Empire, with Akira it's emperor, Tetsuo it's prime minister, and a mass of crazed zealots it's citizens. The empire is cut off from Japan and the rest of the world, but that isn't stopping the superpowers from trying to get through... This volume brings back some of the characters you know and love from the previous volumes, Kei, Chiyoko, Lady Miyoko, The Colonel, Masaru, Kyoko, Tetsuo, and of course Akira. It also introduces some new characters, Kaori, the Navy Seals, etc. If the promise of gunfights, daring chases, hand-to-hand combat, laser mounted satellites, mind trips, psychic combat, and catacysmic destruction dosn't sell you on buying this book, then the return of a beloved character will. "Who is it?" you ask. Read the book and find out...
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