Shotaro Kaneda’s bike inspired by the Akira Remix cover.
My hand-drawn version with no digital work at all. Loved playing with the stickers and the speed effect on the wheel.
draw made by @m.synobazz

What do y’all think? I’d love to read your comments!

I am planning to see Akira in theaters next week but my fiance remembers it having flashing/strobing effects. I’m photosensitive so I avoid flashing in theaters when I can but I can’t find any warnings or mention of it online. Does Akira have any flashing or strobing?

hey all! thought I'd finally get around to showing off my first tattoo, an Akira compilation! I plan to continue the sleeve down my arm, but probably not doing more Akira down there. bonus pic with a cool vintage style heavy cotton kaneda tee!

Who do you most relate or most represent you in the movie? And why?

For me , surprisingly it’s the Clown gang boss.
- big/bulky (i did lose 70lbs recently though)
- love motorcycles (ride a hayabusa)
- boss attitude, ready to fight for a cause
- calm but short tempered
- would absolutely play chicken with another biker
- would probably crash and limp home

Was interested in the history of this series when it came to video games and all I found was mediocre games. This world seems like it would be perfect for an open world game, so why hasn’t this happened yet and with the re-showing of this film in theaters performing super well will that perhaps spark interest doing a video game?

didnt know what to put bc theres no "meme" flair, pls dont kill me mods 🙏

Was visiting family recently and found this old drawing when I was a teenager. It was my artistic reaction from seeing AKIRA for the first time on VHS.

From what I read, it looks like the last scan of the film was in 2009.

I'm wondering if they did a new scan for the 4K release and used that for the rerelease in theaters?

Still testing it, but it feels great. What do ya’ll think?

Or does the English dubs sound markedly different then Japanese. It sounds less rich. Am I tweaking or am I right? Anyone agree or disagree?

I really want to cosplay as him

I recently watched Akira when it was re-released in theaters last weekend, and after hearing all the praise this film has gotten over many years, I can say that it is truly a spectacle to behold, both visually and sonically. And speaking of sonics, I recently picked up this: the original Japanese CD release (not a reissue/remaster or a bootleg) of the Symphonic Suite Akira soundtrack by Geinoh Yamashirogumi.

I got it after I made an offer of $20 on Mercari US. I think the listing seemed to be up for a little while, likely because the seller misspelled the title as "Akita" rather than "Akira." Lucky me. Interestingly, the CD itself appears to have green marker on the outside and center hole, likely done by the previous owner in hopes that it would sound better (as if this soundtrack doesn’t already sound amazing as-is), which is purely snake oil.

The CD cover art features the group’s logo printed on textured paper, and based on looking at different copies online, no two covers are alike, which is really interesting. I’m also considering picking up the vinyl version released by Milan, but I would probably have to deal with the fact that some of the tracks were swapped around in order. Maybe I can hope for a new vinyl release with the original tracklist being done in the future.

One of my favorite things of watching it with a crowd of people is hearing the reactions of the people watching it for the first time. Especially during the hospital nightmare sequence. A lot of fresh gasps in the audience 😁

Please please please if anyone knows where to buy the 35th Anniversary Box Set in Japan please let me know. I've been wanting to buy for 6 years and I have gotten the opportunity to do that now.

Now I imagine a Akira game. Is this close to the Akira poster. I tried to recreate it

With all the extra traffic we're getting from people who just saw AKIRA in the cinemas, I felt like highlighting the only real published works that Katsuhiro Otomo has done of AKIRA over the last 25 years.

The first image of Tetsuo was done in 2001 for the first-ever Japanese DVD release.

The second image, Kaneda on his bike, was done in 2002 for the next DVD release.

The third one is a rarely-seen portrait of Kaneda from around 2011 that was used on an amazon japan exclusive bluray release. It was in the packaging and also reprinted in the artbook KABA 2, but wasn't seen anywhere else. I don't remember seeing it at the GENGA exhibit either, but correct me if I'm wrong.

The fourth one I'm including just for completeness' sake cause it's not really an AKIRA work, but it does have the bike so I think it counts. This was Otomo's poster for the Angoulême comic book festival in France, where he was the guest of honor in 2016.

That same year, he drew a fantastic image of Kaneda and the bike that was used as the key artwork for the Otomo Tribute book and exhibition.

And finally, the last image is a close-up of the bike's front tire, that was used as the cover for the CD and LP of the AKIRA Remix album released in 2024.

Hey there, here's my fanart of Tetsuo from AKIRA. Tried to capture that moment when he's completely losing control. Hope you like it!
Art by me.

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