The news was first announced Thursday night during a Sunrise Inc. panel at the Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Details are scarce, but this new Akira won’t be a reboot of his manga or ...

Great news for fans of Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal Cyberpunk classic here, as it's been announced that a brand new anime series based on the original Akira manga is in the works. Otomo shared the news ...

My earliest memory of Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 anime classic, came at 15, when, returning home from a night out, a friend told me with intoxicated enthusiasm that we should put on “the sickest ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Akira is considered to be one of the most legendary anime films released and with good reason. The ...

'Akira' director Katsuhiro Otomo will direct a new anime series that will be a continuation of the steampunk cult classic that he made a name with and also work on 'Orbital Era,' his third anime ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

Back in October last year, we reported a rumor that the Japanese anime classic Akira would eventually be getting a live-action remake. We finally have official confirmation today that says there will ...

There are few anime titles with as much wide-spread appeal as the cyberpunk classic Akira so when the movie suddenly sees a widespread resurgence its impossible not to take notice. A recent 4K ...

Legendary manga artist, writer, and animation director Katsuhiro Otomo, known for being selective in his works, held court at this year’s Anime Expo to make a handful of announcements about his future ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Thirty years ago, the anime adaptation of Akira graced Japanese ...