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AKIRA - Out on Limited Edition DVD

AKIRA

Esteemed director Katsuhiro Otomo's ultra cool Manga flick, AKIRA is out this week on a limited edition DVD. Crud takes a look at the precursor to Gorillaz.

19/03/2002

By and large the most successful Japanese Anime film ever made, the ultra-cool, action-packed Anime classic AKIRA is out on DVD from 18th March 2002 (rrp: £19.99) from MANGA Entertainment as a special limited edition collector's DVD and is also available on VHS (rrp: £13.99)

The 2-Disc DVD Boxset is packed with extras that have been especially created for the UK release. These include a Making of AKIRA featurette, a stills gallery, a 'Make Your Own AKIRA Trailer', a multiple-choice quiz, DVD ROM Hyperlink and a collection of Easter Eggs.

Written and directed by esteemed director Katsuhiro Otomo AKIRA was originally released as a film adaptation of his popular graphic novels in 1988 telling the story of a post-apocalypse era that combines action adventure and paranormal activity. Since then AKIRA has gone on to captivate the world and kick-started a MANGA phenomenon that spawned many follow-ups, TV series' and more graphic novels.

Here's the plot. Tokyo is destroyed during World War III at the end of the 1980s and Neo-Tokyo is constructed on reclaimed land. In 2019, three decades after the devastation, Neo-Tokyo is in a state of crisis whilst preparing to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Society is close to collapse in spite of the relative prosperity of the city. Unemployment has increased, drug trafficking is on the rise and crime is at an all-time high. Rival bike gangs rule the city and new religions come to force. As a way of escaping from the reality of everyday life, the youth of Neo-Tokyo cruise the streets at night on their souped-up 'choppers'.

Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known only as AKIRA. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo's supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt, and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where AKIRA's secrets were buried 30 years ago.

So what's the story behind the storyteller?

Born in Miyagi, Japan, April 14th 1954 Otomo showed an early interest in art and film and was always active in art clubs, drawing comics and exploring the many facets in the world of art and entertainment, often travelling in excess of five hours to see certain films.

In spite of his obvious talent, following high school he snubbed the art college entrance exam and he dedicated himself to becoming a professional illustrator and in 1973, he made his film debut with, GUNSHOT, and created his first original comic strip series called, BRIDGE ANDÖ.

From 1974 - 1978 he honed his artistic skills, drawing in a strikingly realistic style and creating the likes of BOOGIE WOOGIE WALTZ, HIGHWAY STAR and WOUNDED ANGEL.

In 1979 he published his first full-length comic book, SHORT PIECE (Fireball) which earned him his tremendous renown and popularity. His influence and popularity grew further amongst young, burgeoning comic book artists, with the publication of FEELING WAR and, A CHILD'S DREAM (Domu)- which went on to win Otomo the 4th Japanese Science Fiction Award in 1982, the same year that work began on his epic story AKIRA.

AKIRA began appearing as a serial in Young Magazine, and with the completion of his first 16mm film, GIVE US GUNS, his prominence in the animation world became much greater as did the range of his projects, which would include programming and commercials for television. In 1984 he won the 8th Kodansha Comic-Strip Award, and AKIRA sold no less than 3.5 million copies. 1986 marked his directorial debut with an episode of THE LABYRINTH STORY. Following his work on the animation video, ROBOT CARNIVAL in 1988, he was ready to tackle the exciting challenge of making AKIRA into a movie.

Since Akira, Otomo has been involved in various projects such as Perfect Blue, Robot Carnival, Neo-Tokyo and Memories as well as the live action feature World Apartment Horror and writing The Legagend of Mother Sarah. He is currently living in Tokyo working on his latest project Steam Boy.

Crud Magazine 2002©



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