³Phenomenal - an instant cult classic² ­ New York Times

³Brilliantly drawn and engagingly written.² ­ Comics International

³Extraordinary - sheer brilliance² ­ Daily Telegraph

Katsuhiro Otomo¹s epic manga, Akira, is widely considered to be a pinnacle of the form ‹ a work of astonishing power and visionary scope, with unsurpassed artistry.

First emerging in Japan in 1982, the series achieved worldwide renown and was adapted into a feature film in 1988 that elevated anime to a new status in the social consciousness of the Western world.

Now available for the first time in English, Akira Club [Titan Books, 27 July 2007, £24.99] is a deluxe tome to accompany the Akira phenomenon.
Encompassing the series and the movie, it features more than 100 full-colour, full-size title-page illustrations not included in the original manga reprints, as well as rarely seen alternate art, preliminary sketches, production drawings and a variety of posters, advertisements and products.
Accompanied by a detailed commentary from Otomo himself, Akira Club is the ultimate companion to his masterpiece!

Beautifully presented in a high-quality, coffee-table hardback edition, this is a book no sci-fi, manga, comics or Akira fan should miss!

KATSUHIRO OTOMO is one of the most respected and influential Japanese storytellers in the history of modern comics, and ‹ apart from Akira ‹ his work includes Domu (also available from Titan Books) and The Legend of Mother Sarah. He has also worked extensively in anime; from his own, hugely successful adaptation of Akira to 2004¹s ten-years-in-the-making Steamboy.

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Akira Club
Katsuhiro Otomo
TITAN BOOKS
27 July 2007 € Hardback € £24.99 € 256pp € ISBN-10: 1-84576-612-1 € ISBN-13:
9781845766122

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