by Katsuhiro Otomo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782344012406
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Immerse yourself in the dystopian world of Neo-Tokyo with 'Akira - Édition originale - Tome 01'. This paperback manga transports you to a future where science and society intertwine in an action-packed and mysterious plot. Created by Katsuhiro Otomo, this first volume of the original edition invites you to discover the secrets of Akira and the characters who struggle in a world on the brink of collapse.
Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director. He first rose to prominence as a pioneer founder of the New Wave in the 1970s. He is best known as the creator of Akira, both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. In 2005, Otomo was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, promoted to Officier of the order in 2014, and became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012. Celebrated in Japan, he was also awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the national government in 2013.
