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title: "Akira, Vol. 1"
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# 4.9/5 star rating Classic paperback format Top-ranked sci-fi manga Akira, Vol. 1

**Price:** ฿71479
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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock the legendary saga that every manga lover swears by!

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- **What is this?** Akira, Vol. 1
- **How much does it cost?** ฿71479 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Collector’s Must-Have:** Own a top-tier manga ranked #53 in Science Fiction Manga with cult status among fans.
- • **Award-Winning Art & Plot:** Experience stunning visuals and complex characters that keep you hooked volume after volume.
- • **Enduring Emotional Impact:** A series that moves you to tears, sparks love, and stays with you long after the last page.
- • **Immersive Storytelling Experience:** Dive deep into a richly detailed narrative that outshines the movie adaptation.
- • **Perfect for Millennial Bibliophiles:** A timeless paperback that fits seamlessly into your curated bookshelf and lifestyle.

## Overview

Akira, Vol. 1 is a critically acclaimed paperback manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, boasting a 4.9-star rating from nearly 2,000 reviews. Ranked among the top 60 in Science Fiction Manga, it offers an expansive, emotionally rich story that surpasses its movie counterpart, making it an essential addition for discerning readers and collectors alike.

## Description

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Review: Really good manga - The 6 Akira graphic novels all tell one big really good story. It has very good plot, action, humor, art, characters and mystery. It makes you want to find out what's going on more and more as you go. I don't want to knock the movie at all because I enjoy watching it but in my opinion the graphic novels convey a completely different story and are so much better and thorough in every way. My only complaint with these particular books is that it is not in it's original Japanese right to left reading format and most scenes are a mirror image of what it was intended. Everyone is left handed in it which even as a left handed person I have to say is highly unrealistic. Now finding a right to left format Akira in English would be quite the collector's item which I don't think exists(maybe I don't know for sure). But it doesn't take away from the experience and if you enjoyed the Akira movie, I highly suggest reading these 6 books.
Review: Do not miss your chance to have your mind blown! - The entire AKIRA series of books is not to be missed by any fans of Akira or anime / manga in general.If you like the movie but are unsure whether to commit to buying the manga, hesitate no longer. it is 10 times better than the movie. Unlike with the movie, there is time for love, beauty, hope, sadness...I do believe, as many before me, that Akira is the best manga ever made. And I personally believe it will never be bested. It's scope and attention to detail is unparalled in my experience. I have re-read this series at least 3 times since I bought it, and it never fails to move me to tears, to shamelessly fall in love with Kei, and to be sad when I finish it. I used to work in a library and learned how to cover books. (It is a sticky transparent flexable plastic that protects the cover from spills, dogears, and strengthens the spine.) The Akira series is one of the favored few in my personal library to be covered. I want to enjoy it for years to come, and for my many nephews and nieces to be able to do the same when they get old enough.

## Features

- Paperback Books

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #42,395 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #53 in Science Fiction Manga (Books) #60 in Science Fiction Short Stories #356 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 1,944 Reviews |

## Images

![Akira, Vol. 1 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SKqtvjBAL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really good manga
*by W***G on January 18, 2014*

The 6 Akira graphic novels all tell one big really good story. It has very good plot, action, humor, art, characters and mystery. It makes you want to find out what's going on more and more as you go. I don't want to knock the movie at all because I enjoy watching it but in my opinion the graphic novels convey a completely different story and are so much better and thorough in every way. My only complaint with these particular books is that it is not in it's original Japanese right to left reading format and most scenes are a mirror image of what it was intended. Everyone is left handed in it which even as a left handed person I have to say is highly unrealistic. Now finding a right to left format Akira in English would be quite the collector's item which I don't think exists(maybe I don't know for sure). But it doesn't take away from the experience and if you enjoyed the Akira movie, I highly suggest reading these 6 books.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do not miss your chance to have your mind blown!
*by J***D on July 27, 2014*

The entire AKIRA series of books is not to be missed by any fans of Akira or anime / manga in general.If you like the movie but are unsure whether to commit to buying the manga, hesitate no longer. it is 10 times better than the movie. Unlike with the movie, there is time for love, beauty, hope, sadness...I do believe, as many before me, that Akira is the best manga ever made. And I personally believe it will never be bested. It's scope and attention to detail is unparalled in my experience. I have re-read this series at least 3 times since I bought it, and it never fails to move me to tears, to shamelessly fall in love with Kei, and to be sad when I finish it. I used to work in a library and learned how to cover books. (It is a sticky transparent flexable plastic that protects the cover from spills, dogears, and strengthens the spine.) The Akira series is one of the favored few in my personal library to be covered. I want to enjoy it for years to come, and for my many nephews and nieces to be able to do the same when they get old enough.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sex, drugs, and the end of the world
*by B***N on May 17, 2013*

Akira is one of the finest comics I've had the pleasure of reading. The art is beautiful and manages to efficiently convey both motion and personality. The writing gives depth to everyone from the bit players to the leads. And the leads! Kaneda is a real piece of work. Loudmouthed, violent, and almost nihilistic at times, he's far from a conventional hero. (At one point a girl reveals to him that she's pregnant, with the strong implication he's the father. He blows her off and never gives it another moment's thought.) At the same time, he's committed to his friends, and in a pinch he's the person you most want at your back. And EVERYONE is similarly complex. No-one is purely good, or purely evil. They're just people, pursuing their own agendas in their own ways. The only thing I regret is that the version widely available for sale isn't the colorized Epic reprints. Normally, colorized stuff is an abomination, but here it's gorgeous. Shame it isn't widely available, but if you didn't know it existed, you wouldn't miss it. Get this.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Akira, Vol. 1
- Akira, Vol. 2
- Akira, Vol. 3

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