Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the illustration for the AKIRA promotional page published in this week's YOUNG MAGAZINE (ヤングマガジン). The illustration is reproduced in the page 42 of the book AKIRA CLUB
Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA (アキラ) ran on Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) from December 20, 1982 to June 25, 1990. Episodes 34 to 48 are collected in this third volume. This edition of AKIRA includes the original black and white artwork and a few color pages at the beginning of each volume. AKIRA is the longest lasting manga series by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was also adapted as a full length animation movie released in 1988, directed by Otomo himself.
AKIRA was first published in color in the 90's in the US and Europe. The 38 paperback issues that conformed the collection were also released in Japan packed in twelve box sets, each containing a booklet with the English-to-Japanese translations. The episodes collected in this book correspond to the colored ones included in the box sets:
In 2004, the colored version of AKIRA was released with Japanese text in six volumes that correspond to the six original AKIRA books. The episodes from this book are collected in color in the book:
Starting in 2024, as part of OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS collection, AKIRA was presented as it was originally first published in Young Magazine. Many of the changes that Otomo did for the final version were omitted this time, title pages (previously collected only in AKIRA CLUB) before each chapter were added back, original color pages were rescued... and instead of six, AKIRA was collected in eight volumes this time.
Published as a hardcover edition in a box set in 2017, now available individually. BOOK DETAILS: Publisher: Kodansha Comics Release date: 2025-X-28 Language: English Number of pages: 288 Size: 7x10 inches (B5) Retail price: $34,99
BOOK DETAILS: Publisher: Norma Editorial Release date: 2020-XI-11 Language: Spanish Number of pages: 280 Size: 25,6 x 3 x 18,1 cm (B5) Retail price: €19.95
BOOK DETAILS:
Publisher: JBC
Release date: 2018-XII-10
Language: Português
Number of pages: 288
Size: 25,6 x 17,6 x 2,2 cm
Retail price: R$ 69,90
ISBN-10: 8545707223
ISBN-13: 978-8545707226
Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn a original illustration for a special T-shirt for Young Magazine were AKIRA is being serialized. The illustration is collected in the page 34 of the art book AKIRA CLUB
This was the first book that collected Katsuhiro Otomo's short stories published in various magazines from 1976 to 1978. Previously published by Bizarre Comics in 1979, this new edition by Futabasha includes one story more than in the previous edition.
This book was originally published by Bizarre Comics in 1979-III-10, it doesn't include the story YUME NO SOOKYUU (夢の蒼穹) story and it has a different cover design.
●SHORT PEACE (ショート・ピース)
Katsuhiro Otomo has draw the cover illustration of this month's Young Magazine 'A Pirate Edition'. The illustration was collected in the page 29 of Otomo's artbook KABA as well as in AKIRA CLUB.