Akira 4K in Phenomena
This year will mark the 35th anniversary of the theatrical release of Akira, the timeless work of Katsuhiro Otomo. On the occasion of such a mentioned date, there will be many rooms that will take advantage of the occasion to re-release it on the big screen, as is the case of Phenomena. the tape on 4K version will be screened in the Barcelona movie theater next February 16th at 10:30 p.m.. Tickets are already on sale and can be purchased at the following link.
Katsuhiro Otomo published Akira on the pages of the Young Magazine of kodansha between 1982 and 1990, being compiled in six volumes. In 1988, his own mangaka was in charge of directing the animated adaptation, even with the manga unfinished, with the production of TMS Entertainment and distributed by TOHO. After its premiere, the work became a true success that further exalted the figure of its author, transforming Akira in a work of worship.
The movie of Akira has been published throughout all this time in different editions by select vision. The film is also available in streaming through the video-on-demand platform Netflix. In Spain, Editorial Standard published a 30th Anniversary Edition, with an extra volume called Akira Club, unpublished images and information on merchandising. He has recently republished the work in the oriental reading sense, conserving the onomatopoeia originals, and adding digital material for the first time under the supervision of the mangaka.
Year 2019. Tokyo megalopolis. Kaneda, leader of a gang of juvenile delinquents, rides his motorcycle racing against rival gangs through a devastated city. One night, his friend Tetsuo is badly injured after colliding head-on with a strange boy who was the product of human experimentation. Instantly, the military enters the scene, taking Tetsuo with them. Determined to free his friend, Kaneda infiltrates the military research facility where he has been held. But by then a new power has already awakened in Tetsuo, who begins to be consumed by madness… Meanwhile, one of the laboratory’s experimental subjects announces the awakening of the greatest of secrets… the advent of Akira.
Fountain: Phenomena
