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Loading... Akira, Vol. 6 (edition 2002)by Katsuhiro Otomo
Work InformationAkira, Volume 6 by Katsuhiro Otomo
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Pretty damn epic. Not nearly as perfect as my memory claimed, but still very good. I think the finale throws a bit too much at you that could have been expanded on earlier. It does connect to some things set up in earlier volumes, but there are maybe a few too many "wait, what?" moments. It still trumps the movie by miles though. I had great fun re-reading this series. Since this is the last volume I'll give it a quick rank: Vol. 5 - 4.5 Vol. 4 - 4.25 Vol. 6 - 4 Vol. 2 - 4 Vol. 1 - 3.75 Vol. 3 - 3.5 The ending is confusing and disappointing. I won't say more to avoid spoilers. Some complaints — not specific about this volume but about the series: In real life, skyscrapers probably don't tilt so much without collapsing: Neo-Tokyo is a forest of tall buildings, standing erect presumably for hundreds of metres, at truly impossible angles. It simply cannot be that after so many huge blasts and cataclysmic events, one after another, and all more or less happening around the same places (Neo-Tokyo at large, the area surrounding the Olympic Stadium and the cryo-chamber in particular) there be still buildings standing and, more importantly, people alive (if detonations are so intense, some characters would have died several times by now). The quality of the art, as I noted previously, varies quite a lot from one chapter to the next (chapter as in “originally published issue”, spanning a couple dozen pages or whatever): sometimes figures are drawn hastily, to the point that some faces are comical (unintendedly!). This is probably a fault of this particular translation into Spanish, but: the dialogues! Weird, convoluted statements; unexpected expletives; nonsensical philosophical claims; tacky “explanations” by scientists and comical “commands” uttered by military… Finally, the plot isn't clear throughout the series: is Akira feared/hated/admired by his followers/enemies/creators — by the Americans, the UN corps, the “refugees” (refugees from what, exactly?), Lady Miyako's followers, the resistance…? What exactly are each of the foreign scientists, Ryu, Chiyoko, the Colonel, Masaru & Kiyoko, trying to achieve: kill Akira, contain him, tame his powers… institute a new government, destroy the current one… medicate and teach Tetsuo, kill him, tap into his powers…? All that is very blurry, at best. And still, Akira as a whole is an absolute marvel. It creates an atmosphere and a universe that is unique and inspiring and moving for me and for so many other people. I will always be in love with this manga and with the film. Okay now I see the movie wasn't as far off as I initially thought. This was kind of trippy? I'm not even sure how to explain it. It's all violence and supernatrual powers. It's about power and evolution and the birth of the universe. Like I said, trippy. Akira...I'm not even sure why this whole thing was named after him. Maybe because he was the beginning, but he was also the end. He wasn't evil; he was just a child who was experimented on--and eveloped earth shattering powers. None of it was really his fault, although he was the cause. But in the end, he was the solution. Tetsuo was practically the main protagonist of this series...poor Tetuso. In the end you feel for him because he was just a lonely, bullied kid who only wanted love and frienship. It wasn't his fault the government chose to experiment on him and unleash his powers. In the end he couldn't handle it; in the end he called for Kaneda, not Akira. It was almost kind of sad...once you get past the confusion and the insanity. This may warrant a re-read. no reviews | add a review
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Art as always is excellent.
Excellent story, maybe a bit of a convoluted ending but in overall highly recommended to SF and comic books fans. ( )