アキラ - An appreciation
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OtomoChaser
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VROOOOM!!! TETSUOOOO!!! 
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OtomoChaser
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So.....THIS just happened. 
A surprise gift from one of my Instagram followers and longtime hero of mine (Joe Peacock, curator of the 'Art Of Akira' exhibition and owner of the largest private collection in the world), an original 4-layer cel set from Akira.
Holy fudge.
A surprise gift from one of my Instagram followers and longtime hero of mine (Joe Peacock, curator of the 'Art Of Akira' exhibition and owner of the largest private collection in the world), an original 4-layer cel set from Akira.
Holy fudge.
VROOOOM!!! TETSUOOOO!!! アキラ
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afrosteeziac
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DAAAAAYUM!
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OtomoChaser
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Bartkira Stout-homage charity commission all printed and starting to ship! Came out beautiful, VGKids are really great at what they do.
The artist Packatrix totally killed it with this, i can't wait to see it side-by-side with the mighty Stout.
The artist Packatrix totally killed it with this, i can't wait to see it side-by-side with the mighty Stout.
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VROOOOM!!! TETSUOOOO!!! アキラ
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OtomoChaser
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The b&w variant came out quite lovely too - could have hours of fun coloring it yourself (unless you're as utterly shitty with a pen as me, in which case it's best just to hang it on the wall or lock it in the flatfile outta harms way, lol).
I love the reg most of all, but the b&w is really charming and in keeping with the monochrome aesthetic of the manga.
I love the reg most of all, but the b&w is really charming and in keeping with the monochrome aesthetic of the manga.
VROOOOM!!! TETSUOOOO!!! アキラ
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DaleCooper
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So damn good. And that original cell. I'm just 100% jealous right now
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OtomoChaser
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Cheers dude!
Here's my new one of Tetsuo, taken from when he's standing with the Akira jars before the fight with Kaneda/SOL. It's got a lovely pencil douga underneath but too big a file to upload.
The Kaneda douga is on it's way to me too, it's from the intro chase right after Tetsuo has crashed, when Kaneda sees Takashi as the helicopter searchlights appear.
Here's my new one of Tetsuo, taken from when he's standing with the Akira jars before the fight with Kaneda/SOL. It's got a lovely pencil douga underneath but too big a file to upload.
The Kaneda douga is on it's way to me too, it's from the intro chase right after Tetsuo has crashed, when Kaneda sees Takashi as the helicopter searchlights appear.
VROOOOM!!! TETSUOOOO!!! アキラ
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FrankBooth
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FrankBooth
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I'm guessing this will be put off until sometime next year.
Vol.Co Anime Architecture
Collector’s Edition
The definitive visual guide to the cityscapes and buildings of the most celebrated and influential anime movies
https://vol.co/product/anime-architecture/
"Presenting the breathtaking cityscapes and building structures created by the most revered directors and illustrators of Japanese animated films, Anime Architecture is a mind-blowing and behind-the-scenes journey through futuristic megacities and urban centres of the near future. Anime’s creators have conjured memorable and painstakingly detailed worlds, the influences of which have been felt across cinema, literature, comic books and videogames for decades.
This overdue celebration offers a peerless survey of these cinematic arenas – including material from AKIRA, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Tekkonkinkreet – through original background paintings, storyboards, drafts, sources of inspiration and film excerpts. Produced in direct collaboration with the original Japanese production studios, Anime Architecture offers privileged views into the earliest conception stages of iconic scenes, through to their development into finished films.
The book will be on general release in autumn 2020. This collector’s edition, presented exclusively by Volume, features a custom acrylic case that captures the medium in which the anime masters worked, in an edition of 1000, with each copy numbered."
Author
Stefan Riekeles
Designer
Praline London
Specifications
Hardcover
280 x 215 mm
256 pages
Specials
Screen-printed acrylic slipcase
Each edition numbered
Edition
1000 only (50 left at this writing)
Collector’s Edition
The definitive visual guide to the cityscapes and buildings of the most celebrated and influential anime movies
https://vol.co/product/anime-architecture/
"Presenting the breathtaking cityscapes and building structures created by the most revered directors and illustrators of Japanese animated films, Anime Architecture is a mind-blowing and behind-the-scenes journey through futuristic megacities and urban centres of the near future. Anime’s creators have conjured memorable and painstakingly detailed worlds, the influences of which have been felt across cinema, literature, comic books and videogames for decades.
This overdue celebration offers a peerless survey of these cinematic arenas – including material from AKIRA, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Tekkonkinkreet – through original background paintings, storyboards, drafts, sources of inspiration and film excerpts. Produced in direct collaboration with the original Japanese production studios, Anime Architecture offers privileged views into the earliest conception stages of iconic scenes, through to their development into finished films.
The book will be on general release in autumn 2020. This collector’s edition, presented exclusively by Volume, features a custom acrylic case that captures the medium in which the anime masters worked, in an edition of 1000, with each copy numbered."
Author
Stefan Riekeles
Designer
Praline London
Specifications
Hardcover
280 x 215 mm
256 pages
Specials
Screen-printed acrylic slipcase
Each edition numbered
Edition
1000 only (50 left at this writing)
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FrankBooth
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"Thank you for reading for such a long time," creator Katsuhiro Ōtomo told fans, as reported by Crunchyroll. Akira was a serial in Weekly Young Magazine from 1982 to 1990 and then was collected in six volumes beginning in 1984. Marvel translated the series into English and republished it in digital color, in a 38-issue run under the Epic imprint from 1989 to 1995. Akira was the first manga translated into English for the Western market.
