by Katsuhiro Otomo

The picture above is from the anime version of AKIRA. Probably one of the coolest scenes in the movie.

This site contains information taken from the EPIC comics release of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga. Each issue/chapter of the story
has a scan of the front cover art, followed by the "What Has Gone Before" narrative, the back cover art, and the teaser paragraph.





If you like this page, feel free to link to it from your site, but please give credit where it is due. Numerous hours have been spent scanning and typing from these comics.
AKIRA / jjpatt@jurai.net / modified 03 September 2007
Published monthly by EPIC COMICS, INC.
Copyright © 1988 MASH•ROOM Co., Ltd.
First published in Japan in 1984 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo
English language translation is copyright © 1988 MASH•ROOM Co., Ltd. and Kodansha Ltd.