What with Funimation handling the 4K Blu-ray release, it’s great to see that you can also see the movie in theaters, and in IMAX format no less. Could not generate embed. Lots of "Akira" news coming out of the Anime Expo in Los Angeles. I have over a decade’s worth of games industry experience, having worked in both publishing and game development. I also founded and continue to manage the mecha gaming site, Mecha Damashii. Katsuhiro Otomo, who directed the 1988 film "Akira" and created the original manga that inspired it, … Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Both Japanese and international versions are planned. I also founded and continue to manage the. The BFI is investing £922,406 in new, bold and ambitious animation projects as it announced ... Disney’s animated treasure Mulan has captured audiences for over 20 years, and this year’s live-action ... Home | Contact | Privacy Policy | Subscriber Login I cover gaming in Japan as well as the pop-culture here. EY & Citi On The Importance Of Resilience And Innovation, Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change, Funimation handling the 4K Blu-ray release, IMAX site lists the available theaters showing the film. The news was announced at Anime Expo in Los Angeles by Otomo and animation studio Sunrise, Inc.’s President Makoto Asanuma and Yasumasa Tsuchiya. A live-action feature adaptation from Warner Bros. has been set for May 21, 2021, directed by Taika Waititi. With the manga starting back in 1982, its author Katsuhiro Otomo would go on to direct its anime adaptation, released in 1988. Otomo’s original Eisner Award-winning dystopian manga ran in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine from 1982-1990, and rocketed to international prominence when the animated feature was released in 1988. In the decades since, Akira has gone on to rightfully become a legend in the world of anime and seeing it in the theater really is the best way to appreciate that. We assume it will also be released internationally at a later date. On the print side, Otomo will personally edit and organize Otomo: The Complete Works, to be published by Kodansha. the live-action Hollywood remake of "Akira" is finally happening, Malin Akerman, Ken Marino and more stars of 'The Sleepover' discuss their new action comedy, 'The Queen's Gambit' Interview with Anya Taylor-Joy, Where to watch Chadwick Boseman's ABC News tribute and his most important roles. 'Akira' is getting a limited IMAX release next week. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The new series will be produced by Bandai Namco's Sunrise, although no other details were mentioned. I also do toy reviews for HobbyLink.tv. It’s difficult to really describe the impact of Akira, not least because of its incredibly high standard of animation but also because of its dark and complex story. Lots of "Akira" news coming out of the Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Sunrise, part of Bandai Namco, will also be producing the new Akira series. Update: You can also see this 4K remaster at regular theaters as well. “Akira” was originally serialized in Kodansha’s manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine between 1982-1990. I cover gaming in Japan as well as the pop-culture here. This is Orbital Era. And there will be a 4K remastering of the 1988 film. As the filmmaker put it, “The reality found in mankind’s future will be depicted through [the boys’] perspective.” No release date was announced. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Katsuhiro Otomo, who directed the 1988 film "Akira" and created the original manga that inspired it, announced he will also direct a new anime series that will be a continuation of the steampunk cult classic. Set in a space colony under construction, the story follows a group of young boys surviving the throes of fate in a strange new world. I cover gaming in Japan as well as the pop-culture here. All rights reserved. The project will offer fans a fresh collection of work which illustrates the trajectory of Otomo’s creations and the development of his ideas from the start of his career, with chronologically arranged artwork and statements going back to 1971. You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook or check out my YouTube videos. For connoisseurs of excellent animation and complex narrative, then you will be happy to know that the recent 4K remaster of the classic anime movie Akira will be given a limited release in IMAX theaters next week. I also manage Mecha Damashii and do toy reviews over at hobbylink.tv. It's set for release in May 2021. You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook or check out my YouTube videos. A trio of exciting new projects are in the works from acclaimed anime and manga master Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira, Steamboy). Fonda Snyder Joins Battat Co. as EVP of New Entertainment Division, Li’l Bros Return in Magical New CN Series ‘We Baby Bears’, Watch: Warner Bros. Unmasks ‘Batman: Death in the Family’ Opening Sequence, 4K Remaster of ‘Akira’ Bursts into Select US Theaters Sept. 24, Watch: ‘This Is Us’ Star Chris Sullivan Hops to Disney’s ‘Amphibia’, Ottawa Festival Announces 2019 Competition Shorts and Features, Backyard Buddies: Sunil Hall & Lynne Naylor-Reccardi Introduce 'The Mighty Ones', Wallace & Gromit Cozy Up with DFS and Krow for 'A Comfy Carol', BAFTA-Winning Studio Blue Zoo Celebrates 20 Successful Years, BFI Invests £900k+ in 15 New Animation Projects, Live-Action 'Mulan' Arrives on Disc Alongside Toon's First 4K Treatment Nov. 10, Animation Magazine – #303 September/October 2020. Akira, the crown jewel of anime and science fiction, returns to theaters with remastered 4K visuals and remixed audio. Otomo has also announced a new Akira anime project as well as a 4K remaster of the original 1988 film. The official Funimation site has links to help you find the film in a theater near you. You may opt-out by. If you have never seen Akira, or read the original manga, then I thoroughly recommend you correct that cultural oversight. And, of course, the live-action Hollywood remake of "Akira" is finally happening with director Taika Waititi. © 2020 Animation Magazine. Also look for a "Complete Works" collection chronicling his career since 1971. Decades later, the young leader of a motorcycle gang, Kaneda, is caught up in an intense struggle to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project — battling politicians, activists, scientists and the military, as Tetsuo’s powers countdown to a sudden eruption. If you are curious about seeing Akira on the big screen, then the IMAX site lists the available theaters showing the film and also where you can get tickets. It will be released by Akira publisher Kodansha. It will be released Japan in April 2020. Please try it again. Otomo is also working on "Orbital Era," his third anime feature. A trio of exciting new projects are in the works from acclaimed anime and manga master Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira, Steamboy). The Amazing Maurice, a CGI animated feature co-production of Sky (U.K.), Ulysses Filmproduktion (Germany) and Cantilever... Latido Films will be introducing international buyers to Nahuel and the Magic Book, the enchanting new... Bublar’s subsidiary Goodbye Kansas has established new production and IP company Infinite Entertainment in Los Angeles.... SC Films International (U.K.) has picked up another intriguing animated indie feature ahead of the American... Primtime Emmys Drop Children’s Program Category, All Kids Awards Move to Daytime All children’s content will... ***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. The Winsor McCay Award honoree has announced his third animated feature film, Orbital Era, as well as a new series adaptation of Akira and a retrospective print project with Kodansha. For connoisseurs of excellent animation and complex narrative, then you will be happy to know that the recent 4K remaster of the classic anime movie 'Akira' will be given a … © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. When the Akira movie came Westward in the early 90s, it dramatically changed the landscape of what people considered animation could be. Released on September 24 (English subtitles only) you really need to see this amazing anime movie for yourself. In the future, Shotaro Kaneda … Orbital Era is a near-future action-adventure, which will be written, directed and designed by Otomo. According to the project's website, it will be set "in the near future on a space colony under construction," and be "an action-adventure story of some boys in this peculiar environment and society who keep living their lives while they're being tossed about by fate.". The story was set in a Japan in which ESP experiments on children go awry, leading to a government-backed atomic bombing of Tokyo. 'The Opening Act' Interviews with Jimmy O. Yang & Steve Byrne.

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