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Akira #1
Akira, Tome 1: L'autoroute
2030. Néo-Tokyo est devenue une gigantesque poubelle hi-tech. Tetsuo, Kanéda et leur bande de jeunes du centre d'insertion et d'apprentissage professionnel foncent dans la nuit sur des motos volées, sans autre but que de repousser toujours plus loin les limites du speed. Quand ils croisent un drôle de petit garçon au visage de vieillard, leur premier réflexe est de l'agresser mais cette créature perdue possède un étrange moyen de défense... Ils viennent de faire connaissance avec le nº26 et de franchir, sans s'en rendre compte, la première étape d'un processus irréversible : le réveil d'Akira...
184 pages, Board book
First published December 1, 1990
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Katsuhiro Otomo
316 books883 followersKatsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese manga artist, film director, and screenwriter. For his works in Japanese see 大友克洋. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of the manga Akira and its anime adaptation, which are extremely famous and influential. Otomo has also directed several live-action films, such as the recent 2006 feature film adaptation of the Mushishi manga.
Katsuhiro Otomo was born in the former town of Hasama, in Miyagi Prefecture.
As a teenager growing up in the turbulent 1960s, he was surrounded by the demonstrations of both students and workers against the Japanese government. The riots, demonstrations, and overall chaotic conditions of this time would serve as the inspiration for his best known work, Akira. Some would argue that this seminal work is an allegory of 1960s Japan, and that one could easily substitute the year 2019 for 1969 and leave little difference in the basic story.
The animation from this period (especially the works coming out of Tokyo animation studios Mushi Production and Toei Doga, now known as TOEI Animation) were influencing young Otomo. Works like Tetsujin 28-go, Astro Boy, and Hols: Prince of the Sun would help push Otomo toward a career in animation. However, it was the films coming out of America that were driving his rebellious nature. Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider would serve as inspiration for Shotaro Kaneda and his biker gang in Akira: rebellious youth who took too many drugs and didn't care about authority or the pressures put on them by their parents' generation.
Otomo has recently worked extensively with noted studio Sunrise with the studio animating and producing his most recent projects, the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007.
Otomo grew up a fanatic of American blockbusters, which has influenced his cinematic style throughout his huge career. He grew fond of the work of artists like Moebius, and is often regarded as the person who brought a Westernized style into manga. From the late seventies onwards, Otomo created numerous volumes of anthologies and short stories, which usually ran at 23 pages each. Serialization for Fireball was cancelled, though the premise and themes were later to appear in the Sci-Fi Grand Prix award winning Domu and Akira. Otomo later moved onto directing and creating notable anime like the film adaption of Akira, Memories, and Steamboy. His most recent manga have been the scripting of Mother Sarah and the short story Park released in an issue of Pafu last year. He has also directed several live action films, such as World Apartment Horror, Give Us A Gun/Give Us Freedom, and the 2006 feature film adaptation of the Mushishi manga.
Katsuhiro Otomo was born in the former town of Hasama, in Miyagi Prefecture.
As a teenager growing up in the turbulent 1960s, he was surrounded by the demonstrations of both students and workers against the Japanese government. The riots, demonstrations, and overall chaotic conditions of this time would serve as the inspiration for his best known work, Akira. Some would argue that this seminal work is an allegory of 1960s Japan, and that one could easily substitute the year 2019 for 1969 and leave little difference in the basic story.
The animation from this period (especially the works coming out of Tokyo animation studios Mushi Production and Toei Doga, now known as TOEI Animation) were influencing young Otomo. Works like Tetsujin 28-go, Astro Boy, and Hols: Prince of the Sun would help push Otomo toward a career in animation. However, it was the films coming out of America that were driving his rebellious nature. Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider would serve as inspiration for Shotaro Kaneda and his biker gang in Akira: rebellious youth who took too many drugs and didn't care about authority or the pressures put on them by their parents' generation.
Otomo has recently worked extensively with noted studio Sunrise with the studio animating and producing his most recent projects, the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007.
Otomo grew up a fanatic of American blockbusters, which has influenced his cinematic style throughout his huge career. He grew fond of the work of artists like Moebius, and is often regarded as the person who brought a Westernized style into manga. From the late seventies onwards, Otomo created numerous volumes of anthologies and short stories, which usually ran at 23 pages each. Serialization for Fireball was cancelled, though the premise and themes were later to appear in the Sci-Fi Grand Prix award winning Domu and Akira. Otomo later moved onto directing and creating notable anime like the film adaption of Akira, Memories, and Steamboy. His most recent manga have been the scripting of Mother Sarah and the short story Park released in an issue of Pafu last year. He has also directed several live action films, such as World Apartment Horror, Give Us A Gun/Give Us Freedom, and the 2006 feature film adaptation of the Mushishi manga.
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March 12, 2017
Un peu décévant comme premier volume vu la réputation du livre
April 15, 2023
Avril 2023. C’est de 1991 donc les dessins ont plus ou moins mal vieillis et j’accroche un peu MAIS sans cela ce serait un 5/5. Le scénario me plaît beaucoup. (J’y vois des similitudes avec Stranger things pour certains aspects.)
À la fois classique et sûrement l’inspiration de toute une génération.
J’ai hâte de lire la suite!!
À la fois classique et sûrement l’inspiration de toute une génération.
J’ai hâte de lire la suite!!
January 18, 2025
Très enchaînant, l'un des titres qui aura amené le manga en France et a participé à sa popularisation, on comprend pourquoi ! On ressent évidemment l'héritage de la catastrophe dystopique avec des individus concernés et touchés par des mutations, de la résistance et un état qui veut garder ça confidentiel. C'est dynamique ! Je trouve Kaneda assez lourd pour l'instant, surtout avec sa façon de traiter les femmes et son manque de considération à leur égard, surtout dans certaines circonstances. M'enfin, on espère une évolution !
December 17, 2025
Pour l'instant je ne comprends pas grand chose, mais j'imagine que c'est normal, d'où les trois étoiles car pour l'instant j'attends encore d'entrer dans l'histoire.
La version couleur est moche (colorisée par une autre personne que katsuhiro otomo) à mon sens et je préférais lire la suite en noir et blanc, selon ce qu'il y a à la bibliothèque. J'étais directement rentrée dans Banana Fish alors que l'histoire est dense donc j'espère que ça va changer
La version couleur est moche (colorisée par une autre personne que katsuhiro otomo) à mon sens et je préférais lire la suite en noir et blanc, selon ce qu'il y a à la bibliothèque. J'étais directement rentrée dans Banana Fish alors que l'histoire est dense donc j'espère que ça va changer
April 6, 2020
Début d'histoire plutôt accrocheur bien que très violent.
July 28, 2020
Un inicio muy prometedor para esta distopía. Este primer volumen abre muchas incógnitas.
June 21, 2024
énormément de ressemblance avec stranger things, bien hâte de voir comment l’histoire va se développer
December 15, 2024
Illustrations like no other, a perfectly executed story, great characters, I can see why I'm being called a classic! It's hard to put into words all the greatness of this work. Just one piece of advice: read Akira!
January 30, 2016
Un manga qui a influencé sans doute de nombreuses dystopies. Ne serait- ce que la division de la ville en "district" qui m'a immédiatement fait penser à Hunger Games. Un premier épisode où le suspens demeure puisque le nom d'Akira est évoqué mais on ne sait pas qui il est.
March 10, 2010
Tengo que chequear si esta edición coincide con el tomo tapa dura español que me compré hace unos años. Eso y terminar de leerme el bendito manga en la versión que sea de una buena vez.
March 20, 2011
Dessins au début assez déroutants mais ça s'arrange vite (ça passe mieux en noir et blanc qu'en couleur, ceci écrit).
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