Violence
StrongSevered limbs, exploding heads, extensive blood and warfare appear across the series.
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Akira
Akira is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. Set in the a post-apocalyptic and futuristic city of Neo-Tokyo, more than three decades after a mysterious explosion destroyed the city, the story centers on teenage biker gang leader Shotaro Kaneda, militant revolutionary Kei, a trio of Espers, and Neo-Tokyo military leader Colonel Shikishima, who attempt to prevent Tetsuo Shima, Kaneda's mentally unbalanced childhood friend, from using his unstable and destructive telekinetic abilities to ravage the city and awaken a mysterious entity with powerful psychic abilities named "Akira".
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Parents Guide
Partially reviewedVersion covered
Six-volume Akira manga overview based on the 2017 35th anniversary edition expressly reviewed by David Koury; excludes film and other translations. Individual incidents are not assigned to every volume.
Sexual content
StrongLater volumes include sex trafficking, sexual-assault attempts and a partly explicit sex scene.
Nudity
StrongMale and female nudity, both sexual and nonsexual, becomes recurring from Book 4.
Language
StrongFrequent profanity includes the f-word and shit in this reviewed English edition.
Alcohol, drugs & smoking
StrongDrug dependency and capsules are prominent; characters also smoke and drink.
Frightening & intense themes
StrongExperiments on children and grotesque bodily transformations add disturbing themes.
Unlisted categories are unassessed. Content can vary by cut or edition.
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Seasons, installments & editions
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Volumes 1–6 · 6 entries
- Volumes 1–6Volume GroupNot reviewed yet
- Akira, Volume 1MangaNot reviewed yet
- Akira, Volume 2MangaPartially reviewed
- Akira, Volume 3MangaNot reviewed yet
- Akira, Volume 4MangaNot reviewed yet
- Akira, Volume 5MangaNot reviewed yet
- Akira, Volume 6MangaNot reviewed yet