Both Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda and Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira are cornerstones of nerd culture and serve as inspirations for a plethora of fan-made content. One artist on Twitter has combined the two worlds, transporting Hyrule's hero to a dystopian, cyberpunk world.Mimi's artwork recreates Akira's iconic movie poster and features Link, clad in a green jacket with a gold Triforce symbol across the back, striding towards the Master Cycle Zero. The image has garnered a wealth of positive feedback from other Twitter users with some wondering if they can get it printed on a t-shirt. The artist responded to the praise and compliments, writing "Yo this is the best one of my art tweets have done on Twitter."RELATED: Naruto Fan Art Captures the Ninja's Entire Life in One Portrait

The original The Legend of Zelda game (known as The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Densetsu in Japan) was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and released in 1986. The game follows Link as he endeavors to find the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom that are spread across eight underground dungeons and rescue the titular Zelda from the evil Ganon. Since then, The Legend of Zelda has become a prominent franchise in pop culture, inspiring a multitude of sequel games, books, comics, a cartoon series and specialty versions of the popular board games Monopoly and Clue.

Otomo's Akira debuted in 1988 and was produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō. Set in a dystopian future, the story follows gang leader Shōtarō Kaneda and his childhood friend Tetsuo Shima, who gains telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident. The film is considered a pivotal entry in the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction and its immense global popularity helped expand the growth of anime worldwide.

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Mimi's artwork isn't the only recent example of fan art that reimagines Link in a different world. For example, Twitter user Malin Falch uploaded two images of the hero in the hollow world of FromSoftware's Dark Souls; one image depicts Link tending to his horse in a dark forest and the other shows him staring forlornly into one of the franchies' iconic bonfires.

Moreover, there have been several examples of recent fan art that combine two unrelated fandoms to create fusion masterpieces. Comic book artist InHyuk Lee blended Netflix's Squid Game and Marvel's Spider-Man, Twitter user Buster Moody merged Ghost in the Shell and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Twitter artist DownrightShoddy mixed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Family Guy.

Akira is available to stream on Hulu, and several entries in The Legend of Zelda video game franchise are playable on the Nintendo Switch.

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