Creator Katsuhiro Otomo is working with Sunrise on a new Akira anime series. 1 / 8
The project intend to adapt the entirety of the pioneering cyberpunk manga. 2 / 8
Otomo's acclaimed 1988 adaptation didn't incorporate the latter half of the manga. 3 / 8
Akira is set in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo gripped by gang violence and anti-government terrorism. 4 / 8
When Tetsuo, a member of a biker gang, manifests telepathic powers, he draws the attention of the government 5 / 8
Otomo also announced his third anime feature, Orbital Era. 6 / 8
News of the Akira anime project comes as Taika Waititi's live-action adaptation ... 7 / 8
... receives a 2021 release date. 8 / 8