:)įinally, as mentioned there's no digital edition of AKIRA, so all of the example images (republished here under fair use) are photographed, rather than screenshotted or scanned, so they're a little jank at times. In short, you can follow this episode reasonably well without having listened to our episodes on AKIRA Vol 1 and AKIRA Vol 2, or having read the work, but it would be easier if you had. We talk about all of these volumes more-or-less interchangeably, and also reference the AKIRA animated film (1986) quite a bit as well, as many events from the manga play out in the film slightly differently. There are three main English language-editions: the first English editions published in 1988 featuring colored artwork from Steve Oliff, published by Marvel/Epic (and collected as graphic novels by Graphitti Designs) the first black and white edition, also “flipped” to read in the North American reading order, published by Dark Horse Comics in 2000 (a version of this edition was published by Kodansha as well) the most recent edition, the first ‘unflipped’ (Japanese reading order) edition in black and white and with a new translation, published by Kodansha exclusively as part of the AKIRA 35th Anniversary Edition Box Set in 2017. It’s all in context, but maybe if you’re not in a great headspace you might wanna steer clear of this episode.Īs mentioned the last time we covered AKIRA, this, alongside Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, has one of the most complicated and lengthy publishing histories of any English language manga release. Trigger warning: We mention some upsetting current events in Canada, and some upsetting events from the past that are weirdly resonant today, in this episode. Show notes by Christopher Woodrow-Butcher and Deb Aoki. Lettering for the Kodansha edition by Evan Hayden Translation and English Adaptation by Yoko Umezawa, Linda M.

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