Released in Japan 75 years ago, the film that proved the director’s international breakthrough stars a charismatic Toshiro ...

Over the past 37 years, one particular visual has influenced hundreds of artists, animators, and filmmakers: Kaneda’s iconic ...

IGN can exclusively reveal that Akira Himekawa, the celebrated manga duo behind The Legend of Zelda manga, will make a ...

Kodansha, the storied Japanese publisher behind global manga landmarks “Akira,” “Attack on Titan” and “Sailor Moon,” is ...

Epic movies often look spectacular, but some classics go the extra mile, including the likes of Ran, Lawrence of Arabia, and ...

As influential anime go, especially in the west, Akira is at least in the top five of that list, if not at the very top. But it was at an extreme disadvantage in the west when it was first released in ...

The Tokyo International Film Festival has unveiled the complete lineup for its sixth annual TIFF Lounge, bringing together ...

Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira is a classic of both anime and manga, and Kanye West tweeted out his appreciation for the 1988 film on Monday. "This movie is my biggest creative inspiration" West tweeted ...

It’s officially confirmed that Oda’s biggest inspiration was none other than Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, and ...