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Taika Waititi talks to Variety about his failure to care about making Thor: Love and Thunder / Tetsuo (Nozomu Sasaki) recoils after having his arm blown off in Akira (1988), Toho Co. Ltd.
April 10, 2023
It seems Taika Waititi is moving full steam ahead with his live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s legendary ‘Akira’ manga.
December 24, 2021
Screenrant has attempted to push the narrative that “manga is just as political as anything published by Marvel or DC”.
December 19, 2021
The anime films of the 1980s weren’t interested in coddling the censors. They went straight for the jugular with extreme amounts of violence and shocking gore, making them unsuitable for children.
July 6, 2021
The Russian government has added the classic 1988 film Akira to its list of anime productions banned from distribution within the country.
December 28, 2020
Funimation will offer owners of AKIRA’s SDR Blu-Ray release a free upgrade to the upcomingi 4K version of the film
December 24, 2020
Two Ohio state Reps. have threatened to pull funding from Kent State unless they remove an anime history book from their course materials.
May 24, 2019
The beloved manga Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo is finally getting a live-action adaptation with director Taika Waititi. Warner Bros. has confirmed a date for the new movie.