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Books: The Impact of Akira
By Andrew Osmond. If you were asked which singer comes to mind in connection with Akira, most readers would think of Kanye West cosplaying Tetsuo in his pants in the “Stronger” video. A few of you might remember Michael and Janet Jackson’s video for “Scream,” which samples Akira in its last moments. But in his […]
Podcast – 1st May 2020
“Scotland loves… London?” Jeremy and Andy are back to conclude the week with discussion on the new AKIRA 4K UHD release in Japan, plus Fate/EXTRA Last Encore, Tower of God and first impressions of Ascendance of a Bookworm. To take you through the weekend Jeremy and Andy return to chat about some of what they’ve been watching […]
Black Butler Music: AKIRA
By Tom Smith. Fashion and music often go hand-in-hand (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and 6%DOKIDOKI, Kanye West and Yeezus, Lady Gaga and steak), but Black Butler end theme provider AKIRA takes it one step further by being involved in anime, too; the holy trifecta of Japan’s entertainment industry. She’s appeared on the cover of alternative fashion […]
Interview: Takashi Nakamura
By Andrew Osmond. Takashi Nakamura has worked in the anime industry for more than three decades, starting as an animator before moving into direction. Younger fans may know him as co-director (with Michael Arias) of the shocking, cerebral science-fiction film Harmony. But long before that, Nakamura was Animation Director on Katsuhiro Otomo’s iconic Akira, and […]
Technotise: Edit & I
By Andrew Osmond. In her book Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke, the author Susan Napier recounts a strange story. In 1993, a Japanese critic called Toshiya Ueno visited the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia, during its ghastly four-year siege by the Serbians. Wandering through the bomb-blasted buildings, Ueno came across a wall on which […]