Akira (Hardcover) by Katsuhiro Otomo

Akira, welcome to 21st century Neo-Tokyo, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two street-wise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government agency who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which levelled Tokyo. At the core of their motivation is a raw all-cosuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power only known as ....Akira. Original. New hardcover. 2004.

Akira, welcome to 21st century Neo-Tokyo, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two street-wise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government agency who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which levelled Tokyo. At the core of their motivation is a raw all-cosuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power only known as ....Akira. Original. New hardcover. 2004. P210, P227.