AKIRA Limited Edition 4K Ultra-HD + Blu-ray

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Lawler, Richard. "4K 'Akira' Blu-ray arrives next year before the series continues". Engadget . Retrieved July 5, 2019. Producer Kodansha commissioned an English dub of the film in 1989 that was produced and written by L. Michael Haller and directed by Wally Burr. [57] [58] [59] Akira 25th Anniversary Edition Includes Streamline, Pioneer Dubs". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014 . Retrieved August 6, 2013. Harding, Daryl. "Akira Anime Film Producer Corrects 30-Year Fact on How Much the Groundbreaking Film Cost to Make". Crunchyroll . Retrieved August 12, 2022. range) on the presentation (despite being available on the English-friendly 4K UHD edition released in Japan).

For the week of December 21st, FUNimation Entertainment will bring Katsuhiro Otomo's classic anime film Akira to 4K UHD, while the Warner Archive Collection has The Shop Around the Corner and It Happened on Fifth Avenue remastered for Blu-ray. Sony Pictures Home ...

a b "Akira, Beat it, Kingsman: the 24 greatest action movies of all time". The Daily Telegraph. March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Akira was one of the four nominees for the 2007 American Anime Awards' "Best Anime Feature" award, but it lost to Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Tags: 4K, 4K remaster, 4K UHD, action, Akira, animation, comic book, Funimation, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, home release, home video, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Mami Koyama, Manga, Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Reiji Asakura, remaster, Ryusuke Hikawa, science fiction, Shoji Yamashrio, Susumu Aketagawa, Takeshi Kusao, Yasushi Nagura There are also a bunch of great extras in this boxset, from interviews with the cast, storyboards, and a lovely book covering the production of the movie. While we have already had some amazing boxsets for Akira on DVD and Blu-ray, this new 4K remaster has a lot of new stuff to offer as well.

The animation remains one of the biggest highlights of the production. The scope of the production is enormously massive and every frame has The Streamline dub was first released to VHS through Streamline's Video Comics label in May 1991 and received wider distribution from Orion Home Video in September 1993. Orion also distributed the original Japanese version with English subtitles on VHS, making Akira one of Streamline's few titles to have a Japanese audio release. The Criterion Collection released a LaserDisc with the Streamline dub and Japanese audio in 1992, which was the company's first animated release and the only until Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2014. [66] [67] [68] Baird, Scott (December 26, 2019). "Akira's Long-Lost Video Game On Sega Genesis Has Been Discovered". Screen Rant. Valnet, Inc. Archived from the original on December 28, 2019 . Retrieved December 2, 2020.Baseel, Casey (July 25, 2017). "The Tokyo Olympics might be taking its Akira anime connection too far【Video】". Sora News 24 . Retrieved February 28, 2020. Funi Adds Seikishi, Yamato: R, One Piece: Strong World, Fairy Tail Film, Akira". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014 . Retrieved July 28, 2012. Director Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s 1988 adaptation of his own 1982 manga, Akira, is considered one of the greatest film ever made if only for its influence on all the post-apocalyptic cyberpunk stories to come. Both the manga and film pre-date Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell (1989), Yukito Kishiro’s Gunnm (a.k.a. Battle Angel Alita) (1990), and many others. You can see the influence in animation from specific things like the way Kaneda slides in his motorbike, to the use of a telekinetic child in Looper inspired by Tetsuo, the bullet-time affects within The Matrix, and countless other pop culture references. So engrained within our cultural lexicon is the visual iconography of Akira, that you’ve likely engaged within it somehow and possibly never known it. Thirty-two years after Akira’s initial release, Funimation released a limited edition 4K UHD edition of the seminal work that offers more than just a fresh coat of paint, but a whole new experience for a new generation to enjoy and explore. a b c d e " 'Akira' Is Frequently Cited as Influential. Why Is That?". Film School Rejects. April 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018 . Retrieved May 30, 2018.

Akira DVD/Blu-ray 25th Anniversary Edition (Hyb)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013 . Retrieved September 4, 2013.Akira is a rare example of an older cyberpunk film which does not feel dated in any way. Part of that is due to the timeless design of Otomo and his crew, but it’s also due to the themes which remain relevant today. As the narrator of the Akira: Sound Making featurette states: “There are few works which can evolve with the times without fading, and while the times may have caught up with Akira, we still haven't found the answers to the questions it raises. As long as the film remains in people's hearts, and they continue searching for those answers, Akira will never stop evolving.” This 4K presentation of the film is a worthy step in its evolution. Half-Life tiene varias referencias a Akira". MeriStation (in Spanish). Diario AS. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018 . Retrieved October 13, 2018. produced in anime. The direction is absorbing, compelling, and energetic: showcasing the visual finesse of Otomo. Edited to perfection by Takeshi That’s the point here, Akira is still one of the most incredible animated achievements of the 20 th century, and one that still has yet to be surpassed.

Kit, Borys (July 16, 2019). "Taika Waititi to Direct 'Thor 4' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019 . Retrieved July 16, 2019. Stories). The efforts of the team of animators are outstanding and bring a sense of wonder to the entire experience.The additional booklet makes for fascinating reading and the extra features are interesting and well produced but the film is the true star and in 4K it just EXPLODES! The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Akira". StarWars.com. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017 . Retrieved July 23, 2017. Akira (1988)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017 . Retrieved November 1, 2020.