About this episode
The episode discusses the graphic novel 'Akira' and its themes of friendship and power in a post-apocalyptic setting.
Akira 1 introduces readers to a gritty Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that levelled Tokyo. At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. News 1:43 Akira 9:20 Back Matter Matters 46:58 The Pull-List 50:14 Linktr.ee/tradewaiters Follow Us!
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Host: Trade Waiters
Topics covered
- Neo-Tokyo
- paranormal abilities
- World War III
- friendship
- agency
- Akira
Keywords
- Akira
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Neo-Tokyo
- paranormal
- World War III
- Tetsuo
- Kaneda
- agency
- monstrous power
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Akira
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