{"product_id":"akira-35th-anniversary-box-set-hardcover-978163236461659999","title":"Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of two 2018 Eisner Awards! Reprinted and available again for a limited time!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn all-new, complete 35th anniversary hardcover box set of one of the most acclaimed and influential comics of all time, with the original Japanese art and right-to-left reading format for the first time! The science fiction epic that changed anime and manga forever is presented in six beautiful hardcover volumes, plus the hardcover \u003cem\u003eAkira Club\u003c\/em\u003e art book and an exclusive patch with the iconic pill design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1982, Kodansha published the first chapter of \u003cem\u003eAkira\u003c\/em\u003e, a dystopian saga set in Neo-Tokyo, a city recovering from thermonuclear attack where the streets have been ceded to motorcycle gangs and the rich and powerful run dangerous experiments on destructive, supernatural powers that they cannot control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, the manga was adapted into what was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made, which brought \u003cem\u003eAkira\u003c\/em\u003e's influence out of the manga world and onto the global stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, it remains a touchstone for artists, writers, filmmakers, and fans, retaining all the brutal impact and narrative intensity it had when Otomo first unleashed it onto the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104957251825,"sku":"978163236461659999","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9865\/1469\/files\/978163236461659999.jpg?v=1776922997","url":"https:\/\/vaultofmidnight.shop\/products\/akira-35th-anniversary-box-set-hardcover-978163236461659999","provider":"Vault of Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}