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As Akira heads back to the big screen, the anime masterpiece hasn't lost any impact almost 40 years later

Big Screen Spotlight | Katsuhiro Ôtomo's cyberpunk trailblazer is still the standard-bearer for big-screen anime

Total Film · Apr 17

Akira returns to cinemas – why the legendary anime demands a rewatch

The classic 1988 anime Akira returns to cinema screens on April 17. Set in a dystopian neo-Tokyo, it is one of the few pieces of cyberpunk manga which has translated well onto the screen. Its ultimate message is disturbing: we are no better or worse than the elites who are…

The Conversation · Apr 16

The 10 Best Cyberpunk Anime of All Time

You’ve read all of William Gibson’s novels. You’ve seen Blade Runner so many times you can quote it verbatim. You’re on your 30th play-through of Cyberpunk 2077. Like a scrappy citizen of the hi-tech, low life worlds you love, you’re desperate for a change. You need a new score. Something…

The Mary Sue · Dec 31, 2025

Best Japanese novels to read in translation

Experience the culture and history of Japan through contemporary literature

Evening Standard · May 30, 2024

Best manga of all time that everyone should read

Explore the artistic dramatics of Japanese storytelling

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2024

Best graphic novels that aren’t about superheroes that everyone should read

From the first graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize to heartbreaking stories of mystery and adventure

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

Yoshi Sekiguchi dies at 90; ‘Japanese Hank Williams’ became acclaimed Chicago graphic designer for Playboy, Disney, Sony, Burger King

When he performed “Your Cheatin’ Heart” for homesick American servicemen in Occupied Japan, they shouted: “Hank! Hank! Hank!”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2022