Following the catastrophic second explosion that levels Neo-Tokyo, the narrative shifts to the ruins of the city, now divided into warring factions. The Great Tokyo Empire, led by the god-like Akira and the drug-addicted Tetsuo, establishes a brutal dominance over the starving survivors. Kaneda remains missing, leaving Kei and Colonel Shikishima to coordinate a desperate underground resistance. This volume focuses on the tactical struggle between the Empire’s fanatical cult and an international task force of scientists and psychics attempting to contain the escalating psychic phenomenon.
Seinen manga enthusiasts and readers of post-apocalyptic fiction choose this volume to observe Katsuhiro Otomo’s detailed architectural destruction and complex political maneuvering. The text provides a technical look at how urban infrastructure collapses and how power vacuums are filled by religious extremism. Readers walk away with a specific understanding of how military bureaucracy fails during a supernatural crisis and how small insurgencies organize against superior technological and telekinetic force.
Deep; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Story Seeker. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
