The final volume of this cyberpunk epic culminates in a localized apocalypse within the ruins of Neo-Tokyo. After the devastating awakening of the psychic entity Akira, the geopolitical landscape shifts as international military forces converge on the cratered city. Kaneda returns from a dimensional rift just as Tetsuo loses biological control over his accelerating mutations, transforming into a gargantuan mass of uncontrolled flesh. This volume focuses on the terminal confrontation between these former friends amidst a backdrop of orbital laser strikes and shifting psychic planes of existence.
Readers of dense speculative fiction and intricate graphic art turn to this conclusion for its technical mastery of scale and destruction. The book provides a resolution to a decade-long narrative regarding the dangers of unchecked scientific advancement and the volatility of absolute power. Readers walk away with a complete understanding of the relationship between human evolution and societal collapse, alongside a visual study of mechanical detail and kinetic action. It serves those interested in the structural limits of the graphic novel medium and the consequences of catastrophic urban warfare.
Deep; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Story Seeker. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
