Akira
(Graphic Novel) 

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Contributors
Pioneer Entertainment (USA)
Published
[United States] : Pioneer Entertainment USA, 2001, c1987., [United States] : Pioneer Entertainment USA, 2001.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Animated films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Motorcyclists -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Science fiction films.
Tokyo (Japan) -- Drama.
Twenty-first century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
Video (DVD)

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Published
[United States] : Pioneer Entertainment USA, 2001, c1987., [United States] : Pioneer Entertainment USA, 2001.
Format
Graphic Novel
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
UPC
013023172692

Notes

General Note
Based on the graphic novel by Katsuhiro Otomo.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Creation/Production Credits
Character design by Katsuhiro Otomo ; English adaptation by Michael Haller ; chief animator, Takashi Nakamura ; special effects artist, Takashi Maekawa.
Participants/Performers
Voices: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tetsusho Genda, Hiroshi Otake, Koichi Kitamura ; English voices: Johnny Yong Bosch, Joshua Seth, Wendee Lee.
Description
A powerful psychic force known only as Akira resurfaces in Neo-Tokyo in the 21st century. Tetsuo, a young, inexperienced motorcycle biker driven beyond the boundaries of sanity by the power of Akira, is forced to conjure up demons laying dormant within his subconscious.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated R for graphic violence and brief nudity.
System Details
DVD.
Language
English; Soundtracks in English or Japanese ; with English subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(20011987). Akira (Widescreen version.). Pioneer Entertainment USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

20011987. Akira. Pioneer Entertainment USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Akira Pioneer Entertainment USA, 20011987.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Akira Widescreen version., Pioneer Entertainment USA, 20011987.

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