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BY KATSUHIRO OTOMO
kChapter 19
TO SAVE THE CHILDREN
WHAT HAS a powerful religious with
GONEprecoqnative gifts, Lady
Miyako.
BEFORE TheColoaelhasanumberof
psychic children like Number 26
under his control. Each child
^Twenty-thirtv. The world possesses a distinct set of
1 stands poised ai the edge psychic talents and is identified
1 of World War IV An by a number marked on the
ExplDsiorofthermchnjclear hand. At one time Lady Miyako
prnportiDns has been set off was Number 19 in this series.
in Neo-Tokyo. The world, Numbar28isAkira,so
particularly the sjperpowers, powEriiil that since the war he
wonders v<Mat has happened. In has been suspended in cryogenic
Neo-Tokyo, in a aeulion taown sleep.
as Ihe "old city", a bard of The Colonel's staff conducts
teenaged delinquenls lad by experiments which awaken
Kanada encounters Number tremendous telepathic potential
26, e child named Takashi who in Tetsuo, who is redubbed
used extraordinary lelekinetic NumbH 41, Able to shrug
abilities to injjre Tetsuo, one of off the most serious injuries.
Kaneda's close triends. Tetsuo goes on a killing spree,
As a result, KBneda and murdering one of Kaneda's
Tetsuo become entangled in a friends and even attacking
power struggle between a Kaneda, Then, followed by Kay
mysterious military and scientific and Kaneda, Tetsuo sats out in
organi?ation led by the Colonel search of Akira, wiiose powers
and an underground resistance he thinks may rival his own.
group bent on putting a stop to Even in hibernation, AJtira's
the Colonel^ activities. power responds to Tetsuo's
Among the resistance. psychic energy When Tetsuo
Kaneda meals Kay—a girl he nsaches Akira's resting place, the
alternately maddens and tries to cryogenic chamber cracks from
seduce— Kay's "brother" within and Akira—dazed and
Ryu, and a formidable woman docile following his long sleep-
named Chiyoko. Other emerges.
important resistance leaders Terrified of what may occur,
include Ryu's superior—the the Colmiel summons the
opposition leader Nezu—and powerful SOL military satellite
Chiyoko Kaori LL\^rnada Tetsuo
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wlio are separated by the blasts. betrayed her. The Colonel, with
Akiraia saved by Kay and his troops and his psydiic
KanedabulTetsuoisless children, is also frantically trying
lQrlunate,Tlie laser strikes bis to find Akira before he fully
left arm. awakens. Sakski hides Akira
Neo-Tokvo is placed in a in a dumpster There is be found
state of military emergency by Ryu—one of the few people
following tbe disaster. "Caretaker who doesn't recognize the child.
robots" patrol the streets, Ryu and Mira encounter Nezu,
dealing harshly wUh looters and who blurts out the boy's name.
restoring order. The Colonel Ryu realizes that his fomiar
uses the emargercy as an master is a traitor When Nezu
excuse to bunt down and destroy tries to kill them, Ryu guns bim
his enemies. With the aid of his down and leaves him for dead.
inner circle, the Colonel stages Ultimately, Sakaki, Ryu,
a successful coup d'etat. Akira, Kaneda, Kay and
Nezu, planning to explait Chiyoko are surrounded by the
Akira for bis own purposes, Colonel's troops, Sakaki is killed
kidnaps the child and orders his trying to escape, but all seems
staff to kill Kaneda, Kay, and well when Takashi fondly
Chiyoko, who manage to greets Akira and reintroduces
escape and free Akira, He is, him to Iheir fellow psychics
boweyer, stolen from tliem Kiyoko and Masani Then
again, this time by young Neoi, dying and detennincd for
psychics headed by Sakaki and revenge, arrives and tries to kill
Ryu Masani
Akira, killing Takashi instead. happening inside the city
TlielfaumaofTBliashi'sdealh lUlasaru and Kiyoko are sick
galvanizes Akira, who fully Mth withdrawal from the dmgawaltens and unleashes a light which augments and channels
blast powerful enough to their psychic powers, and
devastate the entire cIlvAcHng Kiyoko tells Kay to find
quickly, Masani and Kiyoko Numberlft They meet with
sweep most of the people in the Lady Miyako, who gives them
area upward, into the shelter of medicine to help Kiyoko and
a skyscraper. Kaneda is last Masani. and asks that Kay
seen vanishing toward the sky. In bring the other psychics to her
the wake of the disaster, Ladv when they are well.
Miyako opens hertemple and Most of the spies from (he
offers shelter and comfort to outside ate hunted down by a
those in need. clain/oyanL and killed by other
Aflenwards, as Akira sits chemically created psychics.
alone. lelekiieticallv playing with Only their leader, LtTfemada.
bits of mbble,Tetsuo finally kills one ofthe monsters and
reappears. Neo-Tokyo is escapes. Tetsjo's followers are
completely cut oft from the rest on the verge of catching him
of the outside world, and in the again, when Ryu who has been
western part of the city the
GreatTokyo Empire is following the recent deaths
fornied—a monarchy with of many of his friends in the
Akira on the throne and Tetsuo resistance—appears and leads
as his prime minister Together him into the safety of an
the pair use their powers. underground shelter
healing Ihe sick, wielding control Meanv^ile, Tetsuo's aide
of the faithful, and organizing picks three pretty girls out of the
ihair subjects into fighting units Empire's bnsadline for what he
that destroy caretaker robots and thinks will be a fatal orgy
conquer military and medical Tetsuo orders them to swallow
relief parties sent from the diluted, recreational strength
outside world. In addition, capsules of the mind-altering
Tetsuo conducts deadly tests on drugs. As the orgy begins, so
special followers, hoping lo find does an odyssey into Tetsuo's
more psychics fit for training. The mind, and he relives his past
Empire is eventually infiltrated recalling moments of his
by teams of spies sent from the friendship with the cocky,
outside to leam what is maddening Kaneda.
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M Mkira. the animated feature film based loosely on the Akira comic, has beenplaying at many repertory and art cinemas around the U.S. for the past few months.Readers who have seen the film know that although the comic and movie are similar in
characteri?ation and atmosphere, there are vast differences in the storyline. Drastic plot
changes were made in order to accommodate thousands of story pages into a tvuo
hour movie. Also, the comic itself is not yet complete in Japan, leaving even Akira's
Epic Comics staff unaware of the eventual route the ending will take.
Now, courtesy of Epic Comics, Streamline Pictures and your local comic book store,
Akira fans who read the comic AND attend the movie, can receive a free 11x17 poster!
The poster, printed in red, black and white, advertises Akira #16 and the second
Check the list below for this month's Akira playdates. Remember to save your ticket
stub! Take this stub, along with a coupon available from your local comic book store
with the purchase of an Akrra comic, to participating comic stores and you will receive
an Akira poster as long as supplies last.
For more information on when Akira vvill be playing near you, the Streamline
Pictures "Making of Akira" videotape, or on the Streamline Pictures lobby poster[J
shown on the previous page, write to STREAMLIIWEST HOLLYWOOD. CA 90069.
Confirmed s owings of Akira during the month of April are a
Salt Lake City. UTCinema In Your Face
March 30—April 5
Chicago, IL
Music Box Theater
[Vlarch 30—April 5
Hinsdafe. IL
Hinsdale Theater
Apriie—April12
Pittsburgh, PAFulton Theater
Apriie—April 15
The Academy TheaterApril 20—21
Cleveland, OHThe Cleveland Cinemateque
April 26—29
follows:
Akira will play i T San Luis Obispo, CA during the month of May,New York City during the summer
and will play
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