Akira

The definitive German-language edition of Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk epic, serialized by Carlsen Comics from 1991 to 1996 across 19 issues. Translated and adapted by Junko Iwamoto-Seebeck and Jürgen Seebeck, this series brought Otomo’s sprawling, post-apocalyptic vision of Neo-Tokyo and its psychic-powered biker gangs to a European audience. As the primary vehicle for the manga’s international reach during the early ’90s, it remains a crucial artifact of the medium’s global expansion.