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Akira may refer to:

Akira (Japanese: アキラ) is a manga and 1988 anime movie by Katsuhiro Otomo. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons (not necessarily animated, this includes print cartoons); outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... Akira are a London 3-piece alternative rock/post-rock band. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... The USS Thunderchild (NCC-63549), an Akira class starship In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Akira class is a type of starship used by Starfleet. ... http://www. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ...

Akira as a common name

Akira is a female Scottish name meaning "anchor". Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland...


Akira is a popular given name for both males and females in Japan. Several different kanji can be pronounced "Akira", and most of the characters are variants on basic characters meaning "distinct" or "bright". The same characters may appear together with a second character to form names like Akio or Akihiko, meaning "bright boy". The word male has the following meanings: In biology, it refers to one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. ... Female is a sex that denotes an animal which produces egg cells in order to reproduce. ... Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Romaji ローマ字 Category Kanji (漢字 ▶(?), literally Han characters) is the name of Chinese characters in the Japanese language. ... James Yang, better known as Yun Yang, Jimmy Yang or Akio or, his given name, James Yun (born on May 13, 1981) although it is widely believed that Yang is a native of in Seoul, South Korea, he is, in fact a native of the Atlanta suburb; Austell, Georgia is...


Kanji characters commonly used for "Akira" include: 明, 晃, 章, 亨, 陽, 日, 彰, 昭 Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Romaji ローマ字 Category Kanji (漢字 â–¶(?), literally Han characters) is the name of Chinese characters in the Japanese language. ...


People named Akira:

Fictional characters named Akira: Akira Fujimoto is president of Integra Incorporated - a Japanese software company producing visual computing systems which he founded in Poland as Wiesław Romanowski, he became a Japanese citizen. ... Akira Haraguchi is best known for memorizing 83,341 digits of pi. ... Lower-case pi The mathematical constant Ï€ is the ratio of a circles circumference (Greek περιφέρεια, periphery) to its diameter and is commonly used in mathematics, physics, and engineering. ... Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, born 31 May 1914) is a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies. ... Akira Ishida (石田 å½° Ishida Akira, born November 2, 1967) is a male seiyÅ« born in Aichi. ... Akira Itou (伊藤章) is a manga-ka. ... Akira Isogawa is one of Australias most prominent contemporary fashion designers. ... Akira Kamiya (神谷 明 Kamiya Akira, born September 18, 1946) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Yokohama. ... Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 Kurosawa Akira, also é»’æ²¢ 明) (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. ... Akira Maeda is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his time on British Wrestling show World of Sport as Kwik-kik-Lee. ... Akira Natori (名取亮) is a Japanese astronomer. ... Sasanuma Akira (笹沼晃) is a seiyu whose birthday is March 25. ... Akira Terao (寺尾聰) (born May 18, 1947) - Japanese musician and movie actor. ... Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. ... Akira Yamaoka (山岡晃 Yamaoka Akira, born February 6, 1968 in Niigata, Japan) has composed music for dozens of Konami video games. ... Akira Yoshizawa (吉澤 ç«  Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was considered to be the grandmaster of origami. ... A crane and papers of the same size used to fold it Origami (折り紙 or 折紙 origami paper folding) is the artof japanese hACKSJapanese paper folding. ...

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Akira (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (839 words)
An example of this would be the typeface (AKIRA) of the film and the soundtrack which bear striking resemblance to Godfrey Reggio's 1983 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi.
Akira, like Otomo's other work (such as Domu (A Child's Dream)), revolves around the basic idea of humans with superhuman powers, in particular psychokinetic abilities, but much of the story does not focus on these abilities themselves, but rather the people involved, social issues and politics.
In the manga, Akira is an actual character who shows up at the end of the second book, while in the movie Akira has died and his remains are stored in frozen animation.
Anime on DVD Recommends: Akira (854 words)
Akira's theatrical release was on 16 July 1988, and it quickly acquired a cult status around the world.
Otomo had a vision for the film version of Akira; it had to feel like an issue of the manga, and it had to be a film driven by the visuals rather than the characters.
Akira is not only a masterpiece of animation but also a masterpiece of science fiction.
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