Otomo's Akira Anniversary 35th Hardcover Review and History 

This is exactly the video I was looking for. Someone who knows about the previous editions of Akira and can compare them to these new editions. Love to hear they are good quality, can't wait to get them and experience this saga for the first time. Hope they amaze me as much as Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell did!

This is tempting. Even though I own the Dark Horse versions, this package had so much passion put into it. Plus the Akira Art Club book has been on my list for years.

Glad to see you're still putting up videos. I can imagine getting quality interviews with artists and writers from comics must be tough and this being a passion project for you, but please keep it up. It's worth the wait fro what you bring to the table.

Thank you for linking the dust jacket protectors. Great video, best one I've seen. Ordered mine now, last printing of it!

this is an awesome video man, it's so cool that you have all the previous releases of the manga!

Thanks for the detail of the publication history of this book. Note that the price went up by the time I write this.

Excellent review! This is exactly the kind of review I was looking for. Thank you so much, I truly appreciate it.

I waited a very long time for a set like this. I'm relieved to finally have it. It's amazing that it's taken until now for a 'perfect' English edition of Akira to be published! Watched this video having appreciated your youtube content for a few years already. Glad we're like-minded on this subject. Although, I much prefer the black & white pages; as you said, the colour can obscure the linework and, at worst, 'dictate' your perception of the story, if that makes sense at all.

Great history and review! Thanks for explaining!

impressive upload The Comic Archive. I shattered the thumbs up on your video. Continue to keep up the wonderful work.

Thanks a lot for that video. In my opinion Akira is the best manga ever and the 35th is just amazing.

Thank you for this review and comparison! Watching this convinced me to buy the whole 38 volume Marvel/Epic set in color and it was an incredible read! Your custom hardcover is gorgeous but even though I would love it in that format the original tpb are quite pricey and rare now. Watching this again has me contemplating getting the 35th anniversary and re-reading in b&w!

Great video. Really interesting! Just finished volume 6 after collecting them all in the past few months. Worth every penny

This was a really great review, thank you! I just bought the box set on Amazon. A good sturdy print I could read repeatedly is what I was after. Nice!

Wow man. Awesome video. I just ordered a set. The last printing they are doing of it they said. Thank you so much for putting the dust jacket protector link in! I was gonna ask about what size they are.

Welcome back. 👍

Great review, thank you so much 😊

Love the box set. Hope one day they'll release a colored version. Oliff killed it.

The ultimate in full-on maximum mind blow! Well done! What a strange time we live in. “Oh you’re interested in a book? Ok watch someone thumb through it on RU-vid!”😂 👍🏽

That custom hardcover though!!🤯

great review. I have the epic novels in color. not sure I want to read in B&W. The color is spectacular. Still need the last issue#38.

You really like Akira bro...

Are these out of print? I can still find the darkhorse and it seems Kodansha released one 2009 similar to the darkhorse ones so im debating getting those as getting these are expensive

I understand the value in having the hand-drawn original sound effects. This looks like a fantastic edition for collectors or those who already know the story. My question is that if this is my first time reading it, would I be missing something in terms of experience or understanding because of the untranslated sound effects? Would the paperback Kodansha version be better?

great video

@comic archive is the paper for this 35th anniversary is already yellowish when u got it? And is it newspaper quality or slightly better than the typical paperback quality?

Its around 160ish usds in my country but i got it anyway it feels like a great way to enter the series

are the kodansha 2009 prints any good? i own the whole series, but im worried they aren’t going to last..

Wow you really know your Akiras ^^ Did you know there is a limited edition [1991 pcs.] in germany its colored too but I wonder if they used the same colored version as int he US version do you know anything about it?

this is an old video I apologize but i've been wanting to read this physically in color for a while now. How'd you do that custom bind?

I need this.

i googled the price for the 1999 ver of the manga in my country and it actually very cheap in my country. gonna grab it.

Wow!!! You own the different editions printed in USA, that's amazing! I agree with another user, this is the kind of review I was looking for. But, I have a question: Does it have the same translation from Dark Horse, or is it new?

Hey, I'm wondering what can I search to find the Hardcover Coloured versions?

These have now been rereleased. I wonder what they’ll go for when they’ve been sold out?

what's with the weird blurring other than that , love this video

Hi there, did you chop up a 1-38 epic run and get it hardbound? 😬

is there a digital version available?

Hello my friend, I have a question about this edition. I am interested in buying it, but I read in a review that the sound effects, the signs and the onomatopoeias are not translated, that is, the kanji is only in Japanese. Is this true?. This is not usually a problem for me, but I find it hard to imagine that even on the side of the kanji or on the edge of the margin do not have small translations like "Crack" "Booom" "Whaaaa". I hope you can answer my question, because it is definitive to know if I buy this collection or I am left with the editorial Panini (The publisher in Mexico), which, although it is in soft paste, does have these little translations.

Holy shit. Finally some fucking information. I picked the same vol. 4 color hardback up like 6 or so years ago for 50 bucks. Ever since then I haven’t been able to find any information about them at all. I was wondering what those graffiti designs issues go for? I’m definitely not going to sell it, I’m just curious for some more information on this. It’s been the holy grail of my comic collection for a while.

I’m thinking of buying the jacket protector. Are u able to remove them in the future?

How did you make your custom hardcover set ?

I've been a fan of this page for years. I would hate to see it disappear forever. I would love to help create new content for you guys! I've been writing a video essay on the Fantastic Four, and I have ideas for many more essays on the topic of comics and comic creation. I would love to chat about working on something together. I went to film school, so I know how to make quality videos, and I've been writing my own comics for a few months now. Your fans want more! :D -Christian J Foster

I love hard cover sewn books but I am not crazy about the paper quality in this one. It still feels pulpy, thicker but pulpy. I wish they had used the Alita box set kind of paper

Where can I buy that Jacket Protector?

plese next phase of Marvel

3:03 - why blue? It's just a guy getting shot in the head. You didn't even blur the guy to the right?

just won the a graffiti designs vol 5 on ebay for 10 pounds!

For me I think it may be best to just grab the paper back. I watched the movie but haven't read the manga and I couldn't imagine reading it without the onomatopoeia. The onomatopoeias really bring in the immersion for me. I'm also not very sure I care to keep it forever or anything I just want to read it. The colored version doesn't really attract me either from some over the pages I've seen they definitely are using Marvel like color pallettes and styling which for me takes away from the art more than add to it. I'm not a fan of how marvel comics look.

If I were to start collecting Akira's franchise, the original Kondasha's 6 volumes manga is a must. You can find them in a brand new or used condition in full set via eBay. Without this original version, then your collection is not authentic. Having the original first edition Japanese's release is a must!!

A lot of mangakas still cant touch this guy or comic artist

Sound effects? Onomatopoeia... c'mon man *KABOOM*

The Oliff coloring is serviceable but my god, the English sound effect designs are god awful. They mar the beautiful artwork

ARGH, it sucks for me that there's no one decent version of the Akira manga. The 35th Anniversary one would be perfect for me... if they had translated the sounds. What's the point of even doing a translation into English if you don't translate such an important part of it. I'd buy the earlier releases, but flipping all of the drawings to it can be read from left to right sucks just as much! All I want is a version that reads from right to left like the original, but is fully translated into English! Is that too much to ask for!!!!

Ughhh!!!! What a way to ruin the value of your Akira Epic comic issues.