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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Tetsuo - What They Never Told You

As Akira heads back to the big screen, the anime masterpiece hasn't lost any impact almost 40 years later

Big Screen Spotlight | Katsuhiro Ôtomo's cyberpunk trailblazer is still the standard-bearer for big-screen anime

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Akira returns to cinemas – why the legendary anime demands a rewatch

The classic 1988 anime Akira returns to cinema screens on April 17. Set in a dystopian neo-Tokyo, it is one of the few pieces of cyberpunk manga which has translated well onto the screen. Its ultimate message is disturbing: we are no better or worse than the elites who are…

The Conversation

The 10 Best Cyberpunk Anime of All Time

You’ve read all of William Gibson’s novels. You’ve seen Blade Runner so many times you can quote it verbatim. You’re on your 30th play-through of Cyberpunk 2077. Like a scrappy citizen of the hi-tech, low life worlds you love, you’re desperate for a change. You need a new score. Something…

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10 Manga That Are Scarier Than Any Horror Movie

Horror movies? Psh. Child’s play! Now manga? That’s where the sophisticated scares are to be found. Any schlock jockey can thrill with a jumpscare, but it takes a true artiste to inspire terror with a still image. These manga artists manage to pack more panic one panel than many film…

The Mary Sue

The 10 Best Graphic Novel Series

Sad your favorite graphic standalone is over? These series are a long-running shoulder to cry on.

The Mary Sue

The 10 Best Graphic Novels For Adults

Because "comic books" are for children.

The Mary Sue

'Assassin's Creed: Shadows' Guide: How to Recruit Yaya and Unlock Her Abilities

Learn how to recruit Yaya in "Assassin's Creed: Shadows" by making key choices and completing quests to unlock her powerful abilities.

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Best Japanese novels to read in translation

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Best manga of all time that everyone should read

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Evening Standard

Best graphic novels that aren’t about superheroes that everyone should read

From the first graphic novel to win the Pulitzer Prize to heartbreaking stories of mystery and adventure

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Yoshi Sekiguchi dies at 90; ‘Japanese Hank Williams’ became acclaimed Chicago graphic designer for Playboy, Disney, Sony, Burger King

When he performed “Your Cheatin’ Heart” for homesick American servicemen in Occupied Japan, they shouted: “Hank! Hank! Hank!”

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