Fans of the cult-classic
Akira will be very pleased to find out that Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of the critically acclaimed manga and anime, has revealed that he's currently working on a brand-new
Akira project; completely unrelated to
Taika Waititi's live-action Akira film.
This announcement was made during this year's Anime Expo, where it was confirmed that this new Akira project is a brand-new anime written by Katsuhiro Otomo himself. Reportedly, this new
Akira will not be a sequel, but a re-imagining of the original manga series originally released in 1982.
As if that wasn't enough, the 1988 animated movie
Akira will also be getting a 4k Ultra HD remaster, which is expected to release on the
24th of April in 2020; so, while the re-release won't be out for a whole year, these are still great news for fans of Otomo's acclaimed series.
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