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"TETSUO!" "KANEDA!" Paul Montgomery and special guest Skottie Young discuss the first two volumes in Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark manga saga Akira.\n\n\u201cWelcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like the one that leveled Tokyo. At the core of the agency\u2019s motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira.\n\nKatsuhiro Otomo\u2019s stunning science fiction masterpiece is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, and Otomo\u2019s brilliant animated film version is regarded worldwide as a classic.\u201d\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices