Most Popular Books by Katsuhiro

IN A DEVASTATED 21ST CENTURY, Neo-Tokyo, the armed might of Earth is massed against the godlike powers of two psychic titans, the mute child Akira and the deranged youth Tetsuo. While Akira has unintentionally destroyed the city twice before, Tetsuo has ravaged the surface of the Moon for his sheer amusement, and his madness grows as his abilities expand. But he is gradually losing control of the limitless energies that rage within him, mutating Tetsuo into a horror beyond imagination, and as all forces converge for a final confrontation, the fate of the planet lies in the hands of mere mortals...and the mind of a child. This final chapter of Katsuhiro Otomo''s internationally honored graphic-novel masterpiece brings to a shattering, mind-warping conclusion the science-fiction epic that has influenced storytellers from every continent and in every medium. Akira is a one-of-a-kind work of breathtaking scope, unforgettable imagery, and singular vision.

A twisted old man, gifted with extrasensory powers, silently holds sway over an entire block of apartments. The occupants are puppets for him to control. Life is his to give ... and to take. But suddenly there is a new voice in his head, and before he knows it, a young girl with her own battery of psychic abilities has arrived to challenge him! Soon, the sprawling complex becomes a battleground between two minds possessing incredible, unimaginable power. Winner of Japan''s 1983 Science Fiction Grand Prix award, the first graphic novel ever awarded such an honor.

Akira Coloring Book contains 60 full-paged detailed coloring pages from one of the best anime ever - Akira. Each image is printed on a separate page to prevent bleed-through.

As Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin after an assassination attempt invokes the fury of Akira, the Great Tokyo Empire rises with Akira its king, Tetsuo its mad prime minister, and a growing number of acolytes ready to go to any length to please the new leaders.

An all-new, complete 35th anniversary hardcover box set of one of the most acclaimed and influential comics of all time, with the original Japanese art and right-to-left reading format for the first time! The science fiction epic that changed anime and manga forever is presented in six beautiful hardcover volumes, plus the hardcover Akira Club art book and an exclusive patch with the iconic pill design. In 1982, Kodansha published the first chapter of Akira, a dystopian saga set in Neo-Tokyo, a city recovering from thermonuclear attack where the streets have been ceded to motorcycle gangs and the rich and powerful run dangerous experiments on destructive, supernatural powers that they cannot control. In 1988, the manga was adapted into what was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made, which brought Akira''s influence out of the manga world and onto the global stage. Today, it remains a touchstone for artists, writers, filmmakers, and fans, retaining all the brutal impact and narrative intensity it had when Otomo first unleashed it onto the world.-from Amazon.

The hellish laser bombardment by the secret military satellite SOL has left Tetsuo with an arm missing. Meanwhile, Kaneda and Kei barely escape freezing to death in an absolute-zero-degree animation room in the secret underground base, and by chance, they rescue a mysterious boy with the number 28 branded on his palm.

As Tetsuo begins losing control of his abilities, the military''s forces converge on Neo-Tokyo for the final confrontation.

Statistical investigation of characteristics of radar echoes of the precipitating snow clouds over the Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, Japan.

Observations of the atmospheric electric field strength were carried out by means of a Field Mill type electrometer at Showa Station, Antarctica, from the beginning of Feb. 1968 to the end of Jan. 1969. As a result, the following data were obtained: (1) no remarkable diurnal variations in undisturbed electric field, (2) a positive correlation between the positive electric field and wind velocity, (3) undisturbed electric field accompanied by southerly winds, (4) an electric field accompanied by drifting and blowing snow, (5) a difference of the commencement time of the increase of a positive electric field and (7) a disturbance of the electric field as influenced by the aurora.