{"product_id":"akira-art-of-wall-9781646514564","title":"Akira: Art of Wall","description":"\u003cb\u003eAD 2019: The year the world caught up to \u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e. Two years before this milestone, author Katsuhiro Otomo worked with artist Kosuke Kawamura to enrobe a Tokyo city block in a collage of gripping moments from the manga that revolutionized an art form. Then, over the next two years, he did it twice more. The result: three electifying compilations of Otomo's art, meandering across the city. And now you can take them home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 2017-2019, the throngs passing through Tokyo's emblematic Shibuya neighborhood were lucky enough to witness a massive art project. The PARCO department store was closed for renovation, and Katsuhiro Otomo and collage artist Kosuke Kawamura seized on the opportunity to stretch Otomo's landmark manga \u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e across the barriers separating the construction site from the bustling nightlife of Shibuya, Tokyo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the project was completed, it was 2019: the very year the story of \u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e began. To commemorate this milestone, a silver foil-coated collector's box presents an exquisite reproduction of Otomo and Kawamura's work, with the specifications overseen and approved by Otomo-sensei personally. Nearly 75 feet (22.7 meters) of illustrations, speech balloons, and text selected from AKIRA's six volumes stretch across three accordion-bound volumes. A fourth volume includes an exclusive interview with Otomo and Kawamura, as well as photographs of the original exhibition by award-winning photographer TAKAMURADAISUKE. Rounding out the box is a dramatic, 16.5x23.4-inch poster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this form, Kawamura's recontextualization of Otomo's manga is reminiscent of traditional Japanese \u003ci\u003eemaki\u003c\/i\u003e (picture scrolls), the narrative scrolls that some scholars see as manga's most ancient ancestors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss this change to own a singular artifact in the history of anime and manga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContains\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eScroll 1: Oct. 25, 2017-May 15, 2018. 29.3 feet (8.94 meters).\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eScroll 2: May 16, 2018-Feb. 27, 2019. 22.6 feet (6.88 meters).\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eScroll 3: Feb. 28, 2019-Aug. 8, 2019. 22.6 feet (6.88 meters).\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e430 x 607 mm poster\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e52-page hardcover catalog book including new interviews with Katsuhiro Otomo and Kosuke Kawamura and photographs by TAKAMURADAISUKE\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRigid, silver cold foil-wrapped box\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo is best known as the creator of the three-thousand page epic \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, among other influential manga. He also directed the groundbreaking animated feature film of the same name, as well as the acclaimed animated film, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteamboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Most recently, he directed the live-action film \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMushishi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe work of designer and illustrator Kosuke Kawamura is a fixture in Tokyo's galleries and street fashion scene. He has created pieces for trendy brands including \u003cb\u003eDiet Butcher Slim Skin, REVOLVER, and nana-nana\u003c\/b\u003e. He is most well known for his intricate collages, and his mural project based on \u003cb\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo's \u003ci\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was exhibited in Shibuya and, later, Milan and Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kodansha Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554304233746,"sku":"9781646514564","price":93.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e511ac4-21a3-42b9-bd3d-630734c21f51.jpg?v=1731711809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/akira-art-of-wall-9781646514564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}