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AKIRA - Cut n° 84 - Fine Art Print

Reference: 2024PR020

Condition: New product

Official high-quality reproduction of Toshiharu Mizutani's production imageboard for the AKIRA animated film, published by the Riekeles Gallery.

Format: 50 x 70 cm (or 19.68 x 27.56 inches)

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Data sheet

Schrijver	Mizutani Toshiharu
Uitgeverij	Riekeles Gallery
Hoogte (cm)	70
Breedte (cm)	50
Gewicht (kg)	0.1

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Art Print format 50 x 70 cm (or 19.68 x 27.56 inches), limited to 500 ex., offset printing on deluxe paper Magno Volume 200g.

The context:

This background was used to create a pan down of the animation camera. It is the first view of the backalley behind Haruki’s Bar right at the beginning of the feature. Kaneda, Tetsuo and Yamagata start their adventure from this dark spot in Neo Tokyo.

(Source: Riekeles Gallery)

The art print and the original:

Akira Cut N° 84

The artist - Toshiharu Mizutani

Mizutani et l'un des paysages présents dans AKIRA, le film d'animation

Toshiharu Mizutani is the artistic director of the animated film AKIRA, and a hugely successful artist in his own right, having created some of the most iconic paintings depicting the film's many landscapes and backgrounds. He has also worked on more than forty films and anime, either as background artist or art director, including the not-to-be-missed Yuri!!! on Ice and Bleach.

AKIRA - The story

AKIRA is a science fiction manga created by Katsuhiro Ôtomo between 1982 and 1990. It tells the story of the adventures of two childhood friends turned enemies drawn into the megalopolis of Neo-Tokyo as they fight for survival. A dramatic story including superpowers, political intrigue, and revolution.

The manga was made into an animated film in 1988 providing the scene for this poster, and proved to be a huge success, and not just in Japan, taking the anime beyond the Japanese borders, contributing to its worldwide popularity.

The poster

This print is published by Galerie Riekeles in collaboration with the artist and Kodansha. It is a high-quality reproduction, as faithful as possible to the original work, accurately rendering down to the smallest detail the breathtaking landscapes and backgrounds that helped make the anime from which they are taken internationally successful.

The care taken with the choice of paper and the printing technique make these posters real collectors' items.

AKIRA - the author

Discover more about the creator of Akira, Katsuhiro Ôtomo:

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If you've ordered from us before, you are aware of the care we take with our packaging, and we have further strengthened the tubes with bubble wrap + reinforced double-wall cardboard + strengthening cardboard!