“AKIRA” creators come together for NHK special series “TOKYO REBORN”

The creators of “AKIRA” have come together for the NHK special series “TOKYO REBORN”.

The first episode will be broadcasted on NHK at 9:00 p.m. on December 23rd and will focus on Tokyo’s Bay Area with large-scale development underway in anticipation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The manga “AKIRA” is said to have predicted the future of Tokyo and so the six-episode series will focus on the development of Tokyo and the trials and challenges.

“AKIRA” began its serialization in 1982 and became an animated film in 1988.  Otomo Katsuhiro, the author of “AKIRA” participated in the special along with Hirata Hiroshi (artist) and Japanese artist and scientist Ohashi Tsutomu took part in the program.

【大友克洋 × 山城祥二 × 平田弘史】
『AKIRA』の世界観のもと、東京の未来を描きます。
で、予告動画！
映像も音楽もかっこいいんで、周囲のご迷惑にならないように音量を上げて…お楽しみください。

NHKスペシャル『東京リボーン』
23（日）夜9:00［総合］https://t.co/d9yejMxi0k pic.twitter.com/SZyN4PpmaU

— NHK広報局 (@NHK_PR) December 14, 2018

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