Akira. Vol. 4: comic

In the universe of “Akira,” Tokyo was destroyed by a nuclear explosion in 1988, sparking World War III. The manga is set 31 years after the catastrophe. The war is over, and a new city—Neo-Tokyo—has been built on the site of the former capital. It is a sprawling festering ulcer of poverty and crime, on the brink of revolution, yet the totalitarian government attempts to solve all its problems through force alone. While exploring the ruins of old Tokyo, a gang of teenage bikers encounters a strange child who looks like an old man. One of the bikers, Tetsuo Shima, is involved in an accident because of him. After recovering, Tetsuo develops supernatural abilities that cloud his mind as they grow stronger, heightening his feelings of inferiority and jealousy toward his former friend and the gang’s leader, Kaneda. Meanwhile, while trying to learn more about the boy they encountered among the ruins, Kaneda discovers a secret government project led by Colonel Shikishima. It turns out the military... In the universe of “Akira,” Tokyo was destroyed by a nuclear explosion in 1988, sparking World War III. The manga is set 31 years after the catastrophe. The war is over, and a new city—Neo-Tokyo—has been built on the site of the former capital. It is a sprawling festering ulcer of poverty and crime, on the brink of revolution, yet the totalitarian government attempts to solve all its problems through force alone. While exploring the ruins of old Tokyo, a gang of teenage bikers encounters a strange child who looks like an old man. One of the bikers, Tetsuo Shima, is involved in an accident because of him. After recovering, Tetsuo develops supernatural abilities that cloud his mind as they grow stronger, heightening his feelings of inferiority and jealousy toward his former friend and the gang’s leader, Kaneda. Meanwhile, while trying to learn more about the boy they encountered among the ruins, Kaneda discovers a secret government project led by Colonel Shikishima. It turns out the military has long been conducting experiments on several children with abilities similar to those that awakened in Tetsuo. Unfortunately, the military cannot always control the powers of its test subjects...