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Akira New Anime Series Announced
- Katsuhiro Otomo announced a new Akira anime project at his Anime Expo panel on 4 July 2019, alongside a 4K remaster of the 1988 film[1][2]
- Sunrise president and CEO Makoto Asanuma apologized for the short teaser and said the staff is still developing the project, wanting to incorporate the entirety of the manga's story[2]
- MyAnimeList lists the project as "Akira (Shin Anime)", studio Sunrise, status not yet aired with no date[1]
- The 4K remaster of the 1988 film was set to ship in Japan on 24 April 2020[2]
- The manga ran in Young Magazine from 20 December 1982 to 25 June 1990 (120 chapters, six volumes), set in Neo-Tokyo[2][3]
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- [1]92%Akira New Anime Series Announcedmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 19, 2026· Starts Jul 4, 2019 ✓· 33% of score
Anime News Network[2] reported the announcement from Otomo's Anime Expo panel on Thursday, July 4, 2019.
- [2]90%Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira Gets New Anime Project & 4K Remaster of 1988 Anime Film - Anime News Networkanimenewsnetwork.com· Added Sep 19, 2026· Starts Jul 4, 2019· 33% of score
ANN dates the reveal to the July 4, 2019 Anime Expo panel and reports Sunrise wants to adapt the whole manga.[1]
- [3]80%Akira (manga) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 19, 2026· Starts Jul 4, 2019· 33% of score
The article states that on July 4, 2019 Bandai Namco Arts announced a new anime to be made by Sunrise.[1]
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