Funimation Announces Akira 4K Theatre Release

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left">Based on the graphic novel &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;AKIRA” by Katsuhiro Otomo&comma; and first published by &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Young Magazine&comma;” Kodansha Ltd&period; Akira has entertained and inspired fans and creators worldwide for over 30 years&period;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;funimation-to-produce-new-anime-sing-a-bit-of-harmony&sol;"> Funimation<&sol;a> recently announced that the iconic anime film has been re-mastered in 4K and returns to select theaters on September 24 &lpar;subtitled only&rpar;&period; Tickets for the event will be available starting September 18&period; For a list of cities and theaters&comma; visit <a style&equals;"color&colon; &num;212121" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;funimationfilms&period;com&sol;movie&sol;akira-4k&sol;">here&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-163491 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;09&sol;17160152&sol;AKIRA&lowbar;Theatrical-Poster&lowbar;300x450&lowbar;with-date&lowbar;revised&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Akira- Funimation" &sol;><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;funimationfilms&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;09&sol;AKIRA&lowbar;V2&lowbar;Hero&lowbar;2000x1200&period;jpg" alt&equals;"AKIRA 4K &colon; Funimation Films" &sol;>Synopsis<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>For those unfamiliar with Akira&comma; a synopsis of the film via Funimation can be seen below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>Akira&comma; the crown jewel of anime and science fiction&comma; returns to theaters with remastered 4K visuals and remixed audio&period; In the future&comma; Shotaro Kaneda and his motorcycle gang tear through Neo Tokyo&comma; a city divided by growing tensions&period; But when caught in an accident&comma; Kaneda’s friend Tetsuo Shima discovers a secret government project and receives psychic abilities beyond his control&period; The film is presented in Japanese with English subtitles&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Akira is a legendary anime film that released way back in 1988 and is regarded as one of the best animated films with a huge fandom&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s no wonder we&&num;8217&semi;re getting another version over 30 years later&comma; allowing both new and old fans of the film to enjoy its brilliance in the best way possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; Press release<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Have you seen Akira&quest; If so&comma; are you excited for the 4K release&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;