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AKIRA fans finally have some good news as the anime classic returns to theaters. The Japanese animated cyberpunk action film will screen across the U.S. and Canada this September in 4K and IMAX.

Then came Akira — a film that exploded onto my screen, dragged me through a neon-lit dystopian Tokyo, and made me question everything I thought I knew about animation and storytelling. Dramatic? Yes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Riding into Neo-Tokyo is going to take a little bit longer. After more than two decades of developing a live-action take on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68. Toriyama's Dragon Ball ...

Akira is a Japanese cyberpunk anime action film that was re-released in theaters in North America. The anime movie has surpassed the combined box office total of all releases of the film. It has ...

Toriyama was also behind the equally popular 'Dr. Slump' manga series and co-created the 'Dragon Quest' multimedia franchise. By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital Akira Toriyama, the Japanese ...

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese creator behind the "Dragon Ball" comic series and other works, has died at 68. His studio, Bird Studio, said Toriyama died on March 1 due to acute subdural hematoma, which ...