The Akira Collection

Akira is one of those titles where even the posters feel like world-building. Otomo’s visual language—spanning the manga, film, and countless tie-ins—has echoed through anime, comics, fashion, and beyond. We’ve been lucky (and obsessed) enough to handle almost every Japanese Akira poster from the 1980s, from everyday video-shop sheets to ultra-rare bookstore speed posters—many documented in AKIRA CLUB but seldom seen as originals. Below is a curated line-up of nineteen favourites we’ve owned or stocked, including iconic B1 movie posters, rare Young Magazine displays, and the Marvel/Kodansha crossover that helped take Akira global.

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The Akira Collection

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"AKIRA Part 6" – Original Vintage Young Magazine Ultimate Prize Poster (Kodansha, 1993), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 x 103 cm) (G)

"AKIRA Vol. 1", Original Vintage Promotional Poster (Kodansha, Late 1980s), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c.73 x 103cm)

"AKIRA Part 6" – Original Vintage Young Magazine Ultimate Prize Poster (Kodansha, 1993), Ultra Rare, B1 Size (c. 73 x 103 cm)

“AKIRA Part 6” – Original Vintage Young Magazine Ultimate Prize Poster (Kodansha, 1993) B

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) AA9 (G)

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Opening‑Night / Admission‑Bonus “A.D.2019 NEO‑TOKYO” Poster 1988, B2 Tea‑Paper Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) P116

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) J12

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) O274

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Tankōbon Launch / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1984, Long B2 Speed Size (c. 34.4 × 72.8 cm) P55

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Opening‑Night / Admission‑Bonus “A.D.2019 NEO‑TOKYO” Poster 1988, B2 Tea‑Paper Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) O548

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Tankōbon Launch / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1984, Long B2 Speed Size (c. 34.4 × 72.8 cm) O543

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “Neo-Tokyo Collapses!! — PART 3” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1986, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) P188

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display / Young Magazine Promotional “Speed” Poster 1983, B4 Speed Size (c. 26 × 73 cm) O61

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Opening‑Night / Admission‑Bonus “A.D.2019 NEO‑TOKYO” Poster 1988, B2 Tea‑Paper Size (c. 51.5 × 72.8 cm) Q16

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese 1987 Theatrical Promotional / Non‑Sale (非売品) B2 Poster — Kaneda & Tetsuo Split‑Portrait Design, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) H204

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Soundtrack Promotional B2 Poster — GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI “SYMPHONIC SUITE AKIRA” (Victor / JVC) 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O740

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H204

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O30 D

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O60

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O30

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “Neo-Tokyo Collapses!! — PART 3” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1986, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) Q31

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “’88年夏 アニメ映画公開決定！— PART 4［ケイ］” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1987, Size (c. 72.6 × 34.5 cm) O293

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “Neo-Tokyo Collapses!! — PART 3” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1986, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) O64

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) H222

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display / Young Magazine Promotional “WAKE UP! AKIRA — PART 2” Poster 1985, Size (c. 72.8 × 36 cm) O62

"Akira (アキラ)", Original Japanese Promo Poster 1990, Epic Comics × Kodansha / Marvel Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N160 A

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L256

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 x 103cm) B

“AKIRA – ‘GET IT KANEDA!!’ Super Conductive Machine,” Original Japanese B1 Poster, Printed in 1988 First‑Release Campaign, Double‑Sided, Size 73 × 103 cm – Excellent Condition AA16

“AKIRA – A.D. 2019 ‘Who Can Survive?’ Neo‑Tokyo Explosion Calendar,” Original Japanese Double‑Sided B1 Poster, Printed in 1988, Size 73 × 103 cm – Excellent Condition AA17

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display / Kodansha Promotional “A Newly Drawn Epilogue — The True Ending Is This!! / PART 6” Poster 1993, Size (66 x 21 cm) P189

“Akira” (アキラ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm)

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ) – Rare Original Japanese Promotional Poster (Kodansha / Young Magazine, 1995) B2 Size (approx. 51 x 73 cm) O592

“AKIRA — Kaneda’s Bike”, Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2004 (Bandai “Soul of Popynica” PX‑03), Ultra Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O108

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA746

"Akira" (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) K150

"Akira" (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O729

“AKIRA” (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA412

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L156

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ), Rare Original Japanese B3 Promotional Poster 1995, B3 Size (c. 36 × 51 cm) ZA518

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L169 A

"Akira", Original Dutch Release Movie Poster c. 1990, Size (68 × 99 cm)

"Akira (1982-1993)", Original Spanish Promotional Poster 1993, Size (68 x 87cm)

“AKIRA” (アキラ), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1988, First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B260

"Akira", Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) L135

“Akira Club” (アキラクラブ) – Rare Original Japanese Promotional Poster (Kodansha / Young Magazine, 1995) B2 Size (approx. 51 x 73 cm) ZA758

“AKIRA” (大友克洋GENGA展 / OTOMO KATSUHIRO: GENGA), Original Japanese Exhibition Poster 2012, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) ZA756

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Bookstore Display Poster / Young Magazine Promotional “’88年夏アニメ映画公開決定！— PART 4［ケイ］” Speed Poster (B2 Variant Cut Vertically) 1987, Size (c. 72.6 × 34.5 cm) O293

"Akira", Original Dutch Release Movie Poster c. 1990, Size (68 × 99 cm)