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.

The Akira Collection

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujirō Ozu

Star Wars

Studio Ghibli

Godzilla, Kaiju and Tokusatsu

James Bond

Rare / Exclusive / Museum

“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) N285

"Akira" (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) N284

“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 × 72.8 cm) R6

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) R5

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese First Release Movie Poster 1987, Very Rare, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) L256A

“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 × 72.8 cm) Q124A

"Akira" (アキラ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F275

“Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo GENGA Exhibition – ‘Fire-Ball’ Main Visual”, Original Japanese Exhibition Poster 2012, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) IA35

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B238

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese B5 Chirashi Mini Poster / Flyer 1988, “Neo Explosion” Style, B5 Size (18.2 × 25.7 cm) Q123C

“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 AA17B

“NOW AKIRA IS WAKING UP!” / 「アキラ」 “KATSUHIRO OHTOMO ‘AKIRA’ / YOUNG MAGAZINE NO. 9” (1983) – ORIGINAL JAPANESE B3 NAKAZURI TRAIN-HANGING ADVERTISING POSTER – EARLY MANGA SERIALIZATION PROMOTION, Holy Grail, B3 Size (36.4 × 51.4 cm)

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release Theatrical B2 Movie Poster 1988, Key Art / Style A by Katsuhiro Otomo, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q235

“AKIRA – DTS Sound Edition” (アキラ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M109A

“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) Q215

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese First‑Release Theatrical B2 Movie Poster 1988, Key Art / Style A by Katsuhiro Otomo, B2 Size (c. 51 × 73 cm) Q191

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

“AKIRA” (アキラ) – Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster, 1987, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (71 × 103 cm) AA9A

“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 PART 6” / アキラ Part 6 Japan (Kodansha / Young Magazine), 1993 Original Vintage Young Magazine Ultimate Prize Poster (B1 Size) Offset lithograph / colour-printed poster on paper, professionally linen-backed by Fourth Cone Restoration — Ultra Rare

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra-Rare Original Japanese Weekly Young Magazine Theatrical Release Commemorative Special Poster “WELCOME TO NEO-TOKYO 2019”, 1988, Size (c. 52.5 × 24.5 cm) N145A

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

“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) ZA1173

“AKIRA – DTS Sound Edition” (アキラ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA271

“Akira” (アキラ), Ultra‑Rare Original Japanese Pre‑Release / Committee Promotional B2 Poster (NOT FOR SALE) 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q125

“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 × 72.8 cm) Q124

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese First-Release Theatrical Programme / Pamphlet 1988, Published by Toho, A4 Size, 24 Pages Q123C

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese B5 Chirashi Mini Poster / Flyer 1988, “Neo Explosion” Style, B5 Size (18.2 × 25.7 cm) Q123B

“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese B5 Chirashi Mini Poster / Flyer 1988, “Neo Explosion” Style, B5 Size (18.2 × 25.7 cm) Q123A

“Akira - Katsuhiro Otomo GENGA Exhibition – ‘Fire-Ball’ Main Visual”, Original Japanese Exhibition Poster 2012, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) IA20

“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 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 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), 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 Opening‑Night / Admission‑Bonus “A.D.2019 NEO‑TOKYO” Poster 1988, B2 Tea‑Paper Size (c. 51 × 72.8 cm) P116

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

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

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

“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 – DTS Sound Edition” (アキラ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O107KK

“AKIRA – DTS Sound Edition” (アキラ), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 2002, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O107

“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), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1987, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O729

“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