{"product_id":"akira-アキラ-original-japanese-b5-chirashi-mini-poster-flyer-1988-neo-explosion-style-b5-size-18-2-25-7-cm-q123c","title":"“Akira” (アキラ), Original Japanese B5 Chirashi Mini Poster \/ Flyer 1988, “Neo Explosion” Style, B5 Size (18.2 × 25.7 cm) Q123C","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"352\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B5 chirashi mini poster \/ theatre flyer\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"222\"\u003e1988\u003c\/strong\u003e for the original Japanese theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"280\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/strong\u003e (アキラ), Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking animated cyberpunk masterpiece.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"628\"\u003eCompact in scale but visually commanding, this \u003cstrong data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"420\"\u003e“Neo Explosion”\u003c\/strong\u003e design features one of the most dramatic images associated with the film: \u003cstrong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"561\"\u003eNeo-Tokyo disintegrating around a dark, glowing central sphere\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Tetsuo’s eyes looming behind the monumental \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"621\"\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/strong\u003e title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eAkira (1988)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk animated feature directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eKatsuhiro Otomo\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on his own manga, first serialized in 1982. Produced by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"825\"\u003eAkira Production Committee\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film set a new benchmark for Japanese animation through its extraordinary density of detail, cinematic movement, and dystopian vision of Neo-Tokyo. It remains one of the most influential animated films ever made, central to the global recognition of both \u003cstrong data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1095\"\u003eanime\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003ecyberpunk cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003eThe front artwork presents the film as an overwhelming visual event, carrying the original Japanese tagline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003e「もう始まっている、もう止まらない…」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1306\"\u003e“It has already begun. It will not stop...”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1547\"\u003eThe verso contains a substantial Japanese synopsis, staff and voice-cast information, monochrome stills, production commentary, and character artwork, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1497\"\u003eKaneda on his motorcycle\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1509\"\u003eTetsuo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other key imagery from the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1620\"\u003eImportantly, the large release notice at the bottom of the verso reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1752\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003e「7月16日(土)より 全国東宝洋画系ロードショー！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1752\"\u003e“From Saturday, July 16 — nationwide roadshow through the Toho Yōga-kei theatrical circuit.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003eThe smaller line beneath adds:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1913\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1814\"\u003e「上映劇場名については、新聞広告等をご覧下さい」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1817\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1913\"\u003e“For screening theatre names, please refer to newspaper advertisements and related notices.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"2193\"\u003eThis is a significant detail: the verso does not simply give a generic “summer roadshow” notice, but specifically confirms the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2110\"\u003eSaturday, 16 July 1988 nationwide Toho Yōga-kei roadshow release\u003c\/strong\u003e, placing the flyer firmly within the film’s original Japanese theatrical campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2481\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2195\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2211\"\u003eExcellent \/ Near Mint. 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