{"product_id":"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-copy-1","title":"“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","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"778\" data-start=\"292\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-end=\"349\" data-start=\"321\"\u003ebookstore display poster\u003c\/strong\u003e issued by \u003cstrong data-end=\"372\" data-start=\"360\"\u003eKodansha\u003c\/strong\u003e to advertise \u003cstrong data-end=\"402\" data-start=\"386\"\u003eAKIRA PART 3\u003c\/strong\u003e (the third tankōbon). Produced for \u003cstrong data-end=\"456\" data-start=\"438\"\u003eYoung Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e point-of-sale in \u003cstrong data-end=\"482\" data-start=\"474\"\u003e1986\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is the scarce long format—\u003cstrong data-end=\"554\" data-start=\"525\"\u003e vertically\u003c\/strong\u003e for bookshop display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"778\" data-start=\"292\"\u003eUltra-rare: Pieces of this type are virtually never offered for sale. What makes this example even more desirable is that is was never folded (the only other example we handled was machine folded as issued).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1186\" data-start=\"780\"\u003eAcross the top the sheet shouts: \u003cstrong data-end=\"827\" data-start=\"813\"\u003e「ネオ東京崩壊!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-end=\"852\" data-start=\"829\"\u003eNeo-Tokyo collapses!!\u003c\/em\u003e) with the banner \u003cstrong data-end=\"890\" data-start=\"870\"\u003e「待望の第3巻・絶賛発売中!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-end=\"931\" data-start=\"892\"\u003eThe long-awaited Vol. 3—now on sale!!\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr data-end=\"936\" data-start=\"933\"\u003eAt the foot, a bold band reads \u003cstrong data-end=\"1013\" data-start=\"967\"\u003e“AKIRA BY OTOMO KATSUHIRO — PART 3〈アキラーⅡ〉”\u003c\/strong\u003e with sales specs: \u003cstrong data-end=\"1075\" data-start=\"1032\"\u003e「描きおろしカバー／巻頭カラー8ページ／B5判290ページ／定価880YEN」\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus \u003cstrong data-end=\"1100\" data-start=\"1082\"\u003eYoung Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1112\" data-start=\"1105\"\u003e講談社\u003c\/strong\u003e marks and the note \u003cstrong data-end=\"1158\" data-start=\"1132\"\u003e「アキラ既刊—第①巻・第②巻—好評発売中！」\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-end=\"1162\" data-start=\"1159\"\u003eBlank verso (as issued).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1522\" data-start=\"1212\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1219\" data-start=\"1212\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/em\u003e (1988) is Katsuhiro Otomo’s epoch-defining post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk landmark—based on his manga that began in \u003cstrong data-end=\"1341\" data-start=\"1333\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cem data-end=\"1361\" data-start=\"1345\"\u003eYoung Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. Its world-building and animation reshaped anime and global pop culture; these mid-’80s bookstore \u003cstrong data-end=\"1471\" data-start=\"1460\"\u003eposters\u003c\/strong\u003e come from the manga era that built the phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1541\" data-start=\"1524\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1978\" data-start=\"1542\"\u003eA blazing red field, ringed with saw-tooth spikes, frames Otomo’s kinetic illustration: a street firefight tears through Neo-Tokyo—tank barrel thrusting into frame, rubble exploding, and our protagonists mid-action. The colossal \u003cstrong data-end=\"1780\" data-start=\"1771\"\u003eAKIRA\u003c\/strong\u003e wordmark and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1804\" data-start=\"1794\"\u003ePART 3\u003c\/strong\u003e block at the base hammer home the release, while bilingual elements (English title with Japanese sales copy) capture \u003cem data-end=\"1938\" data-start=\"1922\"\u003eYoung Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e’s urgent, high-impact graphic language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2017\" data-start=\"1980\"\u003eWhy collectors prize this example\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2386\" data-start=\"2018\"\u003eBookstore \u003cstrong data-end=\"2044\" data-start=\"2028\"\u003eSpeed poster\u003c\/strong\u003e tied directly to the \u003cstrong data-end=\"2074\" data-start=\"2066\"\u003e1986\u003c\/strong\u003e tankōbon release of \u003cstrong data-end=\"2105\" data-start=\"2095\"\u003ePART 3\u003c\/strong\u003e—far scarcer than theatrical or video-shop material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in very small numbers for in-store use; most were discarded—\u003cstrong data-end=\"2264\" data-start=\"2228\"\u003esurvivors are exceptionally rare\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2268\" data-start=\"2265\"\u003eFrom a long-time Japanese \u003cem data-end=\"2301\" data-start=\"2294\"\u003eAkira\u003c\/em\u003e \/ Otomo collection—\u003cstrong data-end=\"2341\" data-start=\"2321\"\u003eholy-grail-level\u003c\/strong\u003e material that is almost never on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"2391\" data-start=\"2388\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2404\" data-start=\"2393\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2932\" data-start=\"2405\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2417\" data-start=\"2405\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003cbr data-end=\"2426\" data-start=\"2423\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2435\" data-start=\"2426\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"2444\" data-start=\"2436\"\u003e1986\u003c\/strong\u003e (tankōbon \u003cstrong data-end=\"2465\" data-start=\"2455\"\u003ePART 3\u003c\/strong\u003e release; list price printed \u003cstrong data-end=\"2502\" data-start=\"2494\"\u003e¥880\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr data-end=\"2506\" data-start=\"2503\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2515\" data-start=\"2506\"\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bookstore display \u003cstrong data-end=\"2544\" data-start=\"2534\"\u003eposter\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ Young Magazine promotional \u003cstrong data-end=\"2585\" data-start=\"2574\"\u003e“Speed”\u003c\/strong\u003e poster — \u003cstrong data-end=\"2624\" data-start=\"2595\"\u003eB2 variant cut vertically\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2627\" data-start=\"2624\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2636\" data-start=\"2627\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"2656\" data-start=\"2637\"\u003ec. 72.8 × 36 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr data-end=\"2680\" data-start=\"2677\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2713\" data-start=\"2680\"\u003ePrinted identifiers on sheet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Top headline \u003cstrong data-end=\"2741\" data-start=\"2727\"\u003e「ネオ東京崩壊!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e; banner \u003cstrong data-end=\"2770\" data-start=\"2750\"\u003e「待望の第3巻・絶賛発売中!!」\u003c\/strong\u003e; foot band \u003cstrong data-end=\"2868\" data-start=\"2782\"\u003e“AKIRA BY OTOMO KATSUHIRO — PART 3〈アキラーⅡ〉 \/ 描きおろしカバー・巻頭カラー8ページ・B5判290ページ・定価880YEN”\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong data-end=\"2888\" data-start=\"2870\"\u003eYOUNG Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong data-end=\"2898\" data-start=\"2891\"\u003e講談社\u003c\/strong\u003e; note \u003cstrong data-end=\"2931\" data-start=\"2905\"\u003e「アキラ既刊—第①巻・第②巻—好評発売中！」\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"2937\" data-start=\"2934\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2952\" data-start=\"2939\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3273\" data-start=\"2953\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2978\" data-start=\"2953\"\u003eExcellent\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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