Manga Entertainment: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Akira
HomeManga Entertainment: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Akira
Posted August 28, 2020 03:09 PM by Webmaster
Manga Entertainment has provided us with an official domestic trailer for Katsuhiro Otomo's classic animated film Akira (1988), which will return to UK cinemas later this year.
Also included with this announcement is an official theatrical posted for the new 4K restoration.
A preliminary release date for an upcoming Blu-ray release has not yet been revealed.
Description: Remastered in stunning 4K, Akira is coming soon to cinemas and on select IMAX screens in up to 300 locations around the UK and Ireland. "Akira is the film that made Manga Entertainment – and so we're honoured to be able to bring it back to UK and Irish screens in this gorgeous new version remastered in stunning 4K. It's an absolute delight, and an unmissable experience for anime and film fans alike." – Darcy Giles, PR & Social Media Manager at Manga Entertainment.
The definitive anime masterpiece! Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is being rebuilt post World War III. Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop outs, stumble on a secret government project to develop new weapons - telekinetic humans. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer', Akira, the project's most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him... Cinema fans should head to - akira4k.co.uk - for tickets to see the seminal anime classic that inspired countless modern classics in a brand new cinematic experience.
Also included with this announcement is an official theatrical posted for the new 4K restoration.
A preliminary release date for an upcoming Blu-ray release has not yet been revealed.
Description: Remastered in stunning 4K, Akira is coming soon to cinemas and on select IMAX screens in up to 300 locations around the UK and Ireland. "Akira is the film that made Manga Entertainment – and so we're honoured to be able to bring it back to UK and Irish screens in this gorgeous new version remastered in stunning 4K. It's an absolute delight, and an unmissable experience for anime and film fans alike." – Darcy Giles, PR & Social Media Manager at Manga Entertainment.
The definitive anime masterpiece! Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is being rebuilt post World War III. Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop outs, stumble on a secret government project to develop new weapons - telekinetic humans. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer', Akira, the project's most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him... Cinema fans should head to - akira4k.co.uk - for tickets to see the seminal anime classic that inspired countless modern classics in a brand new cinematic experience.
