Akira Chapter 120 Discussion

Tetsuo & Kaneda are somehow even more annoying here than in the movie. kinda impressive ngl

Episode 120: Pages 382-399 of volume 6 of the Kodansha publication. NOT the end of volume 6. [source]



Oddly enough, it seems volume 6 doesn't actually end where chapter 120 ends. According to at least three sources regarding the publications that came out in Akira's original source, Young Magazine, the final chapter to ever be released through magazine ends with Kaneda and Kei watching the sun rise over Neo-Tokyo after it exploded once again.



However, in the Kodansha publication, there are still 44 pages left before it ends, and I don't see any references showing this to be the case online. So either it doesn't count as a chapter, or these chapters were included exclusively for the collective volumes that came out afterwards. Probably for the best, as ending it at page 399 would be way too open-ended for a story that has so many twists and turns. Either way, what a wild ride this whole manga has been. MILES ahead of the movie, and that's really saying something since the movie was beautiful in its own way.

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                        I'm not really sure where MAL got this number of chapters from but oh well. I still like the movie, but it's nothing but a taste compared to this manga, it all felt like one epic saga and that was great.

So yeah I wasn't feeling this series so much when I first started it but the second half starting from Akira's "bomb" and especially this last volume just absolutely clicked for me. I feel like this will need a re-read from me at some point to really organize my thoughts but while I kind of wish the series spent a bit more time building it's characters the story of these children that were basically nuclear weapons as far as their danger is concerned was really effective. And I felt genuine pain for what Tetsuo was going through in the end.

Owari Da.... It's finally over.. no more annoying notifications for these chapters

W O W. That was better than I thought it could've been. As someone whos first exposure was the theatrical movie, I was really interested in what the FULL story was, and it did not disappoint. With an epic story and consistently some of the best art I've seen in the medium, easily one of my most enjoyable times reading something. Now I guess it's time to wait for the full anime adaptation, I wish the team working on it the best of luck at bringing this series to screen again!

This was definitely wayyy better than the anime,  Cant wait to rewatch the movie and see what they made now that I actually read the source material.

Reading this manga felt like going through a car crash. I mean, I enjoyed parts of it but goddamn, this manga is just non-stop action after action. Wish it spent more time developing the world and characters a bit more before Akira unleashed the second psycho-kinetic event.