There's an AKIRA Anime Sequel Coming From Creator Katsuhiro Otomo

For those of you who have always wondered what happened after the events of Akira, creator Katsuhiro Otomo is going to continue the story! During the Anime Expo, Otomo announced that he is developing an anime sequel series that he will write and direct!

Bandai Namco’s Sunrise will produce the series. There aren’t many details regarding the project, but it was explained that this new take will stick more closely to his original story while adding some key points that were not featured in the 1988 film.

It’ll be interesting to see what this sequel series ends up being and what aspects of the original story will be incorporated. The original Akira source material that the first movie is based on includes six volumes so there’s a lot that wasn’t used in the 1988 film to pull from.

If the upcoming live-action adaptation of the of the original film being developed by Taika Waititi turns out to be a hit, maybe WB will want to eventually adapt this sequel as well.

It was also revealed that there is going to be a 4K remaster of the iconic original anime, and that is set to arrive on April 24, 2020. You can watch a trailer for that below.

時代がようやく追いついた― 世界を揺るがした伝説的作品が、舞台となった記念すべき年に4Kリマスターで再臨！ ●原作者 大友克洋自身が監督をつとめた「AKIRA」が、作品の舞台となった年に4Kリマスターでよみがえる！ ●4Kスキャン&4Kリマスター&HDR化により、35mmマスターポジフィルムの情報を鮮やかに再現！NEO TOKYO本来の姿が映し出される！ ●音楽監督 山城祥二による5.1ch音源のリマスターも実施！192kHzからさらにウルトラ処理を施された全く新しい音源も収録！ 【商品名】 AKIRA 4Kリマスターセット (4K ULTRA HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray Disc 2枚組) 【発売日】 2020年4月24日 【価格】 9,800円（税別） 【映像特典】 特報Ｎｏ１、特報Ｎｏ.２、予告編Ｎｏ.１、予告編Ｎｏ.２、絵コンテ集(静止画) 【音声特典】 新規ﾘﾏｽﾀｰﾄﾞﾙﾋﾞｰTrueHD(5.1ch､192kHz 24bit)・ﾄﾞﾙﾋﾞｰﾃﾞｼﾞﾀﾙ(5.1ch)・ﾘﾆｱPCM(ﾄﾞﾙﾋﾞｰｻﾗｳﾝﾄﾞ)／日本語・英語音声 【封入特典】 特製ブックレット ©1988マッシュルーム／アキラ製作委員会

Via: THR