akira

※Those who don't read the "AKIRA" can't understand this sentence maybe.※

Katsuhiro Otomo's comic "AKIRA"

The near future of that time，1986．
Mysterious huge explosion occured suddenly at the center of Tokyo city.
And outbreak of World War III as the wake of that.
The world situation had changed completely by that explosion.

Also central area of Tokyo city was destroyed completely by that explosion.
Therefore new city "Neo Tokyo" had been constructed in Tokyo Bay　after World War III.
　
And then about thirty years passed.
This story begins from there.

Yes，is so.
This Akira’s world isn't exist Emperor.
Of course, this is my personally idea only.
Have not been mention there in the story.

However I think also this Akira’s world is exist Emperor.
I had always thought this comic theme is "emperor system" of Japan.

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By the way my write "Emperor" doesn't equal the symbol Emperor of reality.
For example Yukio Mishima's Emperor doesn’t equal necessarily the Emperor Showa as its meaning.
Mishima's Emperor was a symbol of beauty complete not exist in this world.
And the symbol Emperor of reality is symbol of democracy nation Japan.
Maybe that is the same feeling.

That aside.

This Akira’s world is exist Emperor in fact.
As Akira.
I think Akira is metaphor of "Emperor system" of Japan.
　
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AKIRA
A person who had caused a huge explosion of 1986.
He has absolute destruction powers.
　
By its absolute power.
By incitement person who want to use its power for own's ambition.
He has been deified presence to the people after awakened from a long cold sleep.

But the actual Akira is a emotionless child who don’t talk at all.
He doesn't seem to have the feeling.
In fact，incitement person is just using his presence only.

Nobody knows.
He has powerful emotion and power to ruin the world.