jakekilroy 's review for:

Akira, Vol. 4 by Katsuhiro Otomo

5.0

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This volume is so very different from the previous three that it's basically a second act after a brief intermission. I didn't have me ripping through pages as quickly and feverishly as the previous storyline did, even though this is a direct continuation, but it still had me like whoa. Also, there is a part toward the end that is one of the most mesmerizing wild scenes in a comic I've ever seen. It feels gigantic and it's breathtaking how massive and loud it feels within the confines of a black and white comic. This series is now so much larger-scope than it originally was and it already wasn't what I thought it would be. Holy shit, Akira rules