A review by feedingbrett
Akira, Volume 3 by Katsuhiro Otomo

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Without even slowing down for a drink of water, this third volume of Akira finds the characters frequently in motion. The titular character constantly shifted in ownership, sparking violence all around him, hoping that his potential for devastating violence wouldn’t erupt - a true irony. Yet, even the repetitiveness it has generated brought a broadening of perspective, and with Tetsuo essentially missing from these pages, the focus has spread onto the responsible stakeholders of the city’s integrity and progress. This has raised the stakes that were previously only intimate, leaving a shocking and traumatic stamp as the reader reaches its concluding pages. Much of this demonstrated tragedy may be seen from afar, but it didn’t take much imagination to recognise the theoretical damage that occurred within the impact. With all of that has been uncovered, I am impressed that this is only the halfway mark.