--- product_id: 49680383 title: "Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set" price: "€ 308.12" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/49680383-akira-35th-anniversary-box-set store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set **Price:** € 308.12 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set - **How much does it cost?** € 308.12 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/49680383-akira-35th-anniversary-box-set) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set [Otomo, Katsuhiro] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set Review: Great packaging - Great books. The packaging was so annoying to get through, but in a good way. Double boxed and styrofoam padding. Everything arrived in perfect condition. Review: A excellent collection that's well worth the money. - Kodansha really knocked this one out of the park. There's a attention to detail here that's impressive on multiple levels for Akira/Otomo fans. The overall box is impressively, surprisingly, larger than you might expect from seeing photos. I've had the set now for a few months and am still debating where/how I should display it. The 'clamshell' opening reveals the spines to all the hardcover editions as well as some impressively laid out artwork on the inside of the box. It's hard not to be impressed when you initially see the entire set. Fortunately, that level of detail and thoughtful design touches aren't isolated to the outer enclosure. I found that the same attention to detail and most every decision Kodansha made appears to be made with fans in mind. Each volume of the manga has different artwork for the 'actual cover' and the dust sleeve. The internal pages/paper are definitely higher quality than your typical manga. I've seen a lot of people state in various reviews that the paper is typical for manga and this just isn't true. It is definitely thicker stock than typical, but it is still a matte finish. Personally, I prefer the matte finish as it's closer to what you'd expect from the source material. I found no issues with the binding on any volume in my set and the outer box had no visible damage. Everything looked crisp on the page to me so I didn't have any complaints about the print quality. The Akira Club book is pure fan service bliss if you grew up a fan of the film. It really serves as a time capsule taking you back to the time the Manga was running and the film was released. I found it a lot more interesting than I originally expected it to. If you're a fan of the film and have never bothered to read the entirety of the original manga this is a great way to get it all at once in a very handsome collection that you won't regret having on your shelf for years to come. The manga expands and extends the story from the film in numerous ways that make it well worth your time. It is in no way a 'retread' if you are only familiar with the film. Otomo's artwork alone is worth the price of admission here and is frequently mind boggling considering the era it released in. If you've already read this or own a previous form of it maybe it's time to upgrade your collection. I can't imagine how they'd improve on this collection with a later release down the road. Finally, there's the patch and it's awesome. If I really had to think of criticisms of the set I could only think of a few. - There are some very minor binding 'fit and finish' issues with the collection's box. - Some people might not like the right to left reading orientation or the 'sound effects' being in their original untranslated form throughout the collection. This is ultimately a personal preference because it's not difficult to figure it out without checking the translations, and I, for one, appreciated these decisions as I think most manga fans would agree. This isn't even really a criticism, but something I could see some people taking issue with. Finally, if there were shipping issues in the past those appear to have been resolved. My collection was shipped in a internal box that was then held in place with foam inserts in a outer box. Any damage that would have occurred wouldn't have been due to poor packing in my case. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #37,882 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #35 in Science Fiction Manga (Books) #318 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery #563 in Action & Adventure Manga (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (3,651) | | Dimensions | 13.2 x 11.3 x 13.4 inches | | Edition | Anniversary | | ISBN-10 | 1632364611 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1632364616 | | Item Weight | 22.3 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 2532 pages | | Publication date | October 31, 2017 | | Publisher | Kodansha Comics | | Reading age | 16 years and up | ## Images ![Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91h8P3MKdmL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great packaging *by D***N on December 31, 2025* Great books. The packaging was so annoying to get through, but in a good way. Double boxed and styrofoam padding. Everything arrived in perfect condition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A excellent collection that's well worth the money. *by B***S on December 27, 2018* Kodansha really knocked this one out of the park. There's a attention to detail here that's impressive on multiple levels for Akira/Otomo fans. The overall box is impressively, surprisingly, larger than you might expect from seeing photos. I've had the set now for a few months and am still debating where/how I should display it. The 'clamshell' opening reveals the spines to all the hardcover editions as well as some impressively laid out artwork on the inside of the box. It's hard not to be impressed when you initially see the entire set. Fortunately, that level of detail and thoughtful design touches aren't isolated to the outer enclosure. I found that the same attention to detail and most every decision Kodansha made appears to be made with fans in mind. Each volume of the manga has different artwork for the 'actual cover' and the dust sleeve. The internal pages/paper are definitely higher quality than your typical manga. I've seen a lot of people state in various reviews that the paper is typical for manga and this just isn't true. It is definitely thicker stock than typical, but it is still a matte finish. Personally, I prefer the matte finish as it's closer to what you'd expect from the source material. I found no issues with the binding on any volume in my set and the outer box had no visible damage. Everything looked crisp on the page to me so I didn't have any complaints about the print quality. The Akira Club book is pure fan service bliss if you grew up a fan of the film. It really serves as a time capsule taking you back to the time the Manga was running and the film was released. I found it a lot more interesting than I originally expected it to. If you're a fan of the film and have never bothered to read the entirety of the original manga this is a great way to get it all at once in a very handsome collection that you won't regret having on your shelf for years to come. The manga expands and extends the story from the film in numerous ways that make it well worth your time. It is in no way a 'retread' if you are only familiar with the film. Otomo's artwork alone is worth the price of admission here and is frequently mind boggling considering the era it released in. If you've already read this or own a previous form of it maybe it's time to upgrade your collection. I can't imagine how they'd improve on this collection with a later release down the road. Finally, there's the patch and it's awesome. If I really had to think of criticisms of the set I could only think of a few. - There are some very minor binding 'fit and finish' issues with the collection's box. - Some people might not like the right to left reading orientation or the 'sound effects' being in their original untranslated form throughout the collection. This is ultimately a personal preference because it's not difficult to figure it out without checking the translations, and I, for one, appreciated these decisions as I think most manga fans would agree. This isn't even really a criticism, but something I could see some people taking issue with. Finally, if there were shipping issues in the past those appear to have been resolved. My collection was shipped in a internal box that was then held in place with foam inserts in a outer box. Any damage that would have occurred wouldn't have been due to poor packing in my case. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Sci-fi Classic *by C***N on May 7, 2020* This is one of my favorite manga, telling a thrilling and original cyberpunk story with gorgeous art and incredible world building. The comic tells the story of a pair of boys, Kanneda and Tetsuo, part of a biker gang on the streets of Neo Tokyo. It soon becomes evident that Tetsuo has developed some kind of psychic power, and he splits from the rest of the gang. Things spiral out of control as Tetsuo uses his power, and eventually the entire city of Neo Tokyo is changed because of it. The thing that strikes me most every time I read this series is the art- painstakingly rendered cityscapes, explosions, protest scenes with people rioting and fighting, wild segments of psychic power being displayed, and destruction on a massive scale. All of it in black and white ink. I have encountered few other comics or manga with the same level of dedication and consistency- Akira is an epic of proportions that will be remembered a century from now, one of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. I have only seen two manga of the scale and detail of Akira, Miyazaki's Nausicaa, and Miura's Berserk. It is a rarity to find such dedication to story and art, and to see it all pulled off by one person is impressive. In conclusion, this is worth the buy. Easily one of the best editions of the series, only surpassed by the rare color edition, which is no longer available in english. You will have a hard time finding any comic or manga more classic than Akira, and it is a sci fi tale everyone should read. ## Frequently Bought Together - Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set - Akira 1989 4K & - The Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection) (The Ghost in the Shell Deluxe) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/49680383-akira-35th-anniversary-box-set](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/49680383-akira-35th-anniversary-box-set) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*