The Kaneda jacket is directly modeled on the design by Akira manga creator/film director Katsuhiro Otomo. The piece was brought to life by Carlo Levy (Managing Director of DYBEX S.A), Alessandro Trombetta (Designer) and Stefan Henzgen (MD of Van Doornum GmbH & Co.).Jun 23, 2021
- In the anime, the back is emblazoned with a pill—Kaneda’s gang is called the Capsules. Since the film’s release, in 1988, AKIRA ’s influence has been vast. “After AKIRA, nothing was ever the same in Japan,” says Carlo Levy, the creative director behind the new jacket.
- The Kaneda jacket is directly modeled on the design by Akira manga creator/film director Katsuhiro Otomo. The piece was brought to life by Carlo Levy (Managing Director of DYBEX S.A), Alessandro Trombetta (Designer) and Stefan Henzgen (MD of Van Doornum GmbH & Co.).
- Now, anime distribution company Funimation is delivering another gem: Kaneda’s jacket from AKIRA, arguably the hottest garment in anime history, is coming to North America. Kaneda's jacket from AKIRA. Hillary Head No capsule on this one. Hillary Head
- Hillary Head If you’re not familiar, AKIRA is the manga (comic) and anime (movie) drawn, written, and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo in the 1980s, widely credited with introducing the rest of the world to modern Japanese animation.
Red Capsule Akira Leather Jacket. In the comics, Otomo used only red color to demonstrate the bikers' freakishness, but the movie enhanced it a little bit and went for more details like a capsule's picture on the back. Red color signifies danger, and with the capsule, it has become the most sensational jacket ever.Oct 17, 2020
