Books
- Akira, Volume 1 : Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN 1-56971-498-3 Release: December 2000
- Akira, Volume 2 : Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN 1-56971-499-1 Release: March 2001
- Akira, Volume 3 : Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN 1-56971-525-4 Release: June 2001
- Akira, Volume 4 : Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN 1-56971-526-2 Release: September 2001
- Akira, Volume 5 : Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN 1-56971-527-0 Release: December 2001
- Akira, Volume 6 : Publisher: Dark Horse ISBN 1-56971-528-9 Release: March 2002
In 2009, Kodansha USA (distributed through Random House) started releasing the Akira volumes under their license.
- Akira, Volume 1 : Publisher: Kodansha USA ISBN 1-935429-00-0 Release: October 13, 2009
- Akira, Volume 2 : Publisher: Kodansha USA ISBN 1-935429-02-7 Release: June 8, 2010
- Akira, Volume 3 : Publisher: Kodansha USA ISBN 1-935429-04-3 Release: July 13, 2010
- Akira, Volume 4 : Publisher: Kodansha USA ISBN 1-935429-06-X Release: November 9, 2010
- Akira, Volume 5 : Publisher: Kodansha USA ISBN 1-935429-07-8 Release: March 1, 2011
- Akira, Volume 6 : Publisher: Kodansha USA ISBN 1-935429-08-6 Release: April 12, 2011
In June 1995, Otomo and MASHROOM Co Ltd released the AKIRA Club, a compilation of various materials related to the production of the series. These include test designs of the paperback volume covers, title pages as they appeared in Young Magazine, and images of various related merchandise. Otomo also shares his commentaries in each page. Dark Horse collaborated with Kodansha to release an English-translated version of the book in 2007.
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