The six Akira softcovers are currently around £15 each (so £90 in total). This set gives you all of them in hardcover, in the original right-to-left format, PLUS a big seventh hardcover of the much sought-after Akira Club book (which currently is out of print and goes for about £35 on its own), all in a huge slipcase, for £95.25.
You also get a free exclusive 'pill' patch that will look a bit like this:
It's a high-priced item, but it's still a bargain for what you get.
Pre-order for release in October.
Latest comments (24)
DaveWallace
8 May 17#24
Usually significant price drops are fine to repost, especially after more than a month.
I wouldn't worry, despite the (undeserved) cold votes, it seems like your post brought the deal to the attention of several people who appreciated it.
Retro_Goonie
6 May 17#23
I appreciate that but part of the deal contained the fact that it was an Amazon price promise and the price was continuously dropping.
It was £8 quid more expensive at first but I kept the price updated and it got down to £100 by the time it got expired.
In fact I only realised that it had been expired when I came back to update the price again after I had seen that it had dropped down to sub £100! Oh well, doesn't really matter!
DaveWallace
5 May 17#22
It was a tenner more expensive. I think that sub-£100 price is a bit of a psychological barrier for some people.
Anyway, just checked Amazon and it's gone up to £154.57 so we all got a massive saving! :smile:
Old_King_Doran
28 Apr 17#19
Any chance this will go up in value?
DaveWallace to Old_King_Doran
28 Apr 17#20
It's possible. These special edition sets sometimes do become quite sought-after. It depends how many are produced, I guess.
jojogogo
26 Apr 17#18
I need this in my life. Released a day before my birthday. Might have to treat myself
Silhouette
26 Apr 17#16
Price has gone up :disappointed:
DaveWallace to Silhouette
26 Apr 171#17
By 13 pence. :laughing:
I'll amend the title.
DaveWallace
26 Apr 17#15
Yep, B&W (presumably with the sections that were originally in colour intact, thought). And in right-to-left format.
I prefer it like that to be honest - it's closest to how it was originally intended to be seen. The coloured version is nice, but it's a different thing to me.
I'm interested whether this is the coloured or the original black and white manga as well.
thefunkygibbon to big_rock
25 Apr 172#11
It's the original B&W
StolenDiagram
25 Apr 171#9
Will these be full colour or b/w?
alibaba9999
25 Apr 17#8
Ordered when it was last posted - the price is getting hotter!
cgap
25 Apr 17#6
How do pre-orders work? Does payment get taken now or upon dispatch?
DaveWallace to cgap
25 Apr 172#7
On dispatch with amazon. And if the price drops between now and then, it will be the cheapest price between placing your order and dispatch.
gerrygor
25 Apr 171#5
That's a great deal for this box set. This will jump past its original price after the pre order release has been issued. Well worth it, nice one :smile:
Opening post
The six Akira softcovers are currently around £15 each (so £90 in total). This set gives you all of them in hardcover, in the original right-to-left format, PLUS a big seventh hardcover of the much sought-after Akira Club book (which currently is out of print and goes for about £35 on its own), all in a huge slipcase, for £95.25.
You also get a free exclusive 'pill' patch that will look a bit like this:
It's a high-priced item, but it's still a bargain for what you get.
Pre-order for release in October.
Latest comments (24)
I wouldn't worry, despite the (undeserved) cold votes, it seems like your post brought the deal to the attention of several people who appreciated it.
It was £8 quid more expensive at first but I kept the price updated and it got down to £100 by the time it got expired.
In fact I only realised that it had been expired when I came back to update the price again after I had seen that it had dropped down to sub £100! Oh well, doesn't really matter!
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/akira-35th-anniversary-edition-hardcover-boxset-incl-akira-club-art-book-exclusive-2637594
Anyway, just checked Amazon and it's gone up to £154.57 so we all got a massive saving! :smile:
I'll amend the title.
I prefer it like that to be honest - it's closest to how it was originally intended to be seen. The coloured version is nice, but it's a different thing to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ2tiRipFYk
:disappointed: