There are some kits Lego will never sell you. Fortunately, there’s an entirely separate marketplace to solve that.
Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 film Akira didn’t just redefine anime—it was one of the main design forces that defined cyberpunk’s entire visual language. And no other piece of design in that film is more recognizable than the character Kaneda’s bike. Nearly four decades after Akira detonated into Western pop culture—and just as it returns to theaters in a restored 4K and Imax rerelease this September—that icon has finally been turned into a brick model worthy of the film. It is enormous. It is gorgeous. And it is exactly the kind of thing Lego will never sell you.
There are some kits Lego will never sell you. Fortunately, there’s an entirely separate marketplace to solve that.
Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 film Akira didn’t just redefine anime—it was one of the main design forces that defined cyberpunk’s entire visual language. And no other piece of design in that film is more recognizable than the character Kaneda’s bike. Nearly four decades after Akira detonated into Western pop culture—and just as it returns to theaters in a restored 4K and Imax rerelease this September—that icon has finally been turned into a brick model worthy of the film. It is enormous. It is gorgeous. And it is exactly the kind of thing Lego will never sell you. Design
