Climactic Confrontation from "Akira" Anime in Lego

Kaneda and Tetsuo hammer out their differences in Lego bricks

April 27, 2012 12:01pm EDT (4/27/12)

Between the scuttled live-action Akira remake project and the Japanese exhibition of the work of creator Katsuhiro Otomo, there's been a considerable revival of interest in the apocalyptic classic. Lego sculptor Arkov was recently inspired to create an impressive diorama of the climactic confrontation between a weaponized laser-armed Kaneda and mutated Tetsuo.