Akira may refer to:

People

Akira (given name) is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex Japanese name, Japanese given name that is predominantly used for males. There are several kanji for Akira. Written forms In Japanese name, Japanese there are many alternative ways ...

; and a list of people with this given name

Surnames

Asa Akira Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...

(born 1986), American pornographic actress, model, and director * Elly Akira, Japanese pornographic actress *

Francesco Akira Francesco Akira Begnini (born November 12, 1999), better known by his ring name Francesco Akira, is an Italian professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a part of the Catch 2/2 tag-team alongsid ...

(born 1999), Japanese ring name for Italian wrestler Francesco Begnini

Mononymed people

Akira (actor) , known by the stage name Akira, is a Japanese actor and dancer. He is also a member of the all-male J-Pop groups Exile and Exile The Second. Participating Groups Life and career Akira was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He ...

(born 1981), Japanese actor and dance performer * Akira (American wrestler) (born 1993), American professional wrestler *

Akira Nogami is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor, currently working as Akira (occasionally stylised in all-capitals). He has also worked as a trainer. Professional wrestling career New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1984–2004) After graduating from high ...

(born 1966; ring name "AKIRA"), Japanese professional wrestler and actor *

Natalie Horler Natalie Horler (born 23 September 1981) is a singer, songwriter and television presenter, best known for being the lead singer of the Eurodance group Cascada. Early life and family Natalie Horler was born in 1981 in Bonn, West Germany, to Eng ...

(born 1981; stage name "Akira"), German singer and television presenter formerly using the stagename "Akira" * Akira the Don, stagename of British DJ Adam Narkiewicz * Akira the Hustler (born 1969), stagename of Japanese artist Yukio Cho

Fictional characters

Akira Yuki is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' ga ...

, a major character of the ''

Virtua Fighter is a series of fighting games created by Sega AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter (video game), Virtua Fighter'' was released in December 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential ...

'' series of video games * Akira (''The Simpsons''), a Japanese chef on ''The Simpsons'' * Akira (''Akira''), a character from the 1980s cyberpunk manga of the same name *Akira Hiragi, a character from ''

Valkyrie Drive is a Japanese anime media franchise created by Marvelous, which was announced at the AnimeJapan convention in March 2015. The franchise consists of three projects; , an anime television series produced by Arms Corporation, which aired in Ja ...

-Mermaid'' *Akira Kurusu, the protagonist in the manga adaption of ''Persona 5'' * Akira Otoishi, a minor antagonist and antihero in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' *Akira Nijino, a.k.a. ToQ #6, a character from ''

Ressha Sentai ToQger is a Japanese television series, a Tokusatsu drama of the 38th installment in Toei Company's ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following '' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger''. It aired on TV Asahi affiliates from February 16, 2014 to February 15, 2015, repl ...

'' *A-Kira, a.k.a. Minoru Tanaka, a character from ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to ...

Arts and entertainment properties

* ''Akira'' (franchise), a Japanese cyberpunk franchise ** ''Akira'' (manga), a 1980s cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo ** ''Akira'' (1988 film), an anime film adaptation of the manga ** ''Akira'' (video game), a 1988 video game based on the anime film **''

Akira Psycho Ball is a video game industry Video game developer, developer headquartered in Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. Founded on February 2, 1987, KAZe is well known for developing various pachinko and pinball video games. Their services include the development ...

'', a 2002 pinball simulator for PlayStation 2 based on the anime film ** ''Akira'' (planned film), a planned live-action film adaptation of the manga * ''Akira'' (2016 Hindi film), an Indian Hindi-language action film by A. R. Murugadoss, starring Sonakshi Sinha * ''Akira'' (2016 Kannada film), an Indian Kannada-language romantic-drama film by G. Naveen Reddy, starring Anish Tejeshwar * ''Akira'' (album), a 2017 album by Black Cab *"Akira", a song by Kaddisfly from ''

Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn ''Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn'' is the second full-length album released by Kaddisfly. It is also the title of the album's thirteenth track. Track listing Christopher James Ruff #"La Primera Natural Disaster" – 3:16 #"A Messag ...

Other uses

*''Akira'' class, a class of starship in ''Star Trek'' *''

Akira (climb) Fred Rouhling (born 24 January 1970) is a French rock climber and boulderer, noted for creating and repeating some of the earliest grade sport climbing routes in the world, including ''Hugh'' in 1993, the first-ever French sport route. Rouhlin ...

'', a sport climbing route created in 1995 by French climber,

Fred Rouhling Fred Rouhling (born 24 January 1970) is a French rock climber and boulderer, noted for creating and repeating some of the earliest grade sport climbing routes in the world, including ''Hugh'' in 1993, the first-ever French sport route. Rouhlin ...