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

Mononymed people

* Akira (actor) (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 (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-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'' *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''

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