This amazing ‘Akira’ bike is the latest entry in the wonderful shadow industry of banned Lego sets

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…