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鉄人28号 (Tetsujin 28-go) influenced Akira
Added by Media Influence Map · 29 September 2026
The evidence
Otomo built Akira on Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Tetsujin 28-go: Akira is subject number 28, the other espers are 25, 26 and 27, and Kaneda takes his name from Yokoyama's hero, Shotaro Kaneda.
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