Funimation New York City Scavenger Hunt offers fans a chance to win a free, LIMITED EDITION AKIRA KANEDA LEATHER JACKET
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Akira is one of the most iconic animes, well ever. The influence it has had in film and television, not to mention just the number of fans it has is pretty ridiculous. The bike, the jacket, TETSUO!!! I could geek out for a while… Anyway, Funimation is giving people a chance to get a LIMITED EDITION AKIRA KANEDA LEATHER JACKET for free! (You can see the jacket in the image above, and it is GLORIOUS! Funimation is hosting a scavenger hunt in NYC with clues guiding Akira Kaneda and Anime Superfans throughout the city, this Saturday 10am-12pm EDT. Full event details from Funimation below:
WHO: All AKIRA KANEDA and Anime Superfans!
WHAT: An anime fan NYC scavenger hunt with clues guiding you throughout the city.
PRIZES: One limited edition AKIRA Kaneda leather jacket, a giftcard to Shop.funimation.com, a copy of the AKIRA DVD & AKIRA vinyl, and a limited edition Funimation TokyoTreat Box.
WHEN: July 10, 2021 | 10 am – 12 pm EDT
WHERE: Kick-off at Kung Fu Tea by Madison Square Garden! |115 East 23rd Street |New York, NY 10001
ABOUT:
The secret’s out! Funimation is excited to announce an approximately three-hour-long scavenger hunt throughout New York City, allowing one AKIRA superfan to win the exclusive, limited edition AKIRA Kaneda leather jacket! Spend a day like Shotaro Kaneda, with six clues guiding you throughout the city in search of the ultimate prize. Participants of the New York City scavenger hunt will be able to put their Funimation knowledge to the test with the goal of unlocking this iconic jacket and more prizes. No registration is required.
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Designed by Carlo Levy (Managing Director of DYBEX S.A), Alessandro Trombetta (Designer), and Stefan Henzgen (MD of Van Doornum GmbH & Co.) and based on the wildly popular manga by world-famous Katsuhiro Otomo, the premium leather jacket worn by the lead character Kaneda arrives at Funimation’s online e-commerce shop, Funimation Shop, beginning Tuesday, July 13.
Under Levy’s supervision, the legendary jacket has been years in the making and designed with AKIRA superfans in mind. It is one of the few AKIRA products that captures all the details described in the original manga. The carefully and thoughtfully designed piece combines the best of apparel and anime to create an authentic replica for the most passionate of fans. The jacket comes in sizes small, medium, and large. There are only 300 units available in North America, priced at $450.00 USD each.
AKIRA and anime have enjoyed a ravenous fan base, including celebrity superfans Lupe Fiasco, Michael B. Jordan, Kanye West, and Quentin Tarantino as fans. Now, more than 30 years after its release, AKIRA remains one of the most popular and influential anime films and mangas to date. [via Funimation]
