Akira
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Akira may refer to:
- Akira - an anime and manga series
- Akira - a London three-piece alternative rock/post-rock band
- Akira class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe
- A female Scottish name, a Japanese given name or surname — See below:
Akira as a common name
Akira is a female Scottish name meaning "anchor".
Akira is a popular given name for both males and females in Japan. Several different kanji can be pronounced "Akira", and most of the characters are variants on basic characters meaning "distinct" or "bright". The same characters may appear together with a second character to form names like Akio or Akihiko, meaning "bright boy".
Kanji characters commonly used for "Akira" include: 明, 晃, 章, 亨, 陽, 日, 彰, 昭
People named Akira:
- Akira Fujimoto, president of software company Integra Incorporated, Polish-born naturalized Japanese citizen
- Akira Ifukube (昭), composer
- Akira Ishida (彰), voice actor
- Akira Itou (章), manga artist
- Akira Isogawa, fashion designer
- Akira Kamiya (明), voice actor
- Akira Kurosawa (明), film maker
- Akira Maeda, wrestler
- Akira Natori (亮), astronomer
- Sasanuma Akira (晃), voice actor
- Akira Terao (聰), musician, actor
- Akira Toriyama (明), manga artist
- Akira Yamaoka (晃), composer
- Akira Yoshizawa, origami artist
Fictional characters named Akira:
- Akira Ijyuin, character in the manga Man of Many Faces
- Akira Mijyou, character in the manga and anime Scryed
- Akira Okuzaki, character in the anime Mai-HiME
- Akira Sudō, character in the manga Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai
- Akira Toya, character in the manga and anime Hikaru no Go
- Akira, character in the video game Rival Schools