This publication features the words of the award recipients and the selection committee. In addition to a newly drawn comment by Katsuhiro Otomo, it includes comments on "Akira" by artists such as Fujio Akatsuka, Susumu Abe, Shotaro Ishinomori, Taku Kitamura, and Tetsuya Chiba. It is believed to be quite difficult to obtain, and it is thought to have not been on the market for about the past 10 years. There is very slight overall deterioration, but there are no major problems.