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From: tarigan@sfu.ca (Glenn Singgalang Tarigan)
Subject: Line: Laser Gun from "Akira"
Date: 1996/03/08
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organization: Simon Fraser University
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Here's another anime drawing:
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  This picture was taken from Issue #8 of the English translation of "Akira".
  Note that this is a mirror image of the original Japanese comics.
  I imagine the laser-gun was originally a right-handed model.

Glenn Tarigan -- 1996.03.07 1233.14 PST
<tarigan@sfu.ca>