Is Akira and Akira coming back?

Akira and Akira ended on September 3, 2017, after its single season aired on WOWOW. The show concluded its story then and is no longer ongoing.

Akira and Akira was a drama series set during Japan's bubble economy in the 1980s. It followed the lives of two men named Akira: Kaidou Akira, who came from a wealthy family and was heir to a large company, and Yamazaki Akira, a talented university graduate who faced financial hardships due to his father's bankruptcy. The series depicted their careers at the same bank and the intense rivalry that spanned over ten years, bringing significant upheaval to their lives.

The show starred Osamu Mukai as Kaido Akira and Takumi Saito as Yamazaki Akira. It aired in 2017 and each episode had a runtime of 60 minutes. The series is classified as a drama and was broadcast over nine episodes during its run.