Akira
MOVIE FINISHED SUMMER 1988 1 eps 79%
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It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.
(Source: FUNimation)
(Source: FUNimation)
Studios:
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Characters
Shoutarou Kaneda
MAIN
VA: Mitsuo Iwata
Tetsuo Shima
MAIN
VA: Nozomu Sasaki
Kei
MAIN
VA: Mami Koyama
Shikishima Taisa
SUPPORTING
VA: Tarou Ishida
Kaori
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuriko Fuchizaki
Resistance Member
SUPPORTING
VA: Masato Hirano
Yamagata
SUPPORTING
VA: Masaaki Ookura
Kai
SUPPORTING
VA: Takeshi Kusao
Kiyoko
SUPPORTING
VA: Sachie Itou
Takashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Masaru
SUPPORTING
VA: Kazuhiro Kandou
Ryuusaku
SUPPORTING
VA: Tesshou Genda
Nezu
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroshi Ootake
Miyako
SUPPORTING
VA: Kouichi Kitamura
Akira
BACKGROUND
Staff
Katsuhiro Ootomo
Original Creator
Katsuhiro Ootomo
Director
Hiroaki Satou
Assistant Director
Yoshio Takeuchi
Assistant Director
Takashi Nakamura
Character Design
Toshiharu Mizutani
Art Director
Hiroshi Oono
Art Design
Kazuo Ebisawa
Art Design
Yuuji Ikehata
Art Design
Katsuji Misawa
Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama
Editing
Susumu Aketagawa
Sound Director
Reviews
isahbellah
Rating: 417 (1345 votes)
Overrated and confusing, just because it's a "classic" it doesn't mean that it is good.
SteveFreeling
Rating: 254 (314 votes)
Still a state of the art adventure three decades after its release
TheAnimeBingeWatcher
Rating: 68 (80 votes)
Still the ultimate vision of the apocalypse, even decades later.
Minuan
Rating: 46 (48 votes)
Self-destruction as a means of escape from decay.
Hachooo
Rating: 43 (52 votes)
The film is confusing to grasp at first, but when you take the time to rewatch,its true colors show time and time again
user227412
Rating: 39 (45 votes)
Amazing art, animation and soundtrack. The story can be confusing and too slow for some, but imho it's a masterpiece.
Stats
Average Score
79
Mean Score
79
Popularity
208,861
Favourites
6,994
Status Distribution
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