Akira (Movie) Reviews
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| Title(s): |
Akira
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| Creator: |
Katsuhiro Otomo
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| Genres: |
Action
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| Age Group: |
Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) |
| Vintage: |
July 16, 1988 |
| Status: |
Awaiting Subtitles |
| Summary: |
Based on the manga of the same name, Akira is set in futuristic and post-war city, Neo-Tokyo, in 2019. On July 16, 1988, Tokyo is destroyed by an apparent nuclear explosion that leads to the start of World War III. Thirty-one years later, in 2019, Neo-Tokyo, a new megalopolis built on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay, is gripped by political strife, anti-government terrorism, and gang violence. Shotaro Kaneda leads his bosozoku gang, the Capsules, which find themselves in a gang war with another group called the Clowns. As Kaneda and his best friend, Tetsuo, battle a pair of Clowns on a highway, the latter almost runs into a child with wizened features and is injured when his bike suddenly explodes. Tetsuo and the child, Takashi, are taken away by armed soldiers. Kaneda and his gang are taken in for questioning, where Kaneda unsuccessfully flirts with a young woman named Kei, a member of the terrorist Resistance. Kaneda, Kei, and the remaining Capsules are later released. Two members of a secret government project, discover that Tetsuo possesses mental frequencies similar to Akira, a little boy with essentially god-like mental abilities who destroyed Tokyo decades before. Because Kiyoko, another one of the magic old man children called the Espers, has had visions of a similar destruction of Neo-Tokyo, the Colonel orders the Doctor to kill Tetsuo should he go out of control. Tetsuo escapes, meeting up with his girlfriend, Kaori, and stealing Kaneda's motorcycle |
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Reviews
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A classic worth revisiting. - By Matty~~
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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Although some might call this anime old, and not worth mentioning by today's standards I strongly disagree. This is an anime with a plot and story that makes you think hard about what life could be like in the future. With it's animation style and imagery based on classic manga, it's both appealing to the eyes but at the same time not overly produced with special effects that it distracts a person from the dialogue and the flow of the movie. People who are used to modernised anime with CGI effects can still watch this film and appreciate how anime films were made before technical advancements. Imagery aside, the theme of the movie aspires in us a thought of what life could possibly hold if the events in the film were to actually happen. The relationships between the characters are vast and don't stick to one form. There is angst, love and hatred especially when it comes to the gang violence. There is a huge psychological aspect of this film too as the context of the anime is based on the psychosis of Akira and Tsetsuo. At the end of the day a person could watch this anime more than once and still be able to relate to it.
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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