I got the 2 disc set for my birthday, and watched it for the first time in about 15 years. What an amazing movie!

never even heard of it. wood u reccomend it??

If you have two hours, and are willing to sit through some very deep anime, sure.

Akira was made from a comic back in 1987. It revolutionized anime, and animation in general (the way Toy Story did for Computer animation). It's cross of Blade Runner, 2001 A Space Odyssey, and maybe Witchhunter Robin.

I am trading some anime for Akira.. I hope is good, My Korian friend recomended it B)

Again, it's very deep, beautifully animated, very amazing. It can be hard to follow and agravating to those who don't like to think during movies.

I love deep anime, You know that.. go far into the character thinkingand the way they act, their personalities, etc etc

Yes, I wasn't refering to anyone specifically with the last post, just a general comment.

I think you will love it.

Althought many people have many different opinions on anime there is one thing that most people agree...You have not seen anime until you have watched Akira. I was fortunate enough to see Akira in a theatre when it originally hit in the US and I was blown away. The few scattered anime shows at the time did not even come close to this...it actually makes you think.

It wasn't until years later when I bought the special edition DVD (the one in the cool, but completely useless metal case) that you realize how much effort went into this movie. It was an obsession given life. Examples from the featuretes include (might be off a lil here, it has been a few months)...

A scene with a guy who is using a 1mm brush to individually paint the windows in every building in a background scene.

The fact that parts of the score used an ancient japanese instrument that is considered to be worthless unless it is at least 400 years old.

The amount of work and attention to detail in this film make Akira a masterpiece. It's literally years ahead of anything made at that time. My only complaints are this.

In the remastered DVDs they redubbed it and I found the new voices lacked the humor/emotion of the old ones...course I usually watch anime with subtitles.

The manga was so amazing that, although the movie is awesome, it cannot completely encompass just how amazing the story of Akira is. I recommend you watch the movie and then find the mangas. I know Borders, and other book stores like it, sell the manga books for Akira....it's worth the purchase.


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If you liked Akira here are a few other things you shoudl check out..

Witch Hunter Robin
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Serial Experiment: Lain
Boogiepop Phantom


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Robin is akin to Akira in it's story telling and Animation. I have all the original american versions of Akira in magna from from the 80's.

BTW, welcom to the board, I look forward to spekaing with you.

ohh ohh i read akira about tetso and that other guy and akira the kid and kei the girl i read the big manga book of it i think there are 6 or 7 books of it and i read upto the 5th one really intresting but very mature anime/manga i reccomend to only bout 15 yrs and on but very cool but i never got to watch the anime i just read the manga

I am checking this one out today, my Korean friend is going to pass it on .. I really hope that this is some great anime .. at last!!! I will own it B)

It will be amazing. It's long, be careful.

i saw it has some sexual stuff but its good and long

Brief Nudity, much blood/gore, and also profanity, but it is rated R.

well I don't care too much about brief nudity, çause St seiya also has some Saint naked figures, We will see about everything else, I want to pay close attention to the character's personality ( that is why I prefer japanese animation over american). :)

exactly what i mean because american anime show no blood gore sexual whatever

The animation is extremely good, better than most anime and it is 15 years old.

Nobody, not even Disney, puts this kind of attention to detail in their work anymore. Akira will remain a benchmark in any format of animation for many many years to come...if it is ever dethroned.

Akira was one of the first anime that I ever saw, and I have to say that it's changed the way I look at teddy bears forever. ;) Errm... on a more serious note, I haven't seen the new special edition - I think they re-subbed and re-dubbed it in addition to all the technical enhancements, right? It's been ages, but I enjoyed the sci-fi aspects of the plot and the depth it provided. During a time when I had encountered very few anime, it confirmed my belief that anime was something I could get into - because it induces thought and reflection.

i count 16 since im 16 and i was born in 87

Sorry, I was approximating . .

I bet I will love it 'cause St seiya is about the same age and to me is a very deep anime too, most people don't understand it, 'cause they think Saints cry too much ( that is one of the main reasons I love it) because there is a break of feelings betwen Strong enough to kill and strong enough to cry :ninja:

Akira is less emotional, and in a way more disturbing. Not to give away the plot, but it is about gentic experimetation, playing god, and is very Bladerunner meets 2001 a Space Odyssey.

as longest is close to reality .. I will find the juicy out of it :)

It close to reality if it was 2030.

oh so is kind of future oriented.. cool I see what we can find :P

So did you watch it yet?

sorry malach , I haven't had the time to pick it up from my friends house (friend lives like 2 blocks away) ;)

has anyone watched tv shows that have akira type things in them. like the trapper keeper episode of south park. and the episode of jimmy neutron when that sheen kid gets a huge behind head and acts alot like tetsuo. and im sure that there r alot of other ones

^no I haven't, I still haven't watch it! I stopped by my friend's house to finaly pick it up and he handed to someone else :( so any sugestions? i really tried to rent it but these stupid blockbusters only have one copy and is always gone :huh: