Akira

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Joshua Neo Tokyo really blew up Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/17/22 Full Review Blu B An Anime Classic. This is an absolute landmark for the genre, animation, and movies a whole. The animation....just wow...just freakin wow. Clearly inspired by Blade Runner and having gore that would make the goriest 80's horror movies even blush. This has so much style, jaw dropping imagery, and scenes that just blow your mind. The creative vision on display here is nothing short of remarkable. I can't praise it enough for that. The pacing is lightspeed insane. Idea after idea after idea are just thrown at you nonstop. You barely ever get a moment to catch your breath. Everything else is really well done. I really wanted to give this 5 stars...it's so freakin close. But it's just got sooooo much going on that I wish it would slow down and just focus on a core set of ideas and run with those. Blade Runner had this problem to a degree also but this puts that to shame. It's gotta be like double that. Character development also takes a back seat at times to insane action and ideas quite a bit. There really isn't a central character in this. The villian is really cool though it would've been nice to get more developmentthan we did. This probably needed another 30 minutes to fit everything it needed more fluently. Akira himself, Tetsuo, his friends, the romance, the evil corporation, the police state, the scientist, the three zombie kids, the street wars, the whole concept of energy and evoution in this world, and more just is so freakin much it's insane it doesn't become a bloated mess. A big testament to how well made this is. Flawed Masterpiece really is a term that comes to mind and this is a poster child for it I think. Warning this isn't for kids. But anyone who is a fan of anime, animation in general, the director, or any voice actors in this should give this a watch. It's an honor to review this piece of landmark history. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/25 Full Review Keedo T. I REALLY LOVE THIS MOVIE LIKE ITS ONE OF A KIND Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Reashat G Akira poke out thoughts of rebellion from the lazy self centred room of brain . Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/15/25 Full Review Leo In my opinion, what makes Akira so unique is its animation and action, especially for a movie like this back in its day. It doesn’t try to reinvent spaghetti and meatballs, it is perfectly content with telling a simple story that we’ve seen a million times before, but this masterpiece executes it very well. The characters are so unique in their own ways, and they all play a very important role in this absolute gem of a movie. The action, I’d say Akira, is even better than a lot of modern-day action movies, which is a big deal because of how old this movie is. The art style is top tier, especially for a 2D animation-style movie. This film alone puts a lot of 3D animated movies to shame. And lastly, my biggest bone to throw for this movie is the iconic bike sliding scene that sparked a whole new generation of filmmaking. BIG PROPS TO THIS MOVIE FOR THAT! I think Akira is a straight-up masterpiece, and it is without doubt one of the best anime movies I have ever seen. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review Linus D. Very weird plot that with beautiful cinematography and a good vibe of a post-war environment. Not to mention the animation. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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