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In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after nuking the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his ...
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Akira is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga, Akira, published from 1982 to 1990. It was adapted into a 1988 anime film and two video games. A live-action feature film has also been in development since 2000, and a new anime television series by Otomo was also announced in 2019.
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In this animated film based on the manga series, two childhood friends are pulled into the underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for survival. Watch trailers & learn more.
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Akira - Metacritic. 1989. R. Streamline Pictures. 2 h 4 m. Summary Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's 2,000 page manga, Akira begins on July 16, 1988, when what was believed to be an atomic bomb was dropped on Tokyo, completely destroying the city and marking the beginning of WWIII. Animation.
Akira. ANIME. A teen-age boy is exposed to a mysterious energy source and develops telekinetic powers that place him at the center of a conflict that may destroy the world. 16+. COMMON SENSE. Extremely violent classic introduced anime to Westerners. 91% TOMATOMETER. Average 7.9. Reviews 54. Fresh 49. Rotten 5. Information. Studio.
