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Akira

Akira

Release Date:Rating:

October 19th, 1990
R

Genres:

Animation, Action/Adventure, Fantasy

Subgenres:

Anime, Classic, Comic Book, Disaster, Political, Post Apocalyptic, Psychic, Science

Plot Synopsis:

In a post apocalyptic Neo Tokyo set in the future, a member of a bike gang is kidnapped by the fascist government, which causes the leader of the gang, a hot headed teen named Kaneda, to search for...

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Ok, this is one of those odd movies that fit under the category that I like it, but I swear I'm not getting it. I mean what I'm seeing is great to look at, and the action is good.

After all that I just can't help but have each time I...
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Posted oct 3, 2009 12:08 pm pt

In the last 15 years(I believe)one film made western audiences aware of something they never would believe...that film is Akira. Before computer animation and when all things were hand drawn Akira dazzles. Not only did Akira get American people to...
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Posted jan 20, 2009 6:26 am pt

Up there with the best. A timeless Animated Classic.
Posted dec 5, 2008 11:06 am pt

Up there with the best. A timeless Animated Classic.
Posted dec 5, 2008 11:06 am pt

One of the best anime of all time. Groundbreaking film in the age before everything was done by computers. The very IDEA that they made every frame of this movie BY HAND is incredible beyond imagining. But the love, hard work & dedication that...
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Posted nov 13, 2008 10:20 am pt


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MetaScore: 76/100