Akira Review

Akira is one of the most influential anime films ever made which revolutionized the industry like never before. The anime was popular to fans in the west and was a big influence in anime like NGE, Ghost in Shell, etc. which came in later on. A near perfect sci-fi film which borrows its story from a near perfect manga is a tale about friendship, jealousy, and the consequences of unimaginable power. The animations are as fluid as they can be and the background are so well done that each frame has countless things happening around while the story moves ahead. With a real great hero and a real great story not much can go wrong with akira. The only real problem is how much it skimmed considering the manga is 200 chapter long and the movie a mere 2 hours. Yet, it is an immensely enjoyable and philosophical watch.