Akira

About Akira

Akira arrives as an action anime by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (1988), and the premise is easy to summarize. In short: It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project.

As things develop, this incident triggers psychic gifts within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Shoutarou Kaneda (Mitsuo Iwata) and Tetsuo Shima (Nozomu Sasaki) are two of the characters you will meet early. Think of it as a pick for viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. With 1 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, so the studio's house style defines how Akira looks and moves on screen. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.9/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Voice casting, including Mitsuo Iwata as Shoutarou Kaneda, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 1988, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.