S [STR] Story & Narrative Direction 9 / 10
S+ [AGI] Animation & Cel Craftsmanship 10 / 10
S [INT] Character Dynamics & Cast 9 / 10
S [SYN] Voice Acting & Soundtrack 9 / 10
Consensus: Aged Like Wine 🍷
CLASSIFICATION S-TIER
[+] Strengths & Highlights
Everything. I suggest for everyone who has still yet to see this, god forbid that be true. Go rent it and enjoy what most everyone else already has.
[-] Vulnerabilities & Flaws
I've spent long enough trying to think of something to put in here but theres really nothing. Tune ups I would suppose on things wich I would assume the dvd will clean up. But theres not a lot to say was wrong with this movie
⤢ Fullscreen • Hover 2001
Aged Like Wine 🍷 Modern Consensus: The 2001 acclaim for its unmatched hand-drawn cell animation density remains the undisputed global benchmark of the medium.
One of the greats. Akira was front line and one of the biggest effects on americans and anime. It showed what those of us who werent already into anime what we were missing. Akira was a instant classic the second it hit the shelves.
The story follows an explosion in Neo Tokyo that people believe to be a nuclear attack but was really the effect of a power named Akira. It follows a specific group of boys after Neo Tokyo has been dusted to biker gangs the boys being one themselves rival with another named the Clowns. One of them named Tetsuo, the runt and brunt of all the jokes in the group ends up in a accident during one of there gang wars and is taken off to a military base where they decide to do some experiments on him releasing something they thought wasnt so good later on. Kaneda is one of Tetsuo's fellow bikers and really his only friend. Kaneda trys is his damdest to help Tetsuo but fails. Tetsuo becomes overwhelmed with a sense of control having a powered unleashed by the experiments he isolates himself from everyone else and goes mad crazy. Add some terrorist, an unstable goverment and enjoy.
Tetsuo like I said, is the runt of the group. He's always been the small one and therefore he gets the load of the jokes. It seemingly fits the smaller ones always catch the most flak. He becomes mentally unstable and the abuse contributes largely to it.
Kaneda is a good guy he just a bit of a goof at times. He is protective of his friends but he to is critical of Tetsuo at times.
Simply the best. You will see very few shows animated, anime or american that will come close to reaching Akiras level in animation. The characters actually took on a life of there own from the animation alone with each on perfectly drawn to its personality. You will see nothing and I promise you that in this show that will make you think otherwise.
I never have seen the subs but I hear its just as satisfying to watch them as it is the dub(wich i would hope so) The dubs as far as Im concerned rock.
🟢 What We Liked: Everything. I suggest for everyone who has still yet to see this, god forbid that be true. Go rent it and enjoy what most everyone else already has.
🔴 What We Disliked: I've spent long enough trying to think of something to put in here but theres really nothing. Tune ups I would suppose on things wich I would assume the dvd will clean up. But theres not a lot to say was wrong with this movie
💬 Early-2000s Fandom Pulse Community Rating: ★ 3.2/5 (4 historical responses)
• Community Praise: I agree mostly, but the movie left out a lot of plots (after the explosion in Neo Tokyo, [Edited] Tetsuo's relationship to Akira, stuffs like that...) the animation is probably the best in what i`ve seen in any animation (us or japan) and the dubs are a bit weak.. but overall great review ^_^ [Edited to remove spoiler]
• Contentious Points: I love Akira. And when I say that, I mean I really LOOOOOVE the anime. I've been a fan since I've seen it, and it always drives me mad to see reviews that mention the impact of an anime by someone who wasn't there to see it. So basically, just stick to the content of the anime, quality of animation, etc. Personally, I would give this more than an A-, and as far as the anime is concerned, in animation and in plot, it's an A+. The manga is superb, the transition makes due for what it can and can't include without removing the spirit of the anime. In terms of the review, spell check first. If words are spelled incorrectly, you lose credibility, and as a reviewer, what you want most is for people to take what you have to say seriously :) After all, your job is to evaluate an anime, and let people know what they should be seeing :) - Misu • i feel bad when i hear people talking about the movie saying.. "i didn't really get it.. i don't like it.." well at least what i would prefer those people do would be to ask what was all this about.. instead of giving anything less than perfect for the given time of production the technology used etc. etc. etc. and of course if they didn't understand it.. what gives them the right to write a review about it?? i won't say more.. this is just a comment.. but you get the idea.. a review is not about personal preference.. at least that's how i see it...
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