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Wednesday 24 August 2011

Akira (1988)

A cyberpunk milestone of Japanese animation that was instrumental in bringing the genre wider recognition in the West. Adapted from a whopping 2182 page manga it's no surprise the story is hard to grasp at first, but repeated viewings reveal subtle plot points that help fill in the blanks.
It’s set in Neo-Tokyo, 2019, a city populated with biker gangs, terrorists and religious rapture freaks. Within that framework a small group of friends get embroiled in military matters that should've stayed buried.

4 mutated fap hands out of 5

1 comment:

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