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Akira

Also known as: アキラ

Movie · 1988 · ★ 7.9

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Synopsis

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. This incident triggers psychic powers 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.

(Source: FUNimation)

Akira details

Akira is a movie produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, first released on July 16, 1988. It runs 2h 5m. It finished airing in 1988. It is adapted from a manga. Genres: action, adventure, horror, psychological, sci-fi and supernatural. On AniList it has an average score of 7.9 out of 10 and sits on the lists of 234,406 users; it ranks #238 of 1000 in this popular-anime guide.

Format
Movie
Duration
2h 5m
Status
Finished
Premiere
July 16, 1988
Season
Summer 1988
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Source
Manga
AniList score
7.9 / 10
Users with it on their list
234,406

Themes: Cyberpunk · Post-Apocalyptic · Dystopian · Super Power · Urban · Male Protagonist

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