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Sep 13 2005
Akira
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| Made By: Geneon
Release Date: September 27 2005
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One of the most influential examples of anime, Akira is based on the manga (comic book) by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story is set in the post-apocalyptic community of Neo-Tokyo. Tetsuo is a fiercely individualistic member of a scroungy motorcycle gang. The despotic authorities, the robot-like police, and even the cycle gang pursue Tetsuo when he's bombarded with a new, insidious energy source that has rendered him telekinetic. Budgeted at eight million dollars, Akira has become a cult favorite in the States thanks to generous midnight-movie exposure and its availibilty on video and cable TV. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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09/13/05
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alucard
| Belgium
09/13/05
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zangetsu
| Virginia USA
09/13/05
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Agent808
| Hawaii USA
i watched this when i was like twelve and had to wait til i got older to truly understand it. this was the first really well known anime to come out in america and almost defined how we see animes today. good movie, kind of graphic violence and some nudity(what most of you would expect from a typical anime though) but this is like the mecca of anime in the US maybe Japan. worth watching but still not worth paying 20 bucks to get it on UMD, just buy the DVD :P
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09/13/05
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Phil916
| Florida USA
this movie is wierd but its cool
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09/14/05
13
nopspyet
| Australia
I got the DVD last year, watched like 5 times and still don't get it.
Great animation for a movie made in 1988 though
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09/14/05
4
imageburn13
| New Zealand
thats what makes this movie so awesome, is that its completely open to interpretation. Brilliant through and through, a true epic. abit dissapointed by the revamped dvd release, (only for the new voicework) everything else was perfectly done. best moments:
tetsuo's walk though the hospital
tetsuo vs. tank shell tetsuo wins
tetsuo vs. laser soldiers, tetsuo wins
tetsuo meeting happy teddy bear and friends
space laser.
so many superb moments, this is an essential to anyone's collection, anime fan or not. im psyched to see it getting acknowledged for umd!
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09/14/05
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dimplemonkey
| Georgia
I remember the first time I saw this was in college. A friend of mine just came back from Japan with a bootleg copy of Akira in Japanese. It was an incredible experience and thus my introduction into "japanimation" was fueled. This film was truly groundbreaking at the time it was first released and remains a legend. I wish the creator of Akira would make a prequel - the flashbacks shown in the film beg that this be done!
I've got the videotape and DVD editions and will now add the UMD. It's worth it.
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11/26/05
chazman2312
| UK
It's good but hard to understand
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12/20/05
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WOLF45
| California USA | XBC: WOLF45
i dont understand that you guys cant understand this movie .................i love this movie but i cant tell you the point of this movie
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01/17/06
18
parkerfresh
| UK | SOCOM: parkerfresh
this movie is amazing, i dont know how people cant understand it...i have 2 akira dvds and the umd....the original jap dialogue with subs is the only way to go in my opinion, but sadly this is missing from the umd! when are we gonna get some studio ghiblis!?
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03/10/06
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feifongwong3
| Texas USA
this new version blows more than bush at a press conference youre best off tryin to get a download of the straemline pictures version and transferring it over. i grew up with the old one and the voices are done better. tetsuo sounds so much weaker in this.
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