Quote Originally Posted by Dreddz
The remake made alot more sense of the story, that was the main purpose of the remake, the best aspect of Akira is it's story, not knowing the story as well as you should will give you a different opinion of the movie, I'd say you steer clear of the original, the remake is alot more superior.
You can't steer clear of original, because it is the original. I just feel that you wouldn't be getting the full "Akira experience" if you just watched the remake. I'd feel the same if Square remade FFVII, and somebody said they would never play the original.
That's just what I think.