Akira
After watching ''100 greatest animations''it inspired me to buy it n it was well worth the Ł5,what a great film!The storys good and the actual animation is quality,the night scenes are amazing and the whole last battle was beast,any1 else seen it?if so,tell me what u thought of it
I definitely appreciate what Akira has done in terms of making anime much more mainstream than it was before it's initial release. But I thought the actual movie was decent at best.
I got the special 2 disk edition some years ago. Best Ł10 I ever spent. Its a excellent piece of animation for its time.
Visually, Akira is by far one of the best-animated movies of all time, and it probably always will be. Aurally, the soundtrack has this great rhythmic quality to it that provides a constant driving force behind the action onscreen. Miscellaneously, Kaneda has a bitchin' set of wheels.
And after that, it really doesn't matter that the story is a bastardized mash-up of the manga's epic narrative with a dumb non-ending.
I never got into Manga or much into Anime, but Akira is a classic as far as I'm concerned. The things that annoy me so much about a lot of anime is all of the goofy character animation and epileptic seizure-enducing flashing during still frame fight scenes, of which Akira was pretty much devoid. I like it's style, and definitely the soundtrack (one of my favorite scenes is the bike battle). Also, I think the story, while loose-ended, was unique.
So, in conclusion, much love!
Brian: "If I remember correctly, this is the Physics Department."
Chris: "That would explain all the gravity."
man, I gotta see this movie. how does it compare to Miyazaki's 8 masterpieces, of which I have seen all.
It doesn't bear comparison to any of Miyazaki's work. It's a completely different creature. And I hope you mean nine.
Oh, right yeah, 9 if you count the Lupin one. I haven't seen that one.
akira was the first import animated movie i had ever seen...i was very young wand shouldn't have seen it, as i didn't understand half of what was going on. years later when i saw it as a teen i was blown away
excellent.
I love this movie. I too have seen it when I was very young. Haven't seen Akira in a years though, but still remember most of it.
Visually it was awesome, and the story "outline" so to speak was good, but I found the execution of the story to be fairly uninspiring. IOW, I'm glad I saw it, but I don't much care one way or another if I see it again.
Ninja Scroll is far more engrossing for me, even if not as visually impressive.
Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
Damn true dude, damn true.
akira is a fantastic film if a little confusing at times KANEDA!
Akira
Last night i finally had the chance to watch the old anime movie Akira. I've been wanting to see it forever but could never find it in stores or download it, but i finally got it. After watching it, i found it pretty friggin good and its restored my faith in anime a little. So how many of you guys have seen it, or read the manga?
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