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Akira
Synopsis
The story
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.
ActionAdventureHorrorPsychologicalSci-FiSupernatural
Episode guide
1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
15 credited
Shoutarou Kaneda
Main
Tetsuo Shima
Main
Kei
Main
Shikishima Taisa
Supporting
Kaori
Supporting
Resistance Member
Supporting
Yamagata
Supporting
Akira
Background
Kai
Supporting
Kiyoko
Supporting
Takashi
Supporting
Masaru
Supporting
Ryuusaku
Supporting
Nezu
Supporting
Miyako
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Katsuhiro OotomoDirectorKatsuhiro OotomoOriginal CreatorKatsuhiro OotomoScript
Keiko NobumotoProduction Office
Satoshi UrushiharaKey Animation
Hiroshi HirataTitle Logo Calligraphy
Takumi NagayasuBackground Art Assistance
Tatsuyuki TanakaKey Animation
Kouji MorimotoAssistant Animation Director
Kenji KamiyamaBackground Art
Shinji KimuraBackground Art
Hiroyuki KitakuboKey Animation
Izou HashimotoScript
Norio MatsumotoIn-Betweens Check Assistance
Tadashi HiramatsuIn-Between Animation
Satoru UtsunomiyaKey Animation
Yasuomi UmetsuKey Animation
Hiroyuki MoritaIn-Betweens Check Assistance
Yoshiji KigamiKey Animation
Takashi NakamuraAnimation DirectorThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
CyberpunkTheme-Sci-Fi97%
Post-ApocalypticSetting-Universe94%
DystopianSetting-Time93%
UrbanSetting-Scene89%
Super PowerTheme-Fantasy89%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast84%
Primarily Male CastCast-Main Cast82%
ProphecyTheme-Other79%
SeinenDemographic77%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe76%
Anti-HeroCast-Main Cast75%
MotorcyclesTheme-Other-Vehicle74%
ConspiracyTheme-Drama71%
GangsTheme-Other-Organisations70%
GoreTheme-Other69%
MilitaryTheme-Other-Organisations68%
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Current3,857
Planning68,008
Completed158,305
Dropped969
Paused1,336
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Akira is one of those anime that is old but still relevant.
@BlackCotton35/38 helpful
Overrated and confusing, just because it's a "classic" it doesn't mean that it is good.
@isahbellah450/1439 helpful
Well, at least it looks nice.
@TheRealKyuubey31/108 helpful
I don't like this film, I like watching it.
@escapist33/44 helpful