Akira-sama banzai!

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2006)

It's been almost a year since I've first seen this movie. At first, I couldn't understand why is this such a big anime, so I decided that I will give it another chance. After second time, I gave it another. And another. Now I've seen it about 15 times, I can tell: it worths the trouble. Especially after I could see it in a movie theater (THANK YOU ODEON!!), I was simply blown away by it. At the end even closing my mouth felt difficult. Sot this movie is itself an experience, and no animated feature could compete against it.
The story takes place 30 years after World War III, when Tokyo is finally rebuilt as Neo-Tokyo. Motor gangs rule the streets, fighting each other, until one night one of them, Tetsuo runs into a strange kid, who looks like an old man. After this, he gets supernatural power, and destroys half of the city. His best friend, Kaneda tries to stop him, but they even have to deal with the army and politicians with different interests.
If you want to know, more watch the movie, because it is simply awesome!