The ultimate anime motion picture!

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2009)

In an alternate 1988 in Tokyo on July 16th, World War III has started and 31 years later in 2019 far in the future where the city has turned into a technological metropolis called "Neo-Tokyo". A gang of teenage bikers lead by brave Keneda are having a battle with a rival gang of bikers called The Clowns until a freak accident causes one of Kendea's friends Tetsuo and he's taken away to a military hospital. Tetsuo has undergone through experimentation involving ESP and telekinesis called "The Akira Project" as it leaves some of his friends including Keneda worried until one night he snaps and goes on a rampage with his new powers to find the one that started it all called Akira.
A brilliant, visually stunning, thought provoking and ultraviolent animated Sci-fi thriller from Japan that is one of the most unique experiences to hit the screen. Katsuhiro Otomo who co-wrote, produced and directed the film adapts his classic Japanese Manga faithfully with flawless results. The film has a complex storyline that descends with twists and turns including some fantastic animation and a memorable Asian sounding music score that is just unbelievable. The film is also a story about evolution and politicians especially of the possibility of tempering with the laws of science. I also like how the film has plenty of gory action sequences and a deep yet provocative allegory to it, This is the animated motion picture that made anime or Japanese animation more popular thanks to rave critical reviews and a huge fanbase among this movie including myself whom i adored this film since i was 14.
This movie is something that fans of animation, Sci-fi and cinema alike should watch and experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.
Also recommended: "Blade Runner", "Total Recall", "Ghost in The Shell 1 & 2", "Watchmen", "Sin City", "Heavy Metal", "Metropolis (1927 and 2001 animated versions)", "Fist of the North Star (1986 anime)", "Carrie", "Scanners", "Firestarter", "Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky", "Battle Royale", "Altered States", "2001: A Space Odyssey", "The Thing (1982)", "Vexville", "Appleseed (2004) & Ex Machina", "Mad Max Trilogy", "Terminator Trilogy", "Ichi The Killer", "Versus", "Memories", "Cowboy Bebop The Movie", "The Fifth Element", "The Crow", "28 Days/28 Weeks Later", "The Toxic Avenger", "Escape from New York", "Minority Report", "Final Fantasy VII: Advant Children", "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", "Robocop", "X-Men Trilogy", "Starship Troopers", "The Running Man", "Death Race 2000", "A Clockwork Orange", "Hardware", "Samurai X: The Movie", "Perfect Blue", "Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend", "Spriggan", "Jin-Roh", "Steamboy", "Grindhouse", "Kill Bill 1 & 2", "Making Contact (a.k.a. Joey)", "Ninja Scroll", "Titan A.E", "Speed Racer (2008)", "Babylon A.D", "Pitch Black", "Aliens", "Predator", "Wizards", "Princess Mononoke", "The Matrix Trilogy", "V For Vendetta", "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", "Dark City", "The X-Files Movies 1 & 2", "Death Race (2008)", "Resident Evil Trilogy", "Cloverfield", "Transformers (1986 and 2007)", "The Island (2005)", "The Incredible Hulk (2008)", "Hulk (2003)", "Rats: A Night of Terror", "Final Destination Series", "Friday The 13th part 7: The New Blood", "Hancock", "Nausicca: Valley of the Winds", "The Fast and The Furious", "The Dead Zone (1983)", "Videodrome", "Dawn of the Dead (1978 and 2004)", "Day of the Dead (1985)", "Superman 1 2 and Returns", "Class of Nuke'Em High", "Suspect Zero", "The Blob (1988)", "Vampire Hunter D & Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust", "Night of the Comet", "Twilight Zone The Movie", "I Am Legend", "The Omega Man", "Wicked City", "Samurai X: The Motion Picture", "Rock and Rule" and "Tokyo Gore Police".