30 years later and it's still incredible

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2019)

Akira is a film that proves animation doesn't need to be confined to preexisting genre conventions. Atom-slicingly sharp social critique in a futuristic biker movie would be enough to make an all-time great film, but to throw in psychic powers and a blistering deconstruction of superhero tropes with animation on par with or exceeding present-day Pixar in terms of technical skill AND inventiveness? It's almost too wild for me to handle.