Awesome. Hasn't aged a bit

Rating: 8/10 (4 October 2015)

Hadn't watched Akira for years and years. Managed to catch a "clean" version - very well restored, hi def and all the works and honestly it hasn't aged at all. On the contrary, with the exception of one scene where a girl talks a public phone, the whole thing has aged gracefully and is still as relevant as it was in the late 1980's: the animation is flawless, the designs as cool and modern as ever and the action flat out awesome. The story is still what one could have qualms about - the debate is the same as 25 years ago. It does have slow & confusing moments but overall it's well worth a watch. Now I'll go ahead and reread everything! Katsushiro Otomo : I wish you were doing more!