Good movie even for non-anime fans

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2003)

I myself am not a fan of anime. I think the closest I got to watching anime on a regular basis was watching the cartoon Voltron as a kid in the 80s. Back then though everything was just a cartoon and who drew it really didn't matter. Anyways, I rented Akira because I have heard a lot about it. I rented it and was pleasently surprised. I thought that while it was one of those films that was heavily influenced by the style of Blade Runner, the story itself was different and it had a great visual style. I think the action was excellent (for a cartoon) and the scenes were really memorable. I can't say that I would rent more anime movies because of it, but I'm definetly more open to the idea that cartoons can be entertaining to adults. Rent it if you are interested in sci-fi/action or want to see something we a great "look" to it.

Zoopansick