A great movie for bright people who like anime.

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2001)

This movie, being one of the first animes that I saw, gave me the impression that the whole genre of japanese animation was gory and violent (Vampire Hunter D being the first I saw). But as time progressed, I saw that this was not true. Dispite the bits of ultra-violence, Akira is a very good story. Many newbies may come along and say "Hey! This movie is cool! I like action and violence!" But the story is more deep than that. In summary: In Neo Tokyo, a boy had tests and experiments conducted on him that brought out his psychokinetic powers, enabling him to destroy buildings, armies, and even a city, like what happened many years before. His friends, dispite treating him like an inferior, attempt to rescue him with the aid of a group hell bent on ending the project. Maybe I'm not the best suited to explain the plot, but just open your mind and give this film a shot.