Whoa...

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2001)

If there is a child in your house, send them to sleep over with a friend. This anime is arguably the most violent one in existence. This, of course doesn't mean that it sucks. This anime is also VERY intelligent. It makes Blade Runner look like Disney's Cinderella. Its plot is ingenious, mixing the supernatural with the scientific. It is not only a bloodbath, but a sensitive yet strong cry against society, as well as a visual delight. It seems impossible that it was created in 1988. The story of a bike gang who lose their youngest member to the army. Scientists continually research on him, until something inside his head snaps, and all hell breaks loose. The boy, Tetsuo, decides to find the only one more powerful than him...Akira. His best friend and blood brother, Kaneda, tries to stop him, but in vain. On the way he becomes a revolutionary, and sees the true way society is these days...under a veil of a cult who believe Akira will return, and a perverse authority enforced by the police and the army working hand-in-hand. Akira is currently my favorite anime. It is perfect, except for the English dub's script. A pathetic effort to censor it, and that takes away from the movie. Thankfully, it is only minor. The rest of the movie is very enjoyable. Just try to be over 18.