MYSTIFYING,GRAPHIC,BEAUTYFUL. THE BEST ANIMATED FILM EVER MADE.

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2001)

This was the film that(like a lot of people)got me interested in anime,and even though i've seen some good anime film's since,(as well as watching some bad one's like the just plane vile legend of the overfiend)nothing has had the same impact on me as this gem. Made strictly for adult's,akira has all the thing's that western animated film's don't have,a deep,dense plotline,graphic ultra violence and above all else,realistic fleshed out characters which you can invest your emotion into. Together with visuals which are so spectacular you will never see them in a major holywood movie(this could not be made as a live action film because it would cost to much)and you have a endlessly rewatchable masterpiece. why cant disney make a film like this.
five stars out of five stars

p.s dont watch the dubbed version. It may be in 5.1 sound on the dvd,but the american accents sound fake and it takes away from the film's realism.