Shoutarou Kaneda (Akira)

Shoutarou Kaneda is the main protagonist from the Akira series.
== Charactah Account ==
Shoutarou is an anti-heroic, brash, carefree delinquent and the leader of a motorcycle gang. Kaneda is best friends with Tetsuo, a member who he has known since childhood, but their friendship was ruined after Tetsuo gained and abused his psychic powers. He becomes involved with the terrorist resistance movement and forms an attraction for their member Kei, which eventually develops into a strong romantic bond between the two.
Kaneda is portrayed as the main symbol of defiance against the traditional forms of authority, particularly Colonel Shikishima, being very rebellious. His fellow bikers and classmates all describe him as being "egotistical," as he likes to show off in everything he does. He is known to act before thinking things through, which gets him into trouble.
Beneath his tough and cocky exterior, Kaneda is brave, energetic, independent, and innately empathetic. He looks out for the safety and well-being of the members of his biker gang (most notably Tetsuo Shima) and becomes vexed to the point of tears when he loses one of them. Kaneda values loyalty and becomes vengeful when trust is broken.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Akira
* Akira (Shin Anime)
=== Manga ===
* Akira
=== Video Games ===
* Akira
* Akira Psycho Ball
== Trivia ==
* Kaneda was named after Shoutarou Kaneda, the protagonist of Tetsujin 28-go (Gigantor).
* Besides Tetsuo, Kaneda is the only character with a canonical full name.
* In Saints Row 2, there is a motorcycle named Kaneda.
* In Ghostrunner, Kaneda's red bike is featured as an Easter egg.
* Even though it is seen throughout the whole movie, Kaneda's bike is only seen in Volume 1 and at the end of Volume 6 of the original manga.
* In the Famicom playthrough of Akira, Kaneda shows up as deceased in the bad ending.
* Even though seen throughout the whole movie, Kaneda's bike is only seen in Volume 1 of the manga.
* At the beginning of the manga, Kaneda was dating the school nurse, and you later found out in Volume 1, that Kaneda had got the nurse pregnant, neither the nurse or the pregnancy are mentioned again.
* In a mashup of the manga Akira with The Simpsons, Kaneda’s role is played by Bart.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shōtarō Kaneda (anime) at Akira Wiki
* Shōtarō Kaneda (manga) at Akira Wiki
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