One of my favorite movies of all time and my favorite animated movie of all time! i remembered sixteen years ago when i lived in Carlsbad (California that is) before moving to Santa Ana, i saw an article on anime in Newsweek when i was 14 at my junior high's library and they mentioned Akira including the theatrical release of Ghost in The Shell. I rented this movie from one of the local movie rental stores, loved it.
I got hooked into anime even though my earlier experiences with anime were Unico 1 & 2, Jack and The Beanstalk, Voltron, Transformers and more. I did saw Vampire Hunter D and Robot Carnival when i was 12, Little Nemo when i was 11 especially Project A-Ko and Totoro when i was 12 on HBO.
Posted by goresnet (Member # 6592) on :
If you have a decent home theater, check out Akira on bluray. Never looked better, but the sound will blow you away!
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I love Akira, and admit that I am not an expert on anime by any means, but Cowboy Beebop, the series and movie are brilliant on every level, personal favorites.
Posted by HarryCanyon (Member # 9143) on :
It is an amazing movie you know, did you know this movie came out december of 1989 here in the states by Streamline pictures? i had the movie in it's streamline dub with Cam Clarke's voice (a.k.a. Leonardo from Ninja Turtles) for years and bought the 2-Disc DVD and now own the Blu-Ray.
I also read the amazing manga.
Posted by Burnett (Member # 9924) on :
I like the movie , and I also own the manga. They're both fantastically stylized, have a great story and a cool setting... Cyberpunk to the bone! "TETSUOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"
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