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Akira goes for the monstrous option, driven by a relentless pursuit of power which is simultaneously natural to humans and ...

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Then came Akira — a film that exploded onto my screen, dragged me through a neon-lit dystopian Tokyo, and made me question everything I thought I knew about animation and storytelling. Dramatic? Yes.

Akira (1988) is a Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, it follows the story of Kaneda and Tetsuo, two friends who become entangled in a ...