Am I the only one in the world that doesn’t love the movie Akira?
With its violence and gore and dark psychological aspects, it helped pave the way for mainstream adult animation. And it had amazing visuals for the time, with iconic aspects that were replicated elsewhere. So like, it’s objectively important in the history of the medium. No doubt about that.
But in terms of watching it, I don’t find it subjectively engaging, nor do I find myself recommending it like “you gotta watch Akira”.
How dare you attempt to ruin my childhood! 🏍️
First ever Lyn L 😭
I haven’t seen it, because it didn’t look interesting to me. I guess that doesn’t count.
Oh, never watched it. Will put in my watch list. 🤙
It’s fantastic. I would also recommend you watch the behind the scenes once you finish it. Truly a work of art
Yes
The movie was okay. I'd still like an Akira TV show that stays faithful to the source material though.
Kind of like a tv series that stays faithful to the Wheel Of Time novels. I can understand needing to cut some characters and plots since otherwise it would be a generation in the watching, but the Amazon Prime adaptation was so pitiful and off track in so many ways, especially illogical ones that rekt the overall plot!
Yeah, im gonna disagree with you on that one. It's seminal, plus the idea of the military hoarding children with psychic powers was ahead of its time. It is a slog though, the key is to not watch the whole thing in one sitting. Break it up into 2 or 3 sessions. It's classic for a reason.
Never heard of this movie before lol what’s it about?
I prefer reading the manga.
I tried several times... always felt asleep
will try again and will tell you that I've actually liked it, becaude I slept over Ghost in the shell actually
I’ve got first print of the manga. Quite proud of it 😊
I have a animation cell somewhere of some rubble from Akira. Also proud
I've yet to watch Akira, let alone read the manga for it.
You gotta watch Death Note!
I second the Death Note.
Also Parasyte.
I'm going to protest until we get Lyn speaking at Fanime-Con in San Jose 😂
Yes. 🤙
I respect it, but it's meh.
Totally with you on this.
I was desperate to watch it as it immediately gained a good reputation. But when I finally got the video, sat down and watched I was bored by it.
Can remember my disappointment to this day!
W”kh”o?
I prefer the ghost in the shell trip here 🤗
Team Dragon Ball
The original English dub from 1988 was absolutely atrocious -- the 2001 dub was much better. Best still is original Japanese track with the subtitles.
The SOUNDTRACK by Geinoh Yamashirogumi though -- absolutely hypnotic and immersive 👀
subtitles or gtfo 👍
its the "2001" of anime
gotta be in the right mood
It would be historical only for people working in the animation industry, because I think its influence mainly focuses on techniques of expression and world setting as you mention.
But you do need to read the manga
The anim is disjointed and not true to the source material. Dont like it
日本人だけどAkira見てません
have not watched it 😀
and of course, lots of people don’t like violence and gore. I can’t believe I watched the entirety of Breaking Bad when it first came out. Luckily, I don’t remember any of it. 😅
It was wild and mind blowing at the time i watched it. But I do agree it’s over recommended and not the magic from story and character as it would seem y how it’s suggested.
Didn't get it/like it at all
I prefer, similar taste, ghost in the shell
If you want to watch a real masterpiece about friendship and entropy, I recommend the TV version of Puella Magi Madoka Maciga
Looks like Japanese Robin
To each their own
The OST does it for me… Absolutely love it
Yes, you are the only one. It is the greatest.
Never heard of it. Now I’m torn over wondering if I can safely ignore it.
Now we need a list of things generally regarded as great - but I don’t get it.
Here’s mine: Pink Floyd
How dare you
Sunlight
Barack Obama
wow
Government
Beer
So many of my friends have tried to get me to like beer with all sorts of fancy stuff that they like.
To me it always just tastes of Beer. Which I don't like.
Damn, Pink Floyd are one of my all-time faves
Obsessed with cats and doesn't like Pink Floyd. That checks out.
Dark Side of the Moon is deep... and there's a reason it's the fourth best selling album in history...
Time...
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
#iykyk
Akira didn’t have a character with which many people would identify. Impotent rage is a hard sell to movie goers.
The bike is more personable than bomb boy.
How do you feel about the Evangelion movies?
It was a technically great movie. OK story. Lot of constraints. Lot of problems too. Like books to movies, the manga's got more details.
Its not one of the first adult animated movies though. Just one with that level of detail.
I got flak for saying “graphic novels” were called “cartoons” when I was growing up. … just saying
I've never heard of Akira before. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll watch it.
Try reading the books. I think it goes way more into some of the deeper issues of nuclear power and develops the breakdown of the friendship between Tetsuo and Kaneda that the movie doesn’t do justice to
Can I recommend Trigun?
I read the manga, never watched the anime. It was okay. It's never in my anime recommandations.
Have you watched the 1995 animation “Ghost in the Shell”?
This is the real one that holds up
