That's a weird thing to think. Animation was invented in the 1920s, you don't think 60 years is long enough to get to a masterful level in the industry?
best thing is, not one rotoscope in sight. I think when it comes to animation, the japanese are hands down the best at it in the entire world, and this movie is proof of that, along with Ghost in The Shell
chase ross obviously this comment is old but I wanted to point out that the movie isn't a full adaptation of the manga. The movie began production before the original manga was even completed, so they had to come up with an original idea for the movie ending and I believe thr author wrote up the one for the movie.
0:30 the guys the voice actor for spike from cowboy bebop and millions of others now. Hadn't seen this movie since I was 10, thanks 12y older brother for this and ninja scroll as my first "real cartoons" just came back for the scenes and realized it was him.
I was on acid at the cinema and afterwards I couldn't remember what is wa about. I even had an AKIRA t-shirt. I went. to different night spots and it was like neo Tokyo 2020. The whole club was Asians. What a night. The details in Akira are mind blowing. When the cop drags a dude on the floor , a blood smear follows hin. My favourite animation after Dragon Ball Z.
I wasn’t really paying attention that much but I think he got his powers from the little boy, and the power he has is that telekinesis, but lost control over it, and the pills make him go insane or maybe stop seeing things that are not actually there, but idk wasn’t paying attention, sorry😅
@@jeffreyali3644 ye, I love how Akira inspired so many of my fav animes.... but I dun actually care at all for Akira xD I cud add more to the list, One Punch Man, Gurren Laagan, KiruraKiru, AkamegaKiru Why not add Samurai Jack and Avatar: LAB & Korra while we're at it xD
Japans struggle with it's growing technology, the radiation and mutation from nuclear radiation after WW2 and the loss of its heritage and past to it's rapidly developing slightly western future.
The very first English dub was the best version but this version i can't even watch it the dialogue is horrible. I own the first English dub on VHS and I bought it in 1992 for $88.99 out of a magazine but it was worth it and compared to this version it still is worth it because the first English dub seems non-existent can't find it anywhere online.
Let us analyze for a minute what is happening with the conception of 'non human' powers. 0:05 1. A camera drift along the corridors of a building and DECELERATES reaching the door. Tetsuo can travel spaces without moving. Omni presence. He locates himself outside of his body and understands the building layout. 0:51 2. Gravitational spherical wave push. Bodies are crushed and even clipped on walls. Tetsuo discovers the gravitational push. 1:21 3. Tetsuo sustain a shield of unknown origin. It s a solid shield of air mass that even displaces gas. That shield seems magnetic and gravitational. Then he pushes with a gravitational field the walls and then contracts de displacement against the opposing force crushing them. Expansion and contraction of forces as if these where positive and negative chargers. 1:51 4. A gravitational well exerted over a tank bullet that ends up detonating due the pressure forces. Tetsuo combines magneto gravitational push dissipating the gases and the detonation. Japan was ahead of its time conceiving 'special' abilities that are common in current video games. The conception of these animations are well thought out that even current movies keeps using such approaches. These are not new ideas. They happened before. However the 'scientific' representation to 'super powers' is simply ahead of its time, 35 years into the future. It's ridiculous the advanced mind of the Japanese culture in theater, art, technology and design. It's just ridiculous.
what pisses me off is you can't watch this fantastic anime on legit means anymore ... you've got to shell out money to those who have fake advertisements. I have seen this before . I had the actual DVD it was published on ... now these money-suckers want me to pay again ..... how dare they. Why hasn't anyone risen to challenge these sorry lots of life???? Screw Communism.
