Friday, February 8, 2008

Review of the anime Akira
Review Time. Today lets look at the anime Akira.

Value: 4/5

Rating: 15+

Genre. Action

STORY.

It is 2019 and 30 years after World War III. In the war Tokyo was destroyed by something immensly powerfull force. This power was unleashed by the power of the human mind. Now thirty years later scientists are once again trying to control this power. Tetsuo is a member of a biker gang who gets picked up by the army and is subjected to the tests to awaken his powers. His friends however are trying to get him back and they get help from a resistence group who try to stop the disaster from 30 years ago from happening again. But soon their fears come true as Tetsuo's power goes out of control and now they must struggle to keep him from destroying the city.

CHRACTERS.

Tetsuo. A member of a biker gang. After running into a former experiment he is taken in by the military for experimantation. He soon finds himself great powers but lacks the power to control it.

Kaneda. The leader of Tetsuo's gang and his friend. He is very fierce and protective of his gang and teritory.

Kei. She is a member of the group that oppose the experiments and try to put a stop to it. She offers Kaneda her help in saving Tetsuo and further her own goals at the same time.

Akira. One of the first experiments by the scientists. He was the reason the city was destroyed 30 years ago.

ART & MUSIC.

Both the art (5/5) and music (5/5) are excellent.

VOICE ACTING

The Japanese acting is great as usual (5/5) but the English isn't that bad either (4/5)

Personal note. This is it. Ground zero! This is the first true anime i ever watched and where my love for anime started. I must also confess that the first time i watched it i was rather disappointed by the end. But i have watched it a few times sinds and those earlier misgivings have disappeared. What is left is a truly amazing anime especially considering the age of almost 20 years. It is however very violent and bloody so definitly not for children. It is however a classic that every anime lover must have seen at least once.

If you have any questions please let me know. Also tips and comments about how i can make this sort of blog better are more than welcome.

Comments (0)