Akira

Akira is very enjoyable. Everything from music to story is sheer brilliance, in my opinion. Easily my favorite anime movie!

And I still want the same bike as Kaneda

If you ask me, Akira is THE anime. nuff said.

or was it the fact that tetsuo ate kaori...(which i believe is the most fucked up part lol)

Yeah in the anime she got squished by two big bags of protein/fat.

In the manga

Ending of Kaori:

Kaori was shot by the guards, if I remember correctly

I think the Akira movie was probably more a vehicle designed by Katsuhiro to promote his comic. There are quite a few things wrong with the movie, such as why absolutely nothing makes sense. There are vague hints and references to the comic, ones that aren't even revealed until after the movie was created.

As a result, the viewer is left in the dark, completely dumbfounded by what is presented to him on the screen. This isn't a mindfuck, the story presented in the movie is just fucking stupid. Ultimately what Akira does best is combine artistic vision, and likeable characters into an entertaining feature, with lots of bang and pizazz. All aspects of the picture making were top notch, from production, to design, to acting. It's a great film, just not a great story.

Which I suppose would make it the quintessential anime. =/

I read somewhere Akira has to do with Japanese modernization

Originally Posted by Spatula

I have that too. I got it as a gift from my friend.

I have to agree that this is old school but everytime i watch it I still like it soo much. Good art work, great story, great anime.

Speaking of Akira merchandise:

WHERE CAN I GET KANEDA'S PILL GANG JACKET?!