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Akira
AKIRA（アキラ）
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Synopsis
Japan, 1988. An explosion caused by a young boy with psychic powers tears through the city of Tokyo and ignites the fuse that leads to World War III. In order to prevent any further destruction, he is captured and taken into custody, never to be heard from again. Now, in the year 2019, a restored version of the city known as Neo-Tokyo—an area rife with gang violence and terrorism against the current government—stands in its place. Here, Shoutarou Kaneda leads "the Capsules," a group of misfits k...
Background
Akira won the Silver Scream Award, the audience award of the Amsterdam-based Imagine Film Festival, in 1992 and was nominated for the American Anime Awards' Best Anime Feature award in 2007.
AI Synopsis
AI · OriginalWhen a teen biker’s best friend becomes a god‑like bomb, Neo‑Tokyo spirals into psychic war.
In a dystopian 2019 where the ruins of Tokyo have been reborn as the neon‑lit, law‑less sprawl of Neo‑Tokyo, teenage biker Kaneda leads the reckless gang known as the Capsules. Their nightly turf wars with the rival Clowns are a blur of chrome, gasoline and punk swagger—until a chance encounter shatters the status quo. Tetsuo, Kaneda’s hot‑headed best friend, crashes into a fleeing esper, a child whose latent psychic energy once triggered the cataclysm that erased old Tokyo. The contact awakens a terrifying power within Tetsuo, turning his body into a conduit for raw, uncontrollable energy. The military‑run research bureau, desperate to contain the resurgence of psychic devastation, hunts Tetsuo like a rogue weapon. As his abilities spiral out of control, the city erupts into chaos: towering megastructures crumble, rival gangs clash, and the very fabric of reality begins to tear. Kaneda is forced to choose between loyalty to his friend and the survival of a city on the brink of another apocalypse, leading to a showdown that fuses high‑octane biker action with mind‑bending horror.
neon dystopiapsychic horrorbiker anarchygovernment conspiracyexplosive visuals
Audience Guidance
AIRecommended age: 17+
strong
ViolenceExtreme graphic violence throughout including shootings, stabbings, beatings, and mass civilian casualties
strong
goreExplicit body horror and gore: mutation sequences, organs exposed, limbs torn off, characters crushed and exploded in detail
strong
Disturbing themesGovernment experimentation on children, psychic trauma, loss of bodily autonomy, apocalyptic destruction, and existential horror
moderate
Sexual contentBrief female nudity in non-sexual contexts and one implied sexual assault scene involving a minor character
strong
LanguageFrequent strong profanity throughout including F-words and harsh insults in both sub and dub versions
moderate
Substance useTeenage characters regularly consume stimulant pills; drug use depicted casually among biker gangs
Akira is a landmark cyberpunk film with extreme, detailed body horror and graphic violence that pushes far beyond typical action anime. Its mature themes of government corruption, child experimentation, and psychological disintegration make it appropriate only for older teens with high tolerance for visceral horror.
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Akira has 1 episodes.
Akira is currently finished airing.
Akira was produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
Akira aired Jul 16, 1988.
Akira is based on a Manga.
Akira is a landmark cyberpunk film with extreme, detailed body horror and graphic violence that pushes far beyond typical action anime. Its mature themes of government corruption, child experimentation, and psychological disintegration make it appropriate only for older teens with high tolerance for visceral horror.
