Akira (1988)
- DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo
- Runtime124 min
- RatedR
Composite score
Is Akira worth watching?
Yes. Akira scores 80.8/100 on our composite rating, which makes it well worth watching. It is ranked #46 of 132 anime movies on Read Manga, and #14 of 52 in action. Critics and audiences broadly agree on it (80 vs 82 out of 100). Its strongest score is on Rotten Tomatoes (91%) and its weakest on Metacritic (68/100).
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Synopsis
2019. Thirty one years after being destroyed during World War III, Tokyo (now 'Neo-Tokyo') has been rebuilt and is a thriving metropolis. Shotaro Kaneda is the leader of a biker gang. His friend Tetsuo Shima is injured in an accident and taken to a top-secret government facility. He develops telekinetic powers but decides to use them for evil rather than good. He has the same powers as Akira, the force that destroyed Tokyo in 1988, and now it appears that history will repeat itself.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination total
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