Despite it being one of the loudest animated films ever made, Akira begins in eerie silence. In the year 1988, an unknown singularity suddenly and entirely wipes out the city of Tokyo, the screen ...

Set 21 years after the destruction of Tokyo, Akira's Neo-Tokyo is a lawless, crepuscular mega-city rebuilt from the ashes.

Otomo was a big fan of the 1956 manga Tetsujin 28-go, and ended up borrowing names from the manga liberally in his own work, ...

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Then came Akira — a film that exploded onto my screen, dragged me through a neon-lit dystopian Tokyo, and made me question everything I thought I knew about animation and storytelling. Dramatic? Yes.

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Rediscovering forgotten gems of 80s anime The 1980s were a golden age for anime, producing both global hits and hidden treasures that still shine today. Beyond blockbuster titles like Akira, the ...

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Akira goes for the monstrous option, driven by a relentless pursuit of power which is simultaneously natural to humans and destructive of our humanity. Otomo’s anti-hero, Kaneda, is a biker drawn from ...

Batman: The Animated Series , Bugs Bunny, Hanna-Barbera, and Pinocchio are all part of a Propstore auction showcasing the art of hand-drawn animation. Reading time 1 minute Looking for some ...

Big Screen Spotlight | Katsuhiro Ôtomo's cyberpunk trailblazer is still the standard-bearer for big-screen anime ...