Review of Akira
For my anime reviews I am going to review the anime on the order of which you would experience while watching an episode of the anime that is being reviewed. 1.Art - Yeah.... so I watched the renowned Akira and I haven't done any reviews since school started up, so I figured I should start making reviews again since I'm on break. The art was fantabulous! It was so amazing that I have to make up words to describe how good it was. It was also, in fact, hand drawn meaning that the level of animation I viewed was amazing because of it'sfluidity and the fact that it was hand drawn. It was like watching water flow through my computer screen. The actual art of the characters and setting was hugely unique and I couldn't get tired of it. I would like to say that the character's faces were a little repetitive but because of the unique style it didn't bother me that much. The art in this anime really set the tone for the story and was entirely unique in my eyes, so I can happily give art a 10.
2.Sound - So.... oh dinners ready, I'll be back in a few............................... ok I'm back. That was good taco salad, anyway, I really enjoyed the soundtrack. All of the songs were perfect for the atmosphere of the show. It kinda made me feel tribal and shit, it was pretty cool. The soundtrack pretty much did it's job perfectly, which is to enhance the story. This is why I don't really have much else to say about it. I give it a 10 for being perfect in my opinion.
3.Character - On thing that I liked about the charters in Akira was their intense rivalries and relationships with each other. They all had very distinct personalities that set them apart from each other and identified themselves as characters. The roles of all the characters all interlope and everything is connected. The characters were lovable and I really don't have any complaints about them but that being said, they are not super interesting characters so I can't give them a 10. They will get a 9 though.
4.Story - The story of this show........ alright let's tackle this. I want to start of by saying that this show does have a good story and I very much enjoyed what story it had but here is where my opinion will probably differ from most. IT WAS SO CONFUSING FOR ME! I never really had a defined clue of what was going on at any moment. The story had me questioning what the whole point of it's self was and as a viewer I don't believe that an anime should make it's viewer confused. Of course I can't give any spoilers, but at the end of the movie I didn't even know what the point of all of it was. I brainstormed if I had missed anything important and I couldn't come up with anything I had missed. I can't see how the story was so amazing if it doesn't have an overall purpose. Now, you might be thinking, "hey just watch it again and you'll get it"....... well I shouldn't have to. The creator of the anime should make his/her anime amazing the FIRST time around so that their anime can be easily consumed by consumers. Of coarse this is my theory but it is very important to leave a good impression on the viewer rather than a confused one. BAH who knows maybe I'm just dumb... I'll give it a 7.
5.Enjoyment - Well although I had some major issues with the story I generally enjoyed the anime as a whole. As I was watching I felt like I was in this dystopian future work that Akira created. It really took my breath away and I was thrown amidst this huge struggle of power. I did enjoy it a lot but making sense out of the story really took from my enjoyment so I can only give enjoyment a 8.
This anime is an overall 8.
*I will also recommend that this anime is only watched by a matured audience.
Caution:
!Keep in mind this anime has very intense gore.
!Keep in mind this anime has dark subject matter.
!Keep in mind this anime has nudity.