Review of Akira

Akira is a great movie that years ago raised the bar of what anime is. The story is outstanding, and one most people need to re watch many times to understand it in its entirety. This is because Akira's story structure operates on many different levels. At first, Akira seems like a pretty basic shounen anime. However, it touches on many different theories such as multiverse theory and chaos theory that might seem a little odd in a powerful action movie like this. These references are subtle, and I know that they went over my head while watching the movie. If it wasn't for the researchI did after watching Akira, I would have never gotten the level of fulfillment that I did from the movie.

Yes, the art can seem a little tacky and overly vintage, but in my opinion this overshadowed by the multiple layers of plot, and diverse cast that is set up. While it is not my favorite movie, it is certainly deserving of a 9/10 rating.