Akira
Also known as: AKIRA / AKIRA
Akira is a movie by Tokyo Movie Shinsha that premiered in Summer 1988. It is finished airing with 1 episodes of about 125 minutes each. Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Supernatural. Average AniList score: 7.9/10.
Synopsis
It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.
(Source: FUNimation)
Akira episodes
- Episode 1: Complete Movie — aired July 16, 1988
Main characters
- Shoutarou Kaneda (Main) — voiced by Mitsuo Iwata
- Tetsuo Shima (Main) — voiced by Nozomu Sasaki
- Kei (Main) — voiced by Mami Koyama
- Shikishima Taisa (Supporting) — voiced by Tarou Ishida
- Kaori (Supporting) — voiced by Yuriko Fuchizaki
- Resistance Member (Supporting) — voiced by Masato Hirano
- Yamagata (Supporting) — voiced by Masaaki Ookura
- Kai (Supporting) — voiced by Takeshi Kusao
- Kiyoko (Supporting) — voiced by Sachie Itou
- Takashi (Supporting) — voiced by Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Related anime
- Alternative: AKIRA (Shin Anime)
Anime like Akira
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) — TV series
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) — movie
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) — movie
- Devilman Crybaby (2018) — ONA
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) — ONA
- Akudama Drive (2020) — TV series
- PLUTO (2023) — ONA
- Metropolis (2001) — movie
Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Supernatural · Season: Summer 1988