Akira
AKIRA
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 is a movie with 1 episode, from Summer 1988, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, rated 7.9/10 on AniList.
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)
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Tags
- Cyberpunk — Set in a future of advanced technological and scientific achievements that have resulted in social disorder.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Dystopian — Partly or completely set in a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression.
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Delinquents — Features characters with a notorious image and attitude, sometimes referred to as "yankees".
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.