Not soon after that we are introduced to a motorcycle gang led by a kid named Kaneda who riding through Neo-Tokyo, trying not to get into any major trouble. This is where we meet the main characters of Akira, Tetsuo and Kaneda. Their motorcycle gang is constantly trying to kill a rival motorcycle gang called The Clowns. Once the two rival gangs meet, they go after Tetsuo, who sets his sights on a certain clown member. Chasing the clown member, he skids out and collides with the "little blue boy" (kinda troll looking), who possesses strange abilities that mirror his strange appearance. His powers go berserk, and start to kill people. Eventually the entire crew gets caught and get taken away by the law.

This is the beginning of the story of Akira. The plot in Akira is very complex, and a lot of people have trouble keeping up with it the whole time. You must watch to follow along, and take notes as you go. The films plot is just enough alone to keep you watching, but there is enough of everything else to keep you intrested the whole way through. Visually it is very impressive, with very good animation and an overall "techno" look to it which rivals any other anime movies to date.

Akira has a huge following and is one of the most popular anime movies ever!! If you do not mind being a little dunbfounded about the plot(At least the first time you see it), I would recommend it.

P.S. The ending could have been a lot better.


Written by: Bill Whitman (Morrigan)
Edited by: Bill Whitman (Morrigan)