The Accidental Otaku (#1 ; 05202010)

[mythos_9]

Akira (1988 / 2001)

Director - Katsuhiro Otomo

Plot : (taken from the AnimeNewsNetwork Excyclopedia, because I'm no good at summaries) "In the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the outbreak of World War III. In Neo-Tokyo, all authority is waging a never-ending struggle against the underground that virtually rules the shattered city. A

Comments

[captain_vegeta]

When I first saw Akira, it scared the hell out of me. I'm only thankful that I had already been introduced to anime. Otherwise I probably would have run away screaming from it!

[mythos_9]

Well, that's one of the reasons I said that Akira is NOT for the uninitiated. It's got some good old fashioned nightmare fuel! :P