Has anyone seen the original Akira?

Rich-Allen1976 · Post by **Rich-Allen1976** » 20 Sep 2022, 19:55

Above.

Many years ago it was shown on BBC 2 one Saturday night, quite good I thought, I then bought it on Blu Ray.

Set in a Dystopian future Neo-Japan.

Post by **Ojisama** » 20 Sep 2022, 20:43

Yep, that would be me.

Indeed, it was ground-breaking when it first appeared, and is still revered as the seminal anime that introduced the media to the west. Up until then, anime was limited to poorly dubbed children's series, or even worse American productions of Japanese originals.

Post by **Expendable** » 21 Sep 2022, 02:26

I've seen it, oh yes. It was definitely different, especially the ancient-looking children waiting for his return. Nice motorcycles.

belsammael · Post by **belsammael** » 04 Oct 2022, 12:07

richardallen1976 wrote: ↑
20 Sep 2022, 19:55
Above.

Many years ago it was shown on BBC 2 one Saturday night, quite good I thought, I then bought it on Blu Ray.

Set in a Dystopian future Neo-Japan.

Same; in fact, I think that was where I first saw it, I think, on the BBC late Saturday night. One of my first anime experiences too.