Episode #286

Akira

(1988)

Tetsuoooo!!!!

This week, we take a peek at Katsuhiro Otomo’s masterpiece, and one of the definitive anime films full-stop, Akira. It’s over thirty years old now, which is crazy because we’re still making this movie. An all-time influential movie, it’s up there with Bladerunner in terms of how many movies owe a debt to the way they depict the near-future. So, after all these years, how does it hold up?