Canis lupus
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I didn't get it.
I didn't get it.
Because you're not looking hard enough.Why hasn't there been any new good anime moves...
/derail
I still have my Criterion Collection Laserdisc. It has awesome packaging:
Here are some low quality images I found that don't really do it justice:
I should probably see this in Blu-ray.
Also, I can't recommend the soundtrack enough, especially the track "Exodus From The Underground Fortress".
Tetsuo ultimately became a god and created a new universe... I think.
The comic kicks ass too in a different way.
Why hasn't there been any new good anime moves...
/derail
Why hasn't there been any new good anime moves...
/derail
What happened to that Hollywood adaptation?
Akira is the most disappointing anime movie I have seen to date.
What happened to that Hollywood adaptation?
others will say "ah-kee-rah"
some people will say "uh-kee-ruh"
others will say "ah-kee-rah"
Im a little indifferent towards the movie.
the ending makes absolutely no sense in any way whatsoever.
I think it's highly overrated because of the visuals. It seems to me for a lot of people it was their first exposure to anime so thought it was great because they had never seen anything like it before rather than it being good anime.
How does one pronounce Akira? Got into an argument about it the other day :lol
With that said there seems to be plenty of quality anime series these days. Just not feature films. People have pointed me to some that they like but for me personally, as a fringe anime fan, there's really not much.
I still have the Special Edition DVD that came in the tin case from awhile back. Only problem is the dub is awful. I remember the original Streamline (?) release on VHS being much better, but maybe because I was so used to it.
have you seen Steamboy? It's no Akira but the animation is pretty good.
these have good animation... but again... not new
I still have the Special Edition DVD that came in the tin case from awhile back. Only problem is the dub is awful. I remember the original Streamline (?) release on VHS being much better, but maybe because I was so used to it.
If you own the black tin DVD release, then you should have both versions. There is a choice in the language menu to choose between the 1998 Streamline dub and the 2001 Animaze dub. Unfortunately, according to Wikipedia, the Blu-ray only has the newer 2001 dub.
Nonsense, Akira holds up really well even today,visually and story wise, there is a lot of animes with good visual who will not stand the test of time like Akira did.
If you own the black tin DVD release, then you should have both versions. There is a choice in the language menu to choose between the 1989 Streamline dub and the 2001 Animaze dub. Unfortunately, according to Wikipedia, the Blu-ray only has the newer 2001 dub.
Explain Akiras story then please.
I like Akira, but I think way too many people put on their rose coloured glasses for the movie and refuse to realize its faults, its extremely convoluted story being the primary one.
One of the reasons I appreciated Akira is that I didn't get everything out of it in one viewing.
So to me, that isn't even a problem.
I've watched it more than once. The story still blows. The movie isn't something like the Matrix, that may take more than one viewing to "get" but has a story that totally makes sense once you understand it. Akira's story is just convoluted and have a number of loose ends at the end, which still end up not entirely making much sense no matter how many times you watch it. Granted, its strengths outside its story help overcome its faults.
Could always pick up the manga..