Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• VHS Release Date: November 1, 1993
• Run Time: 124 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302967864
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,627 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended viewing for all., June 11, 2002

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Laughncat 1 "laughncat" (Greenville, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Akira Special Subtitled Edition [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Akira. A classic masterpiece that was many a fan's first introduction to the world of anime. The setting is Neo-Tokyo, a city consisting of a masterful blend of glittering sci-fi technology and dark, grimy urban decay. It's a city that has risen from the ashes of World War 3 as a shining example of progress, but hides a rotting core. Biker gangs roam dirty streets battling for turf while corrupt politicians hatch new plots in chrome towers. Revolutionaries fight for change while death cults pray for the end of everything. In the center of all this we find two long time friends who will ultimately decide the fate of the city, Kaneda and Tetsuo.

Kaneda and Tetsuo are gang members who brutally gaurd their turf. During a battle with a rival gang, Tetsuo runs afoul of an escaped goverment test subject. Injured badly, he is captured by the military along with the test subject. It soon becomes apparent that the military has decided he would make an excellant test subject as well.

Meanwhile Kaneda, while searching for clues to Tetsuo's whereabouts, becomes involved with a beautiful revolutionary. With the help of the revolutionary movement, Kaneda is able to discover where Testuo is and attempt to rescue him. Much to his dismay he discovers Tetsuo has become a dark and dangerous person who has resented Kaneda for years.

It is from here that the plot and action escalates to levels that shame most Hollywood blockbusters. This movie has many stories going on at so many levels. It's a story of a city that has risens from the ashes only to stand ont he brink of destruction again. It's a story of evolution, where mankind has been, what we are now, and where we might go. And it's the very human story of two childhood friends who care deeply for each other yet are caught up in a whirlwind of hate and resenment.

I highly recommend this film to all and I encourage you to attempt to aquire a subtitled version. The subtitled version of this film tells a MUCH more accurate depiction of ths movie then the dub version, which many found to be confusing do liberaties taking with the plot during recording.

4.0 out of 5 stars wow, July 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Akira Special Subtitled Edition [VHS] (VHS Tape)

i am so surprised that no one has reviewed this movie it is one of the greatest animes ever it has all u need and is a collector dream to find subtitled so if ur un desided buy buy buy

5.0 out of 5 stars GET THIS BACK IN PRINT!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!, August 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Akira Special Subtitled Edition [VHS] (VHS Tape)

THIS MOVIE IS REALLY GOOD