Akira Review And Discussion: Hitting Harder And Deeper All These Years Later | Anime-Versal Reviews

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Join Kyle (Daily COG, The Cantina Podcast), Christine (No Mercy Podcast, Daily COG) and Brian (PulpMythos on YouTube) as they review THE essential Anime, Akira. The movie may have brought everyone from the 90s onto the Anime train, but it is still a dominating presence in the medium today. How well does it hold up? Listen, and find out.

00:00- Intro And Remembering The 1st Time… Watching Akira
05:57- Characters Versus Themes
13:51- Breaking Down 1000 Themes In Akira
19:59- The Story Itself And The Fantastical Elements
23:04- Why Akira Probably CAN’T Work In Live-Action
29:19- Breaking Down The Characters
34:10- Why Kaneda, Tetsuo, and Kei Don’t Work As Well Now
36:44- The Strange Kids
40:07- Failing Tetsuo and Kaori
42:03- The AMAZING Art
46:49- The Music And Sound Design & Final Thoughts

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