The Godfather Of Anime - AKIRA
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- review and analysis of AKIRA
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Back at highschool, I was part of a drawing club. Everyone was an anime fan, including our teacher and supervisor, bless her heart. Every friday when we didn't got in trouble with the school library, she would ask permision to put a movie, mostly anime movies as well as korean movies. Akira was one of them and it blew my mind, among many other films that we got to watch. It holds a special place in My heart for many reasons.
If you haven't already, I cannot recommend enough the actual manga Akira if you ever want to do a review/analysis of it like with OPM and Berserk. You absolutely nailed it in how a lot of people went into Akira nowadays expecting a lot from this iconic film and coming out confused as hell after their first viewing. Thankfully for me I read the manga immediately afterward and I absolutely adored everything about it, eclipsing the movie for me by a longshot.
Yes, it's a bit of an unfortunate comparison since the Akira movie not only adapted a small portion of the manga, but also was produced BEFORE THE MANGA EVEN CONCLUDED. I can barely imagine how that must have been for the manga author to think up an ending for his own work while simultaneously working on the film as director. The manga contextualizes so much of the story, has a ton of character growth and backstory for people like Kaneda (I can''t get over how you pronounce his name like "Canada" lol), and has one of the most optimistic and hopeful messages about humanity at the end despite all the destruction that happened during Tetsuo's final mental breakdown.
Akira, both the movie and manga, are absolutely amazing works of art.
If you're still interested in more retro/80's to 90's anime movies, then maybe try watching a movie called Angel's Egg? It was made by the same director who did both Ghost in the Shell movies, and if you thought that Akira's story was confusing then you are going to get your mind twisted into pieces with this film lol. Tons of symbolic and religious themes in the movie and a story that is left mostly up to the audience to piece together and interpret.
But being confused and saying wtf did I just watch is part to the charm of anime. That’s just the brain being stimulated to see things differently now
I think I've seen Angels egg. Ima Google it to make sure. Cheers for the memory trip!
Supereyepatchwolf already made a stellar explanation of the movie akira-the background and impact of it. Give it a try if you liked Ryan's video. Great job as always my dude
Thumbnail is right, this is beyond iconic for a lot of anime-inclined folks of a certain age
Watching the scene where testuo is tripping out combined w the music was a bit creepy lmao
Excellent video Ryan. I remember when I was just a freshman in high school my experience with anime at that point had only been with shows like Dragon Ball Z and Yu Yu Hakusho on Tyunami. Then one late night I turned on the T.V. and for some reason Akira was on. I tuned in by the half way point, and I thought it was so unique yet so bizarre from everything I was use to, even when compared to what little anime I knew about at the time. I didn't know what was going on, but needless to say I was intrigued by how very violent and very adult it was. After watching the movie, I had to get more. So I ended up buying all the books and it was a ride. The plot of Akira still confuses me to this day, but it's one hell of a ride.
I’m mostly new to anime, but I’m just drawn to the older stuff, that old fashioned art style is so gorgeous
I'm gonna put in a rec for Area 88
Great reccommend! Such a tragic story!
I just watched that anime. One of my favorite of all time
Akira, the King, the Icon, the unabridged! Many have been inspired by it, many want to make the next hit like it, but few could ever topple its throne! I saw this masterpiece in theaters at 5 years old in 1989, and have felt transformed by its awesomeness!
5? Jesus christ
@@WhamBang Trust me, we 80s kids were tough. We endured Watership Down, The Hobbit, Aliens, Predator, Hellraiser, plenty of Horror and Robocop movies...we were EXCITED!!!
You weren’t grossed out bye Tetsuou become a massive flesh blob? I can understand Robocop and Predator and Aliens. But this one was extra grimy even for 80’s standards
@@amuroray9115 nah. After The Thing, or that dude getting chemicals splattered on himself n run over in Robocop, we were good. Though Koari's death still haunts me...
@@LowellLucasJr. damn. The Thing really disturbed me the first time I saw it
I remember skipping class in high school to go chill at the library and read Akira. Haha, good times. My librarians were some cool ladies! Great job with the content, man. I look forward to the next video :)
Akira is a work of art more than it is an anime. Impressive, beautiful landscapes of chaos.
I’ve read the manga all the way trough at least 7 times and I’ve watched the movie at LEAST 30 times you could say I like it
Bro I feel you. I painstakingly collected the Marvel comic editions and got my VHS copy signed by Kaori herself! She's so sweet in person and plays another fave character- Doris from Vampire Hunter D!
@@LowellLucasJr. vampire hunter D is my shyte!!!
Akira is like some fundamental canonical scripture for manga fans, like some apocryphal gospel rightfully venerated on the highest mount
Come again? 😭
The hand drawn city scapes of Akira are some of the most beautiful things ive seen in all animation
One of my favorite parts about Akira that isn't the story, the animation, or the sound design, but Kaneda's outfits. Dude was drippy asf.
Man I remember seeing those late night ads for this on TV then seeing the movie when I borrowed it from a friend. And from there it was history. I currently have a face mask based off Kaneda's jacket
I love the rick and Morty where morty goes all tetsuo.
Fingers crossed for perfect blue next, but Akira is understandable.
Awesome review. I've only seen the film once and I might try to watch again. I've also been eyeing the manga at the comic shop next door to me...
I was high the first time I saw Akira and damn this experience left an impression on me. As I was watching my mind was kind of wandering off and filling in all the gaps in the story and creating a whole world outside of the story. I then decided to immediately read up on the Manga and as it turned out, whatever my mind was coming up with as an explanation for what was happening wasn't that different from what was happening in the Manga.
This movie and the story left a lasting impression on me and I will always consider it as one of the greatest pieces of art and entertainment ever.
back gave you a thumbs up since you said you were having a hard time on this one. Going to watch it again all the way thru to get your minutes watched up. Seems like some other people came back to to view good luck!
I literally just rewatched the blueray remaster last week with my friend while we were both tripping on LSD.
Honestly no animation has even attempted to even come close to what Akira achieved all those years ago.
In what way? There have been plenty of great animated movies in the last 30 years
Yo, that's funny, what you said about video stores having akira. Back in 2000 I rented it from my local Blockbuster. I was 11 and it changed my little world.
I first watched Akira at the age of 5 on a bootleg VHS my brother brang home.
I never understood the movie plot but I was drawn into the 240p over saturated pirate copied version of the Official stunning animation we can see today in 4K print.
The red leather jacket and bike scene had my attention. The fight scene's, the swearing and the way their body moved was far beyond the level of cartoons I was watching at 5 years old (Flinstones, Rugrats, Simpsons)
IT WAS FROM THAT MOMENT - I got into anime and watched all the stash my bro kept (Ninja scroll, Street Fighter 2 and Dangioh) Syfy Channel showed Fist of the north star at 11pm and eventually Toonami showed Dragonball Z.
Years later everyone in the school playground were talking about Arthur and Ed, Edd n Eddy but the only Anime they knew was Pokemon.
I was watching them with judgment and sad eyes because by then our akira VHS was long gone and I could've led everyone to real world of Anime. It was not their destiny
Then in 2003 Pioneer released the 2 disc Edition of Akira and I got it from HMV, I was around 12-13 years old but the old lady didn't even look at the 15 certificate. All she saw was a "cartoon" (LUCKY ME)
This time around I was sure i would understand the plot. WRONG!
I was still confused. I got the gist of it but I still had too many questions etc
I went to my local library, put in a request and lo behold they ordered the MANGA set of AKIRA.
I read it all.
That shit got me depressed and thinking about society as a whole and mankind lol. The manga comes in 6 volumes which follows a richer and more thought provoking path.
I then stuck on the dvd and just like the explosion in the beginning of AKIRA...... I was blown away
Oof I'm so glad I have a weeb older brother. Ninja scroll, Akira, Berserk, Dragonball ; he had all these and more when I was little and he was already in HS. Shout out to all the big brothers of the world
When I was in college (the first time) I started down my anime path. This was back in the nineties so as you said, it wasn’t very easy to find anime like it is today. I bought Akira, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, and Wicked City from a video store (Suncoast?) on VHS and may or may not have sat around smoking the devils lettuce while watching. Good times!
I saw Akira in middle school, in the 90's, on the black box and it changed my life forever. It really is a masterpiece.
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My dad made a music video when I was 1 I watched akira when I was 7 years old my mind was blown but it’s my top 3 favorite movies ever
Akira is a life changing experience both manga and anime
I saw it when i was 11, at a friend's house, we watched ninja scroll and then akira
This and Vampire Hunter D were my introductions to Anime.
Keep it up Ryam
This film got me into anime when I was 12 watched it in late night tv definitely blew my young mind the first time
Please review perfect blue next. I’d love to hear your opinions on it. And if u enjoy that check out paprika, another one of satoshi Kon’s work
I vote paprika, it is something else, strange but it’s good. I think it will be up Ryan’s alley as it’s adult content
I watched Akira only about 2 years ago and I loved it.
Great vid.
Thank you ❤️
Hot take: the music is the strongest aspect
You should consider reading/reviewing the manga for Akira! The manga is just *Italian fingers*
I hope this dont go to far off subject but I feel the Movie Watership Down paved they way for movies like Akira and Jin-Roh they share some similar theme's. The cartoon was released in 1978 and was actually very violent in truth more violent than other works from the west. Dont know if you ever seen it but it was something my own father had me watch once i was 6-7 so around 1986-87. My father was a soldier as my grandfather and my dad felt it was a very important movie..in truth it was so violent that the only reason it was not banned was because it involved animals and not human's. There were some parents who looked at the VHS cover an saw cute bunnies on a green sunny hill and thought hey the kids will like this..they pushed the play button and eyes were being clawed and throats being ripped out and bodies left in pools of blood. Bigwig I always thought was almost like a badass anime protagonist like Fuse and Guts...esp Guts since he would risk life and limb to do what he thought was right and protect those he cared for...he even has hair like Guts lol.
Just yesterday I noticed that this is on Netflix, they actually have a lot of anime now.
Some of the best animation and art direction I've ever seen, a shame the story kinda falls flat in this film, which is understandable since they did the film while the manga was still on going. So this is just an abridged version which only covers 30% of the manga.
I've heard they're actually doing an anime series adaptation and I hope it's fucking great because the manga more than deserves it and it's a long time coming.
Thats pretty exciting, hopefully it doesn't get the Berserk 2016 treatment.
I want that red motorcycle 😎🙌
i wish i could watch this for the first time again
I'm gonna be honest with you, I always preferred the original Streamline dub over Pioneers re-dub. Pioneers version was great thanks to it fixed script, but my God Tetsuo is where I turn off my brain as the original echoed a malevolence and intensity that Tai( yes Digimons Tai) couldn't match. Still, I can't blame him for trying though.
Some of the movie is Chaotic, hard to follow. I feel it failed to explain its self in some major area's but it was still a groundbreaking cyber-punk movie. It was one of the first Anime to be reviewed by major film critiques Siskel & Ebert, the review was seen as a validation of Anime for many fans.
Its cause they cut half the manga
@@Ash_Wen-li I thought even the manga was confusing at times.
Omg! 4.95 to buy an anime???? Where in time did it exist To buy items so cheap?
And it’s killer when you listen to blue Monday
Can you go over cyber city oedo 808 anime. I love watching over and over again.
Please review the akira manga 👀
Akira manga continue after the movie event? Holy shait
Akiraaaaa!!!
Akira WAS and STILL IS popular.
And it was the gateway anime that allowed shows to enter the west
Loved Akira
I did not know Akira is an adaptation
Yo Ryan just throwing out an idea but you should check out Gunnm battle angel alita there’s three parts I THINK you’d probably like it. Hopefully you review it if you do!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! 2:52 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 good for you.
Body Horror Anime/Manga is the best.
This movie is a masterpiece. I love everything about it. I heard the Manga is way better too.
Hey ryan
Don't forget about spregan
Watch number 7, we'll get this to 5k
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12:19 I'd say just in the West. The movie wasn't a success in Japan at the time, and it never became got its cult status the way it did abroad. The manga on the other hand was definitely influential for the generation of mangaka that came out after its publication, people like Naoki Urasawa
Ryan the vast majority of Akira is unanimated.
i've actually never seen akira xd
The godfather of the anime is the first of the north star if we want to be precise
How?
@@frankjaeger2565 hokuto no ken?
@@luigiesposito872 I know what hokuto no ken/fotns/kenshiro is. I asked you why you consider it to be the godfather of anime. Btw, are you Italian/sei italiano?
666 videos on the channel when I'm watching this.
Nah, Akira is still an amazing anime film today just because of its animetion and tone. I haven't heard of anyone who hasn't yet be impressed by it.
ahahahaha NOU
This is one of those classics that bores me to death XD. I really don't see the appeal. I find the movie to be relentlessly slow and the characters are too strangre for me to care for them.
Ur probably the type of dude who says naruto and DBZ is good
Akira rhe movie is a great piece in cinema and the manga is goated
akira movie was mid, manga is extraordinary
I didn't like it at all