Is Akira one of the greatest movies of all time?

[CarltonJunior]

What is it with people and DBZ? It was a cool introduction to anime, but that's where it stops.

It’s truly a step above all of it’s peers. DBZ is clearly the GOAT.

Maybe if One Piece ended at a reasonable time or if Demon Slayer was longer they could’ve had a shot.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

Is this like the average nikka's Anime starter kit? I don't even be on Anime like that but I've seen all those joints you listed. All piff too

They are great movies that's why they should be the starter kit for anyone getting into anime. All are superior to Akira as well.

 

[Family Lives Matter]

The last film I watched at the cinema
IMAX elevated this shyt to new levels

 

[NZA]

if spectacle nonsense like titanic and avatar get to be called GOATs, then akira certainly is.

 

[Master Teacher]

Yes, Akira is great because of his animation

The story isn't interesting or good, it just an amazing piece of hand drawn animation

like Avatar, the only great thing about avatar was the special effects, which weren't even great, movie should have never got any praise

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

GiTS is right up there next to Akira when it comes to animation.

And its actually way better as a movie overall more influential to cyberpunk as a genre too.

I think Akira gets a lot of love because its so digestible (and largely dumbed down from the source material) whereas other classics like Metropolis and Ghost in The Shell gave zero fukks if you could keep up or not.

Agreed, they get compared because they were both state of the art for their time and they’re both in the cyberpunk genre. GiTS is a beautiful movie.It’s crazy how nikkas be at war in arcadium but agree on 100% of shyt here.

 

[987654321]

Definitely some of the best animation I’d ever seen. The first time I watched it. I always stop and slow it down, just to see all the little details. My mind is blown every time. I can’t imagine being on the animator’s team for something like this.

 

[Neuromancer]

Right now I'm thinking

Fist of the northstar>>>>>DragonBall Z

FotNS birthed DBZ. Plus it had an actual story.

 

[Neuromancer]

To answer OP it is up there with Pefect Blue and Demon City Shinjuku

 

[feelosofer]

Arguably. It was a genre defining Anime, hell as far as cyberpunk Sci-Fi goes it was one of the most influential and is a staple of the genre.

 

[intra vires]

fukk no and I like Akira.

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

easily

 

[ShaDynasty]

Epic movie. I watched it a few nights ago for the first time in about 3-4 years and it is an amazing film.

When I was younger I used to share the view that the story was secondary to the visuals, but now I think the story is a clever spin on a well worn sci-fi theme, and the ambiguity and creepiness of certain aspects leaves an indelible mark on the mind.

The way society is headed, films like Akira and GITS may have predicted the zeitgeist of the 21st century.

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

not even the best anime film but i love it for what it is. Definitely one of the GOAT cyberpunk films

this thread makes me want to read the manga again. I only read it once damn near 10 years ago

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

shyt never gets old, its timeless