Shoutarou Kaneda
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MOVIE
7.9
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Anime DetailsFINISHED
Format:MOVIE
Episodes:1
Episode Length:125 mins
Season:SUMMER 1988
Studio:Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Source:manga
Estimated watch time
2h 5m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Cyberpunk97%Post-Apocalyptic94%Dystopian93%Urban89%Super Power89%Male Protagonist84%Primarily Male Cast82%Prophecy79%Seinen77%Urban Fantasy76%
MOVIEFINISHED1988 SUMMER7.9 / 10 AniList score
Akira
AKIRA• AKIRA
Synopsis & Story
It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak. (Source: FUNimation)
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Akira: should you watch it?
At a glance
Akira has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 79/100 — 70% of 109,767 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #18 most popular film of all time on AniList.
Of the 165.5K AniList users who started it, 0.6% dropped it, so it is very rarely abandoned; 159.3K have finished it.
As a 125-minute film, it fits in a single evening.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Adventure, Horror — especially cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, urban.
Where it fits in the series
- Optional extras: AKIRA (Shin Anime)
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Katsuhiro Ootomo
- Director
- Katsuhiro Ootomo
- Character design
- Takashi Nakamura
- Music
- Shouji Yamashiro
Akira FAQ
- How long is Akira?
- Akira runs 125 minutes (2 h 5 min).
- Is Akira finished?
- Yes. Akira has finished airing — the final episode aired July 16, 1988.
- Is Akira based on a manga?
- Yes. Akira adapts the manga by Katsuhiro Ootomo.
- Who animated Akira?
- Akira was animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Katsuhiro Ootomo.
- Where can I watch Akira?
- Akira is listed on Hulu, Netflix, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.