Akira+1988+archiveorg+full May 2026

Akira is owned by Kodansha, Bandai Visual, and (in North America) Crunchyroll/Funimation. As a commercially available title (available on Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and streaming services like Hulu and Crunchyroll), Akira is not in the public domain.

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Set in a rebuilt "Neo-Tokyo" after a mysterious explosion destroyed the original city in 1988, the film follows biker gang leader Shōtarō Kaneda and his unstable friend Tetsuo Shima. As Tetsuo develops godlike telekinetic powers, the film spirals into a dark, psychedelic meditation on post-war trauma, unchecked militarism, and adolescent rage. Unlike the sprawling six-volume manga, the film condenses the plot into a hyper-kinetic, 124-minute sensory assault. Akira is owned by Kodansha, Bandai Visual, and