Episode 38 of Key Frames: Inbetweens, a mini-podcast about anime. Check it, fam: Ben, Andy, and Duncan finna talk about the 1988 movie Akira and the manga it's based on, about a wannabe sigma who gets so shook from being mogged by his vro's aura that he crashes out and has a glow-down into a chud so chopped and cooked he almost unalives everyone. Not to vaguepost, but we all stan lowkirkenuinely. Katsuhiro Otomo understood the assignment, no cap. Give us a listen and tell us if we're right to be so geeked or if it's just brainrot from our flop era. Bet?
God, writing that took a chunk out of me...
Discussed:
Akira (0:35)
Akira (manga) (26:08)
Related Links:
Hard to argue that the stadium from Akira isn't based on the LA coliseum, I think
The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo also cast a long shadow
The closest thing to a source in English about plans to include Akira in the 2020 Summer Olympics
On the production of Akira necessitating the invention of new colors
On the complex process of adapting and translating the Akira manga for the English-speaking market
Honestly, if you don't know what the Hypersonic Effect is, that's on you
And here's that documentary on the production of Akira that Duncan references
