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Akira (1988)
Akira is a science fiction, cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic anime film produced by TMS Entertainment and Bandai, released July 16, 1988. It is based on Akira.
Of the 142 TMS Entertainment titles in this guide, this is the 29th by release date (the catalogue spans 1964 to 2026). It was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, who also directed Steamboy, Memories and Neo Tokyo.
| Original title | アキラ |
|---|---|
| Type | Anime film |
| Released | July 16, 1988 |
| Runtime | 124 min |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment, Bandai, Kodansha, MBS, Sumitomo Corporation and Toho |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo |
| Writer | Izō Hashimoto and Katsuhiro Otomo |
| Music | Tsutomu Ōhashi |
| Genres | science fiction, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic, dystopian and action |
Akira characters
- Shōtarō Kaneda
- Tetsuo Shima
- Colonel Shikishima
- Neo Tokyo
- Kaneda's bike
- Akira
Related works
- Akira Based on · 1988
Similar to Akira
- Sonic X same studio (TMS Entertainment); shared genres: action and science fiction
- Battle Angel Alita shared genres: action, cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic
- Memories same director (Katsuhiro Otomo); shared genres: action and science fiction
- Dr. Stone same studio (TMS Entertainment); shared genres: post-apocalyptic and science fiction
- Steamboy same director (Katsuhiro Otomo); shared genres: science fiction
- Neo Tokyo same director (Katsuhiro Otomo); shared genres: cyberpunk and science fiction