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| Story |
Style |
Audio |
Visual |
Misc |
Overall |
| 10 |
9.5 |
10 |
10 |
9.5 |
10 |
| Introduction |
Well first off I must say that if you have not
seen or heard of Akira before now then do not call yourself
a true anime fan or otaku for it has been talked about
for many many years. So idulge yourself if you have yet
to see or hear of Akira by reading my hardcore anime review!
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| Story 10/10 |
| The story, while looked from
afar, can be defined as a typical one. A boy lives through
a vicous childhood life and with anger and hatred building
up and intensifying, he unleashes it on the society that
has betrayed him. But when one looks even closer it is just
simply delicious and unique. I have a theory that the more
I pay attension to a story the better it really is, I often
become bored and space out during typical storylines (no
kidding I really do). However, since this anime is as unique
as it is it had my undivided attension throughout the two
glorious hours.
Okay enough yack right? What makes this anime all
that unique? Well first off I must state that there are
a multitude of themes crammed into this two hour movie.
Power corrupts, money and greed often yeild death, theories
and postulations on how the universe even began, it seems
that each time I watch I find another theme or hidden meaning.
What also makes this story unique is the sheer surprise.
Many things happened just left my jaw practically drop onto
the floor (and the friends I show it to saying 'Holy SH--!').
Overall the storyline is perfect, there are some parts where
people may claim it gets 'slow' (and yes there are many
times where the action is slow... though it is evenly spaced
throughout the movie), but there is not a single scene that
might seem like a 'filler' and I would not take out or change
any scene in this movie. It is about as perfect as perfection
can get. |
| Style 9.5/10 |
| Akira has one of the most splendid
styles of any anime to date, and it was made about 15 years
ago! One of the easiest ways to indentify an anime of true
style is to simply look at a screen cap taken and if one can
easly identify that it is that anime then it has some great
style. But that is not the only important factor. What also
matters is whether it is really good or not (for easily identifiable
animes are not always good... *cough* DBZ *cough*... just
kidding :) :) ). And it is undoubtedly a wonderful style.
The storyline, characters, animation, and graphical style
all blend together to create something that cannot be mimmicked. |
| Audio- Sound
Effects + Music 10/10 |
| Perfect, I love the music so much
that I am thinking of stopping my review right now, going
to www.animenmore.com and simply buying it right now! The
music fits perfectly for any situation that occurs throughout
the movie and just sounds excellent. The sound effects are
also top-notch with A+ voice acting (try to find Vash's voice
from Trigun and Faye's voice from Cowboy Bebop :) ), and suberb
explosion sounds, motorcycle noises and other misc jargon.
Overall simply a blast and a joy to listen to. |
| Visuals-
Animation, Graphics 10/10 |
| Personally I love both the animation
and the graphics they are stunningly marvelous! I am one that
loves both animation and graphics, and usually I can easily
spot where companies cut frames or reduced quality to save
a buck or two here and there. I saw no such nonsense in this
movie! The sheer look of this movie is jaw-dropping and it
is strange to know how long ago it was made. When I saw a
few other old animes they were not near as good looking, and
what is even better is that Akira has that 'old-school' anime
style with beautiful graphics and animation that seems nearly
impossible to top. |
| Misc 9.5 |
| Only in Akira have I seen a teddy
bear, stuffed rabit, and toy car get up on a patient's bed
and start prancing around. Then later having them morph into
a giagantic bear with milk spewing from it's eyes... sounds
f---ed up no? Well yes indeed it was, but how cool it was
too! This anime has this strange sick sadism to it that makes
your heart beat from the insanity of it all! And then after
you've seen it you're just like WHOOOAAAAA! |
| Overall 9.8 |
| The highest rank yet to grace
the tables of Project BAG! This anime is splendid in all forms
of story, breathtaking visuals, heart-stopping audio, and
a unique style nearly unmatched by any other anime in the
world. Many might say that this is one sick movie, well yes
but then again that goes likewise for many animes (ghost in
the shell, ninja scrolls), but it is not the sadism that makes
it so splendid as the mix of everything done right and nothing
done wrong that makes this anime a treasure to hold to your
heart. All I must say is that regardless of how much of an
anime fan you are you must see this movie, rent it, borrow
it, or as I recommend BUY IT because an anime like this only
comes along once in a decade. Though beware, if you ARE to
watch this anime be sure not to judge until after the second
time... I don't know what it is but the second time is much
more satisfying than the first, I guess its just one of THOSE
animes :). |
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