Akira

I'll just throw it out there. It's a great start to "modern" anime. It's how anime should be. The special effects are great (especially the battles involving a superpowered Tetsuo). It definately put Disney in its place.
It showed many first time anime viewers adult animation didn't need just to be funny (like in the Simpsons or Family Guy, most American animation aimed at adults fails to take itself seriously).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by chato

*praises you* this is my most favorite anime/movie in general/ everything of all time u.u. i think its time for an av and sig .

im curious about the manga. how different is it ?

I don't know, but the Wikipedia article says the manga runs until 1990, a full two years after the movie came out. That could mean extra story, which is good for diehards.
I wish more cel based animation would aspire to the qulality Akira does. Naruto could learn a lesson or two from them how to handle environments and action.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Spatula

The manga opens up a whole new world to the AKIRA universe. It goes in depth of AKIRA was formed and gives a whole new light to Kaneda's gang. If you pay close attention, there are quite a few (well a hell of a lot) of differences between this six part manga and the 2 hour movie.

Yeah, the first book doesn't even scratch the surface of AKIRA, that's how detailed the Manga is. Let me see if I can dig up an old BT of the manga. It's a huge file though.

How far in the series does the anime go? I'd like to read from the cutoff (or beginning if possible) to see what happens after the movie.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.