Akira Review

     Aight homeboiiiz. Finna get reviewin' again. This time this shit be about Akira, a movie that I watched and liked and what not. It's a feature length anime film that was released in 1988, written by Katsuhiro Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's manga of the same name. The movie is about a gang of young bikers from Tokyo in the year 2019 who get wrapped up in some wacky shit involving psychic powers and government conspiracies. This shit definitely swerves.
     The first thing I have to say about this straight up trill shit is that it has a really fucking dank soundtrack. It was composed by Shoji Yamashiro, who is also a really smart guy who taught at several universities and has a Doctorate of Agriculture and did a bunch of other really cool shit. The songs in the film are very percussive, and have a lot of instrument sounds like bells, woodblocks, xylophones, and plucked strings. It's very contrasting to the futuristic look of the movie, which makes it even more fitting.
     Even if you hate this movie and think everything about it is complete shit, it is undeniable how big of an impact it has made on Japanese animation, as well as animation in general across the globe. It is considered by many to be one of the greatest animated films of all time, with its art and writing being influential to countless creators in the TV and movie industry. The film spawned a new wave of anime fandom outside of Japan in the 1990's. This shit is just top shelf, and y'all bustas can't deny.
     Can't fuck wit it!

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