Akira

Akira

アキラ
1988 TMS Entertainment Theatrical 2h 4m Completed
Sci-Fi Cyberpunk Action Psychological
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Details & Synopsis
Neo-Tokyo, 2019. A biker gang, a military conspiracy, and a psychic child whose power could unmake the city. Otomo Katsuhiro's Akira landed in 1988 with a budget that rewrote what anime could look like on screen, fluid motion, hand-painted luminosity, and a dystopia so detailed it still outclasses most of what gets made today. For many Western fans of a certain age, this was the film that proved anime wasn't a genre; it was a medium capable of something entirely its own. Before the Matrix borrowed its motorcycle slide. Before every cyberpunk skyline owed it rent.
Alt Title アキラ
Studio TMS Entertainment
Network Theatrical
Aired 1988
Runtime 2h 4m
Genre Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Action, Psychological
Status Completed
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Military Tech & SOL Weapons

Satellite Strategic Defense

SOL 740 (Satellite Orbital Laser)

Kinetic Beam Array · Orbital Strike Platform
A military strategic satellite weapon equipped with high-yield laser reflectors parked in geostationary orbit over Japan. Capable of pinpointing ground targets via GPS telemetry, SOL unleashes high-density energy beams that instantly vaporize urban infrastructure, melt steel, and blast multi-meter craters into target ground zones.

Manual Target Acquisition & Overdrive Limits

SPOILER! Override Protocols · Orbital Thermal Overheating
Control of SOL 740 can be operated remotely via military command consoles or hardwired ground transmitters. During Colonel Shikishima's attempt to vaporize Tetsuo Shima at the Olympic Stadium, multiple continuous blasts redline the satellite's power cell arrays, causing structural thermal distortion.

Tactical Infantry Ordnance

Experimental Portable Laser Rifle

Direct-Energy Weapon · External Battery Pack
A prototype infantry energy rifle developed for anti-Esper operations. Powered by a heavy, shoulder-slung power pack connected via reinforced cable, it fires concentrated laser bolts capable of severing limbs and punching clean holes through military armor plates, later wielded by Shotaro Kaneda during his final duel with Tetsuo.

Tear-Gas Grenades & Riot Suppressors

Chemical Crowds Control · Heavy Firearm Standards
Standard police and military anti-riot equipment used against Neo-Tokyo protests and bōsōzoku gangs. Features high-pressure tear gas canisters, rubber-bullet shotguns, submachine guns, and tracked riot-control vehicles built to suppress civil unrest.

Airborne & Ground Armor

Military Flying Platforms (Flying Jeeps)

Ducted-Fan Propulsion · Urban Patrol Utility
Lightweight two-man military hovercraft propelled by twin ducted fans. Equipped with mounted searchlights and machine guns, these agile platforms patrol Neo-Tokyo's narrow alleys, highways, and rooftops during curfew and containment operations.

Heavy Armored Hover-Tanks

Heavy Plating · Amphibious City Patrol
Multi-tracked and hover-assisted armored fighting vehicles deployed during Colonel Shikishima's martial law declaration. Built to withstand urban explosive charges and direct RPG impacts, they form the primary perimeter blockade around the Olympic Stadium grounds.
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