AKIRA (1988) | First Time Watching | Anime Reaction | Her First Anime Movie!

Thanks to Grandaddy Markus, the Mrs checks out her first-ever Anime feature film, Akira (1988). Here's her reaction to her first time watching.
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[@goldenboy140]

Other obvious choices for Anime would be Ghost In The Shell, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Perfect Blue, Paprika

[@juanpabloloayza5921]

Ghost in the Shell, Prefect Blue! Masterpieces!

[@leslieturner8276]

@@juanpabloloayza5921 Yes, I second your opinion WRT those two classic films

[@juanpabloloayza5921]

@@Mike-uh5xl Fist of the North Star!!! Gory Classic!!!! Love that movie!

[@adamminister7123]

I love Ghost in the Shell and it was one of the things that made me fall in love with anime. But I can see somebody who isn't really into anime not liking it as it can be very slow going at times.

[@briankramme7295]

I'm surprised Perfect Blue hasn't been made into live action starring Scarlett Johansson.

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

I have less than zero desire for an American live action AKIRA.

[@kodywatts6886]

Same dude. At this point I have less than zero desire for any US remake of a great foreign film/ show

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

@@kodywatts6886 I'm down for a Japanese made anime series based straight off the Manga

[@eli3197]

Boi I have less than zero desire for ANY American live action anime

[@JP-1990]

I'd like to see a Nigerian adaptation.

[@RG56538]

The only thing that interested me was that the live action version was supposed to be true to the manga not the movie.

[@tigerburn81]

The Tokyo "2020" Olympics went about as well in real life too.

[@davidmeir9348]

Fantastic movie. Think that everything was hand drawn, the amount of work it took. The anime is more than 30 years old, yet it looks better than certain animated movies today. A true technical marvel. It's only downside is the overtly complicated plot as they took thousands of manga pages and condensed it in a 2 hours movie. Rightfully considered one of the greatest anime ever.

[@GarmrsBarking]

Also the manga wasn't finished when they made the movie...

[@pete_lind]

Reacting to Japanese movie is a risk , some studios do go after these really hard .

[@synaesthesia2010]

not all of it was hand drawn, Tetsuo and Akira's 'patterns' were CG, but because there was no easy way to design it and get results in a short time, it all had to be animated a frame at a time with programming experts typinglines of code for each frame by hand

[@TheoTattaglia]

You're being generous with that certain. It still looks better than most.

[@N9olan]

Some things were CG.

[@ahoyforsenchou7288]

Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Perfect Blue (1997) are two 90's classics that are a must-watch for the medium. For newer movies - and something more down to earth - a movie called A Silent Voice (2016) is a great pick.

[@hoon_sol]

I'd personally go with _Paprika_ over _Perfect Blue_ for a first Satoshi Kon movie, it was his most refined and mature work.

[@whatthefuckisthat7482]

@@hoon_sol I mean any satoshi kons films for them to watch is okay for me

[@MrRJPE]

I agree with A Silent Voice but also recommend most Studio Ghibli films, especially Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Grave of the Fireflies if you want to cry. Your Name is another good one. If she wants to get into an anime series then I recommend Death Note.

[@finkwood]

I'm all over this one. My history with this movie goes back to 1990. Jeez, I'm getting old. My girlfriend in college bought me the soundtrack in 1997, and I still love her for it.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Imagine how I feel, I remember watching it when it came out.

[@mnomadvfx]

First time seeing anime on TV for me and got me into it back in the 90s. And yeah the soundtrack is one of my favourites. Geinoh Yamashirogumi killed it 😎

[@multieyedmyr]

Yea I feel ya on the getting old bit. I remember when anime was nearly impossible to find.

[@SergioTupacUzurin]

I love playing the soundtrack. When i'm working at my desk, when I'm jogging, when I'm riding my bike across the city, when I'm on the subway. It makes everything seem so important and meaningful.

[@RG56538]

Fist VHS watch was early 90's. It still is one of my favorite sounds tracks next to Macross Plus.

[@synaesthesia2010]

Akira isn't just the greatest anime of all time, it's also one of the most influential movies ever made. Without Akira, there would have been no Matrix saga, not to mention being a huge inspiration on modern pop culture

[@Painocus]

I'd say Ghost in the Shell and Neuromancer (the book) were bigger influences on the Matrix than Akira was.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

Ghost in the shell was much bigger influence on matrix than akira

[@SuzakuX]

GitS is definitely a bigger influence on _The Matrix,_ but _Akira_ and _Blade Runner_ (both released in '82) were probably the two works that most defined the aesthetics of the cyberpunk genre. All of this stuff was being pioneered in the 80s in Japanese and European comic anthology magazines _2000 AD, Métal Hurlant,_ and _Shukan Young_ by guys like Katsuhiro Otomo and Jean Giraud, along with the novels and short stories by Philip K Dick, William Gibson, and others.

[@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers]

I agree that Ghost in the Shell had a bigger influence on the Matrix in regards to the theme and concept but I think Akira is more fundamentally important to many movies as it's basically the first of it's kind and if not the absolute first close to it and it's deffenatly the most well-known of any thing like it from that time. Without Akira I don't believe we would have many of our favorite movies or at least they would have been delayed by decades.

[@Luemm3l]

Akira is still hugely popular in media, whether it is the capsule, pill thing, the bikes, thte whole city moloch, clandestine scientific operations... you find all these tropes in myriad of other sci-fi or cyberpunk movies, even games (heck just take CP 2077 in its advertisement, but also the bikes in game).

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Well, this a movie that I did not thought to ever see on this channel. :)

[@phillybul30]

Me either!!

[@ArmonMitchell]

@@phillybul30 Death Note -- english and then.......Invincible

[@tanelviil9149]

Watch spriggan next *Spriggan Trailer HD (1998 Anime)* kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHzbZqqlnrVpY5Y

[@TreeFrog851]

Just remember this movie is just the highlights of a massive story. Animation that still holds up, and a phenomenal soundtrack.

[@BPrice1A]

One of the most unique things about this movie, is that in traditional American animation, the voices are recorded before the animation is started. In almost all anime, it's done in reverse. AKIRA was probably the last production where the audio is recorded BEFORE the animation is done, and by watching it in Japanese, you'll notice that the lip synch, because of that, is perfect.

[@hifijohn]

That motorbike chase in the beginning is unforgettable.

[@Texy88]

I’ve seen _Akira_ a few times but when I jumped at the chance to see it in a cinema back in 2013 (a one-off 25th-anniversary cinematic re-screening) I saw absolutely *tons* of intricate details that could easily get missed on a smaller TV screen. On that bigger screen it made me appreciate the film even more.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

I have not seen this in SO LONG. It blew my mind at the time. The scene where the kid screams and an entire building's worth of glass shatters and falls, and EVERY piece is shown was amazing. Thank you for reminding me of this movie. There are better, but it is ONE of the best anime. Nausicaa and Spirited Away are probably my absolute favorites.

[@evanreid6917]

Great reaction guys, Akira is one of my all time favorite anime films. The film was made when the Manga was only half done. In the books Tetsuo and Kanada actually start a war with each other, what you saw in the movie was just a small fight. Btw thanks for watching the subtitled version never saw it only seen the dubbed.

[@johnsmith8906]

Oh my! Starting your anime viewership with one of the biggest!

[@76063co2]

Besides how genuine you both are, this is one of the reasons I like your channel...you react to movies that other channels won't. I've never been a huge anime fan, but this movie has been a favorite since I saw it over 30 years ago. Definite classic, and is probably what brought an interest in serious anime to the western hemisphere. This movie is based on the popular manga (Japanese comic books), so technically it's a comic book movie.

[@GuessWhoAsks]

I really appreciate that Marcus wanted to get her toes wet with a classic anime that still holds up today. Would be very interesting to see her experience something newer which would get her more emotionally invested like Your Name since she basically threw the gauntlet down at 34:30

[@6666Imperator]

still it is a very special anime in terms of style, topic, story telling etc.

[@evilalex87]

Film is a masterpiece still my favorite anime film

[@waynekent7068]

At the time this was one of the most expensive animated films made, they even used techniques that Disney hadn't thought of yet. Animated light blur on the speeding bikes was just amazing at the time with no use of computers.

[@h.c4898]

Japanese do everything hand drawn. It's just recently they've started to use 2D and 3D. That's why they are so good at screenplays and storyboards

[@kingv1331]

I first saw Akira in 1996. My roommate was a huge fan of anime, although it was referred to as Japanimation in those days by a lot of people. Personal favorites would include Battle Angel Alita, Vampire Hunter D, and series like Devil Hunter Yohko.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Nice Anime choice, especially being the first on the channel. For watching stuff off of the channel with the whole family, pretty sure your daughters would really enjoy "My Neighbor Totoro." It's an Anime done by Hayao Miyazaki, and is probably the most tame and safe Anime for younger children. Shouldn't give any nightmares, since it's not that type of film. I always recommend that Anime, even for adults, if they haven't ever watched an Anime before.

[@douglascampbell9809]

They should NOT do it for the channel. At home for their kids and themselves yes. Studio Ghibli is notorious for copyright striking channels. They even struck one channel with three at once causing it's deletion from KZbin.

[@JustSomeGuywithEpicGrasses]

Ponyo is also good.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@JustSomeGuywithEpicGrasses Oh yes! I forgot about Ponyo. Very good too.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@douglascampbell9809 Yeah, Japanese entertainment is a bit tricky on KZbin. Some of it's okay and other content is verboten, and met with strikes. It's why I suggested it for off channel. The channel you're mentioning getting taken down, are you referring to VKunia or some other channel? I understand she had to create a whole new channel due to the multiple simultaneous strikes, which ended her original channel.

[@seanmccall88]

Don't forget about the secret world of arrietty

[@nickbundt]

This is the greatest thing to come across my feed in a long while.

[@MrJquintel]

Oh man, a classic! I'd love to see you react to the Ghost in the shell movie

[@davidanderson1639]

The live action version was a bit of a mixed bag….I mean, it looked nice & took parts of the original anime & the stand alone complex. But it felt me feeling underwhelmed. The OG anime is one of the best to watch though.

[@MrJquintel]

@@davidanderson1639 oh yea I forget about the Scarjo movie, I'm def taking about the Anime movie.

[@davidanderson1639]

@@MrJquintel it’s perhaps best you do forget the live action version 😂 The anime is far superior to it.

[@MrJquintel]

@@davidanderson1639 Yay, that's why I haven't watched it yet 😭

[@davidanderson1639]

@@MrJquintel don’t get me wrong, it looks incredible; the therm-optic camouflage & the battle with the tank are decent. But the whole lifting the Majors backstory from GITS SAC took a lot of focus away from the story….if that makes sense? I’ve only watched it once…& that was out of curiosity.

[@wilfink3763]

Not gonna lie this is the best start for delving into anime

[@xen0bia]

While the anime is quite fantastic, the manga is infinitely more complex and richer in world-building, which the movie had to condensed quite a bit (this is quite often true with manga to movie/OVAs). Still, a fantastic introduction to anime. It was mine way back in the 90s. However, my absolute favorite movie is *Princess Mononoke* or anything Miyazaki really, though I like his older stuff better, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (easily my 2nd favorite), Laputa Castle in the Sky, etc, they all have phenomenal and moving soundtracks and incredibly powerful themes, often environment-oriented. Obligatory recommendation for Ghost in the Shell as well.

[@mr.kinkade2049]

They cut lots out of the anime

[@hissatsu4937]

Akira such a classic. And look at that amazing 80s animation. So much better than most of the stuff we see today.

[@lomein9751]

For real completely agree.

[@CinemaScrollKeeper]

If it wasn’t you guys, it wouldn’t have been anyone else that I would have watched this with. Had never watched it before this, and I’m glad I have you two to share that experience with

[@CrocodilePile]

THIS is the movie that predicted the future. Set in Tokyo in 2019 where the Olympics are about to be postponed for a year (or even canceled) because of a pandemic...

[@fjparasite1172]

The only movie i remember predicted the future was Demolition Man.

[@JustSomeGuywithEpicGrasses]

@@fjparasite1172 Hideo Kojima: [laughs in god]

[@GarmrsBarking]

@@fjparasite1172 how about "idiocracy"?

[@fjparasite1172]

@@GarmrsBarking where are the dildo cars? XD

[@GarmrsBarking]

@@fjparasite1172 maybe they are hidden the same place as the hoverboards we were promised...

[@shainewhite2781]

The best Anime Sci-fi movie ever made! It redefined the cyberpunk genre. Taika Waititi was tapped to direct the movie as a live action reboot, but has since been put in hold as of 2019.

[@Crimson28]

My dad let me watch this when I was 10 and my brain wasn’t ready for it 😂🤯 Anime you two should consider reacting to: Princess Mononoke Howl’s Moving Castle Cowboy Bebop (1998) (aka the real one) Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Ninja Scroll Wicked City Bio Hunter Fist of the North Star (1986) Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust 8-Man After Perfect Collection Macross Plus (OVA) Street Fighter 2 The Animated Movie The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989) Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (2005) Attack On Titan Death Note

[@fjparasite1172]

Wicked city will make you terrified of women hitting on you. XD

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Yeah, I want to see her reaction to Wicked City. :)

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Berserk 97 Wolf’s Rain

[@Kainlarsen]

Those kids are blue/green and prematurely aged because of the treatments they were given to develop their telekinetic abilities, it stunted their growth.

[@robotmonthly5512]

I saw the thumbnail for this and said "HOLY CHRIST" I never would've expected you guys to react to this movie, one of the most definitive of my lifetime

[@FlexStudioPL]

My parents rented that Anime on VHS for me. Living in Poland we had small VHS rental place. Watched most of "cartoons" from it. So Akira was the new "cartoon". My parents left me in a room for half of the movie. When they saw one scene turned off it and go to the rental store with complain. I was 5-6. I believe this Anime and father throwing out Christmass Tree through window shaped me how I am today. :D Much love guys! Take care.

[@h.c4898]

You need to watch - Grave of the Fireflies. - Ghost in the Shell part 1 and part 2. (The original movies) - Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade. - And the Satoshi Kon (the japanese Hitchcock) film sets. "Perfect Blue, Millenium actress, Paprika, the Godfathers." The best Japanese anime's cinema has to offer.

[@SolidRizo]

Anything by Hayao Miyazaki, like Princess Mononoke, or Spirited Away are also Anime classics I'm sure you'd like.

[@Painocus]

Unfortunatly whoever (some part of Disney I guess) handles the American distrubution of Ghibli films is infamously extreamly draconic with DMCA takedowns.

[@h.c4898]

Most of giblies masterpieces were purchased by Netflix. Most of them are on there.

[@XeonAlpha]

What’s absolutely crazy is this movie came out in 1988 and Akira is buried under the stadium they’re building for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fast forward 30 years and the actual 2020 Olympics were _supposed_ to be in Tokyo (though delayed until 2021 because Rona). One of the signs in this movie is covered in graffiti that translates to “cancel the 2020 Olympics.” Can’t make this up…

[@justinhearst]

If you want to know how the story really ends, you have to read the manga. This movie was made while the manga was still being written so the movie ending isn't the offical canon ending of Akira.

[@rodentnolastname6612]

I'd love to see HBO attempt to adapt the full Manga as a live action limited series

[@ShuiroHotaru]

@@rodentnolastname6612 I don't know... Akira is born from the trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, so having Americans touch this would kind of feel out of place to me.

[@AlexCamri]

@@ShuiroHotaru same thing as Godzilla. Shin Godzilla brought the original message of fearing nature to comeback at humans due to their Nuclear bombs destroying the environment. While Godzilla from US was about watching huge monsters fight each other. Akira was all about the gloom future where humans could harness such power and use it to destroy themselves. And I haven't read the manga, but I've heard it also talks about what did Japan wanted to evolve into in the future years as a society after the cold war and the fear of nuclear bombs by their own experiences.

[@cookedcarrotstastelikevomit]

Thanks for doing Akira. Great reaction. Not only one of my top 10 anime but one of my top 10 movies of all time. Look forward to more!

[@andrewpowell1734]

Grave of the Fireflies should be next.

[@seangriffiths4967]

Grave of the Fireflies is a great film. There's a lot of parts that hit me hard. 😢

[@andrewpowell1734]

@@seangriffiths4967 We should make sure they see this.

[@Eprosis]

Ouch.

[@Zandman26]

Another really great anime I haven't seen mentioned is "Your name", it also have great animation as well as a intresting story.

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

Best early anime ever is Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) (also known the Robotech movie). If you do decide to watch this make sure its Macross: Do You Remember Love? and NOT the Robotech dubbed movie!! The next favorite is Demon City Sunjuku (1988) and the last is a scifi comedy called Project A-KO (1986). There is so much more i could name off but not enough time.

[@sammylane21]

You know a anime is good when you can feel the character's pain like when cancer boy had a thick piece of glass on his foot...OUCHIES.

[@georgeclinton4524]

At the end his power grows beyond his body's ability to contain it so he can't control his power anymore, his power acts on it's own and begins rapidly expanding his body and consuming material so it can keep growing whille contained in this body.

[@AdamB12]

To me, Akira is one of the greatest animated films ever made. It's aged so well. The intro scene where Kaneda and the gang are riding around Tokyo is just epic. Brilliant foreshadowing.

[@serlotsadoe]

Great review ! If we go down this road with more anime try a hidden gem called Ninja Scroll came out in 1993.

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

They might not be ready for that……

[@serlotsadoe]

@@hitmanmonaghan6633 you know what I thought about it after I commented 😂...you maybe on to right 🤔... But one thing about it nobody was ready for that ! 😂.... but it had to happen and I'm glad it did.

[@misterlobsterman]

@@hitmanmonaghan6633 They are not :D

[@RG56538]

Wouldn't really call it hidden, it was very popular when it came out.

[@serlotsadoe]

@@RG56538 for me this always had a cult following... You had to hear about it from word of mouth. Not like Akira or Patalabor... The more popular stuff or mainstream stuff was always futuristic tech story lines.

[@johnberg9497]

One of the earliest and probably my favorite anime is Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (first released in America as Warriors of the Wind but had poor dubbing). I highly recommend it but Studio Ghibli films usually cause copyright strikes on KZbin for most reactors.

[@seanmitchy]

Classic anime film .. Spirited away or any studio Ghibli films are great as well . The equivalent to early Disney magic.

[@nicolasgiaquinta8948]

11:32 Poor Kaori deserves none of what happens to her in this movie 😢

[@Light-Rock97]

I hope you'll get to Steamboy (2004) next. Same production team, same director. I saw it repeatedly growing up, and dare I say it's the superior, less known piece of the two.

[@MarkHWillson]

Steamboy better than Akira? What a deliciously spicy take - I like the cut of your jib.

[@Light-Rock97]

@@MarkHWillson Akira is a magnificent beast, but it's also alienating, and to me personally, all the shouting gets pretty painful to listen to. I'll always treasure the first time I saw it, and I appreciate the visuals, but Steamboy is just the whole package. I like the characters there better, the worlds isn't a nightmare to live in, the themes and ideas are more accessible, there's still a lot of shouting and an action clusterfuck in the end, but I just like it better here, since I care for the characters and the world. Akira is awesome, there's no denying, but it's a very prickly flower to give to someone. Not an easy recommend.

[@gowkie3940]

Oh this is gonna be good

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Music is really fantastic in this movie. :) 11:29 Oh, in the end there's is something else she dosen't deserve either... 30:52 Like that... 30:12 Yeah, those are the reactions people usually have here in the end :D 36:15 Kaneda is great.

[@stormywaters1565]

The anime movie Redline has some incredible animation just a real trip to watch. Also, tho it isn't anime, the animated movie Heavy Metal is really cool too. Akira is a great introduction into anime...and now that you're been acquainted it is time to watch the show Attack on Titan...

[@MarkHWillson]

+1 for Redline.

[@MrGreekstatue]

Best animated film of all time in my opinion. I saw this as a kid back in the day. It still fascinates me.

[@crombajaa]

Good one. Many iconic scenes from this movie are still used today. One of the greatest masterpiece ever!!

[@theoneandonlyoni]

This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!! Live action, and Anime! They couldn’t even make this movie again today because all of the specific circumstances that took place to make this film...

[@TheFrugalVideoGamer]

An easier-to-follow plot anime from the same Director is "Steamboy", which is *gorgeously* animated and has a stellar English dub featuring Patrick Stewart and Alfred Molina.

[@tonyyul703]

Akira (Pronounced AKIDA) the first Scion who's powers bordered on the Godlike.... He could do things that we could only dream about...

[@NoiseFetish]

Other favorite anime films: Ghost in the Shell, Princess Mononoke, Perfect Blue, Redline, Macross: Do You Remember Love? (good luck finding a copy of that one though), Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Tokyo Godfathers, Spirited Away, etc.

[@sonnieandjacob]

Didnt see this coming but in glad you are doing this one

[@jokester4824]

I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE CALLED 'SWORD OF THE STRANGER', ITS ARGUABLY ONE OF GREATEST ANIMATED FILMS EVER CREATED

[@ArsynZ]

Good to see you try out different genres! Even though you may not be into anime in general, some other titles to consider: Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, the Basilisk mini series, and Beserk. Always fun to see how people who don't watch a lot of Anime react.

[@davidhonnay1540]

An anime like we will never have again. The only one with synchronized lip-sinc. The biker scene is a Bosozoku culture tribute. The soundtrack is unbeatable, only Blade Runner 2049 ost is getting close in my pov. And the regroupment of talents - Knowned as The Akira Commitee - made to create this masterpiece is still unbeated too.

[@unethicalknight]

Great reaction. The one to watch though is Perfect Blue. It's as close to perfect as an anime film can possibly be.

[@a-Jill-Sandwich]

I feel like the Mrs would love Studio Ghibli films, they're more light-hearted, I guess, and good for casual watchers

[@FARBerserker]

This Movie is basically what made Anime a thing that exists in the West. AKIRA was the one big first high class ambassador movie to introduce people into drawn animated stuff THAT WAS NOT KIDS STUFF!

[@collinwilliams1020]

Wow,, you guys discovered Akira sweet.

[@rs91268]

Amazing reaction video

[@gh0s7sama]

All these decades later and there might be some things like the Bladerunner pistol that might be as iconic, but nothing is cooler than Kaneda’s jacket and bike.

[@Artimes.]

omg you guys are amazing, so many great films and movies on your channel. You are so cultured and I love it. There is other very high quality anime films you can consider at some point as well if you ever feel the need to get into anime reactions, its a whole another world of visual story telling through a medium that is quite unique in some of its artistic liberties and the expression of its themes.

[@MrTuubster]

The music in Akira is amazing

[@teanosuger]

Got to see it in the cinema It is stunning both visually and sonically

[@Gentapo]

Stuff that rarely gets mentioned in reaction videos, but editing in this video was top notch! Great job!

[@gbone1971]

There have been many attempts to make a live. Action version of Akira. It’s been in development hell forever. The closest thing is the movie Chronicle.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Loved seeing your reaction to this. For how confusing this movie is on a first viewing, you intuitively picked up on a lot of nuanced details.

[@ghadrackpotato960]

A live action adaptation is completely unnecessary, we got as close as we need with Chronicle. A crummy live action studio adaptation of Akira would be a crime IMO.

[@Madbandit77]

Exactly. Chronicle is basically the tricks of Akira within an American-centric context. You can't 100% adapt an anime film or TV show without understanding and respecting Japanese culture.

[@h.c4898]

Akira is much more complicated. "Chronicle" was just the surface of what the theme of "Akira" was. I don't think the Anime does justice to the original manga tbh.

[@RG56538]

Taika Waititi was the last director attached to make Akira and his plan was for a multi-movie series following the manga. I for one would like to see what Taika Waititi would do with it.

[@yrenekurtz5268]

On the other hand, I wouldn't mind a new anime that adapted the entirety of the source material, the movie stops when things actually start getting bonkers in the manga. Would be needed 2 or 3 movies to get the whole thing, though.

[@dwhelm84]

Man, I'm new to your videos, but you looked so shocked in the thumbnail, I knew I had to stop by and check this vid out.

[@josephmartinez9363]

SUCH A GOOD ONE 🖤✊🏽

[@davidmontanez6068]

I love how the guy in the cowboy hat acts like he doesn't have a clue what's going on when asked. But after the reaction he somehow has all the answers.

[@fday1964]

Glad you watched the sub-titled edition. The story is a bit more clear with key points that were lost in the English version.

[@StCerberusEngel]

Ghost in the Shell (1995) should also be on any list of must-see anime features.

[@Hum0ng0us]

God I love this movie. Every time I watch it, it blows my mind. Every. Time. From the first time in 1989 to this time. Not just as an animator and comic maker, but as a fan of movies and anime. The manga, this movie, the soundtrack. It's all perfect. I could give you a list of dozens and dozens of anime movies and serieses to watch but I'll just mention, for movies, Patlabor, Macross Plus, and pretty much any Lupin the 3rd, and for serieses, New Dominion Tank Police (6 episodes), Time of Eve (6 episodes) Detroit Metal City (12 episodes), and lastly, Lupin the 3rd (literally a fuck ton of episodes.)

[@Figboy]

You guys should watch Perfect Blue and Spirited Away! They are two of my favorite Japanese animated films of all time, and I’d love to see you guys reaction to it! Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller, and Spirited Away is basically Alice in Wonderland (ironically not my favorite story, but Spirited Away is my favorite take on the Alice in Wonderland concept)!

[@V3tron]

Holyshit lets gooooo can wait to see the miss's reaction to this masterpiece you two continue to be awesome and shout out to granddaddy Marcus you the real MVP.

[@thomas_dries]

Akira is one of the greats! It was cool to see your reactions!

[@Krustenkaese92]

oh fuck yeah. This movie rips so hard!

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Now THIS is a classic. For many many reasons. One of the reasons the American and Europeans even woke up to Anime. This movie wasn't a "cute little thing" this was ART! Hyperviolent, graphical, art... it really woke up the Europeans and Americans about what Japan had to offer.

[@androyus]

I sub coz you finally broadened your horizon with anime. More please ;)

[@chuffs5286]

Saw the notification and said (in a high pitched voice) "OMGGGG let's fucking gooOoOO akiraAaaAAaA!!😭😭"

[@cuylshepherdton7437]

Princess Mononoke is one of the best anime as well. Great story, great message.

[@GuessWhoAsks]

That is my favorite studio ghibli film, though all of them are top class. I can't wait for her to see Your Name as well.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Loved how there was no real villain aside from hate taking a physical form

[@GuessWhoAsks]

@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin What about Lady Eboshi? She is complicated and has good qualities, but is definitely the main antagonist of the story. As I typed that out, I dont remember thinking of her as a villain though, so...guess I sorta agree with you...lol. Wait...Jigo...yeah, he was not a good guy. Don't remember him as a villain either, but thinking back his actions were pretty villainous.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

@@GuessWhoAsks Yep. When I first saw the movie, I thought Lady Eboshi was a villain and then I rethought things from her perspective. Jigo just needed to be drowned XD.

[@TheKnight886]

One of the greatest Anime Classic Akira

[@NightmareCinemas]

Urotsukidoji Legend of the Overfiend

[@mchavez4532]

I watched it three times a day for a whole month one summer.

[@fjparasite1172]

The movie where something 20 minutes ago is implied to make sense!!!!

[@ShadowArtist]

A basic explanation of some key details to the story: 0) "Peanuts" are amphetamine and/or suppressant drugs (uppers and downers) in capsule form, the drugs are also called "Capsules" which is the name of Kaneda's biker gang 1) the psychic "children" are all over 40 yrs old but their physical development was suspended by the special drugs they have to take to keep their psychic abilities in-control, this is why they look "old", and have child-like bodies and child-like personalities, its a side-effect of the drug(s); they have powers like telekinesis, teleportation, creating psychic illusions, moderate mind-reading, levitation, emitting a psionic shield that can block objects or even laser beams, it's not "super sonic scream" and they aren't "aliens" 2) a different drug and the machine that Tetsuo was in activated his psychic powers 3) the Resistance fighter Kei is a natural Medium, the "Numbers" a.k.a. the psychic children could channel all their psychic power through her an used her to fight Tetsuo (they'd knew she'd help them as the Resistance's goal was to shut down the government experiments to create psychic agents and soldiers, spending billions on "the Akira Project" and not on every thing else important. 4) AKIRA with it's depiction of massive student protests and a violent retaliation from the military in the film had inadvertently in a sense "predicted" the real life The Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in China that happened about a year after the release of the film in 1988 but such was totally unintentional 5) AKIRA re-materialized (with the help of the Psychics) and then Akira's massive dome of pure energy demolishing Neo Tokyo then pulled Tetsuo into a fifth dimensional vortex his body and energy was growing way too massive and would of consumed the whole Earth if AKIRA didn't pull Tetsuo into the vortex ~ in there were "orbs of light" which are memories of Tetsuo's past as a small boy and some memories of Akira's past that Kaneda experiences. Tetsuo's parents abandoned him and he became an orphan and ward of the state, constantly bullied and beaten up for "not fitting in", this all explains a lot of Tetsuo's mental/emotional trauma 6) The psychic "children" tell Kaneda that some day people will be ready to naturally evolve to have their own psychic powers, and that it's already begun 7) The Psychic "children" teleport Kaneda and the Colonel to safety 8) Akira and Tetsuo go into a place outside of the Universe as Tetsuo becomes a new "big bang" with Akira the space-time encompassing it all thus creating a whole new universe. 9) Kaneda is left with a tiny glowing fragment of Tetsuo's memory

[@XAVIERSHIMEX]

The reversed angle you do for the pauses is very smart

[@bingsterc7621]

You, Me, & The Movies - Finally...YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING THE GREATEST ANIME FILM OF ALL TIME. The GOAT and GODFATHER of ANIME FILMS...Akira. The next Anime Film you guys should definitely watch next is "Ghost in the Shell".

[@bingsterc7621]

Also...they weren't attending a "Catholic" Schools. Schools in Asian Countries believes in "corrupt punishment". Therefore, the teachers are known to beat their students whenever they get out of line or misbehave. :)

[@Zaju]

When she had a little bit of difficulty at reading the date at the beginning, I remembered that Americans write them in the most absurd and illogical way (M/D/YYYY!!!)🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@offworld_coop]

Great choice, a masterpiece, if you guys want another great story check out Attack on Titan.

[@stressfreepaperchase3215]

My favorite is Metropolis .

[@ssjwes]

I love the OST for this movie.