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[Imperial Bishop]

I am Tetsuo.

 

[lazybones18]

AKIRA!

 

[slightconfuse]

No im Tetsuo

 

[BassForever]

Tetsuo : 69.2

Kaneda : 47

Wait that's it?

:|

Guys really

Really Guys

 

[789shadow]

WHAT

 

[foxuzamaki]

Little did I know when I first saw this, this was only the end of volume 2 and pieces of the volume 6.

wat

 

[commanderpepper]

So ahhhhh?

 

[BatDan]

It's over!

So that was Akira everyone. Suddenly a lot of references make sense now don't they?

 

[MetatronM]

And that, as they say, is that!

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

I am ....legit mind fucked

 

[Jintor]

Gotta wait for Akira 2: The Akiraing

 

[LOLDSFAN]

WHAT!?!?!

It's over!?!?!

 

[ramoisdead]

There's a little Tetsuo in all of us...

 

[Levyne]

Very interesting movie

 

[Schadenfreude]

So what was the final count?

 

[ThatObviousUser]

This movie was so lame, it ripped off like 500 other things! Umm, how about do something original, Akira. Srsly.

 

[Dominican Power]

Did the explosion teleport some where else?

 

[Doctor Decimate]

i really don't think the ending is a mindfuck at all. it's just kinda shitty writing.

 

[Amikami]

No wonder I didn't remember. It's pretty unclear. To a 10 year old it is. So Tetsuo created an alternate universe.

 

[SparksterMeta0]

Well that was... Something.

TETSUOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Wait that's it?

:|

Guys really

Really Guys

The manga.

That is all.

 

[Shard]

Yea, this is a rough approximation of the first third of the Akira manga.

 

[B.K.]

If you want to see the adventures continue, once again the manga is your salvation, I can not plug that manga enough.

I've been saying for years that I was going to read the Akira manga and never have. Maybe someday.

 

[Jafku]

I am Tetsuo....

 

[ezekial45]

For the new page

I just want to say that if you enjoyed the movie, then I HIGHLY recommend the manga. Even though the movie is great, it's still a heavily condensed version of the source material. Many of the side characters seen in the film, like the rival gang in the beginning, are actually fully developed characters in the books. I'd say that the movie covers about 1/4 of the manga's content.

It's really excellent. Check them out.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935429000/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[heliosRAzi]

If you want to see the adventures continue, once again the manga is your salvation, I can not plug that manga enough.

It cannot be plugged enough. You will marvel at the use of RPGs as clubs.

 

[Beelzeboss]

I'm always surprised we never got a real Akira anime.

It was so popular. It seems so obvious.

 

[BassForever]

So what was the final count?

Assuming I didn't fuck it up

Tetsuo : 69.2

Kaneda : 47

Give or take maybe 1-2 I might have missed

 

[grandjedi6]

It's over!

So that was Akira everyone. Suddenly a lot of references make sense now don't they?

EVERYTHING IS AKIRA

 

[Man God]

Going to watch the credits to see if Sam Jackson recruits Kaneda.

 

[polyh3dron]

Tetsuo is Akira is Rei Ayanami is Lilith

 

[Raxus]

So who is ready for some Olympic swimming events? They have a GREAT pool this year.

 

[Seda]

Time for Clone Wars yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

 

[Zonic]

WHAT THE HELL, I just noticed that I fell asleep for about 30 minutes. UGH. I'll rewind & rewatch it during Clone Wars while I wait for FMA, but just.....gah, I guess trying to study & get stuff done tired me out.

 

[coolasj19]

My Reaction :
"But what about the rest of it?!"
Also, I always felt like we were about 30 seconds away from this at any one time.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

I dig this music.

 

[ckohler]

Did the explosion teleport some where else?

Tetsuo became a god and started another universe. Seriously. That was his Big Bang at the end.

 

[Azure J]

Welp, I have new manga to read, thanks thread.

Just tell me, does Kaori get her happy end?

 

[B.K.]

i really don't think the ending is a mindfuck at all. it's just kinda shitty writing.

That's what happens when you try to cram about 1500 pages of manga into a two hour movie.

 

[Levyne]

It's too bad I really don't have much interest in getting into manga

 

[B-Dubs]

i really don't think the ending is a mindfuck at all. it's just kinda shitty writing.

It's more that they only adapted like a third of the story

 

[Mr. Smiley]

wat

The manga is a freaking epic in manga form. I highly recommend it.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Assuming I didn't fuck it up

Tetsuo : 69.2

Kaneda : 47

Give or take maybe 1-2 I might have missed

Nice. Good job, man.

 

[TheChits]

A++. Couldn't ask for a better start to movie month

 

[BassForever]

Not sure if I should give this a 4/5 or a 5/5, despite the not ending the film is truly astounding quality.

 

[polyh3dron]

I dig this music.

You'd love the 1995 Ghost In The Shell movie then

 

[Jafku]

When's Akira 2 coming out?

Spoiler

lol

 

[SousedLouse]

Welp, I have new manga to read, thanks thread.

Just tell me, does Kaori get her happy end?

Spoiler

No. It's just not as bad as what happens in the movie. That was...yeesh.

 

[Levyne]

It was alright I suppose.

Time for clone wars

 

[Beelzeboss]

Are they saying the names in this credits song?

does that count?