DISCLAIMER: This review was imported from MAL. Also Im fully aware that Im part of the very minor percentage that didnt enjoy this movie at all. So before anyone comes to my comments with YOURE WRONG111 AKIRA IS AMAZINGGG keep in mind that this is just MY opinion. There are plenty of good reviews for this movie out there let there exist at least one that is not positive. Akira is one of those movies that when it came out it was revolutionary but the more it gets old the more its evident of how... basic it is. And Im being very nice by just saying basic because to be honest I really hated it. The plot is... oh man WHAT EVEN is the plot? We have 2 hours and 4 minutes of the movie and most of the time I was lost and bored. I had to google so many times to understand what was happening what was the objective who was this character on screen and... oh THE ENDING. WHAT???????? Now to be fair I also googled about the manga and it sounds like it is more interesting less rushed more complete and just a whole different experience from the movie. Im still debating whether or not Ill read it but as far as the MOVIE ADAPTATION goes: I certainly dont recommend it The art is... not pretty. I get it: this is old this is what anime looked like in the 80s but still. The art didnt please me and it certainly pleased me even less when I focused on a characters mouth moving while they spoke I put that word in between quotes because UGH it is so badly animated Its like their entire face is still and only their mouths move and barely so. I hated it. The characters are meh. I didnt like anyone didnt feel a connection with absolutely any of them I cant even remember most of their names And some of them I have no idea why they even existed for example Kei. Kaneda meets her for the first time and its like love at first sight hes all up for getting in her pants and Im like: okay but do you even KNOW this girl? who is she why is she there what is she going to do???? I only started to actually get interested in the story in the last 20 minutes of the film. And by the end of it I was back into being confused and unsure of what I had just watched. Overall Akira is one of the classics that I personally dont like but as always I have an unpopular opinion.