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	Akira (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An example of this would be the typeface (AKIRA) of the film and the soundtrack which bear striking resemblance to Godfrey Reggio's 1983 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi.
		Akira, like Otomo's other work (such as Domu (A Child's Dream)), revolves around the basic idea of humans with superhuman powers, in particular psychokinetic abilities, but much of the story does not focus on these abilities themselves, but rather the people involved, social issues and politics.
		In the manga, Akira is an actual character who shows up at the end of the second book, while in the movie Akira has died and his remains are stored in frozen animation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akira_(film) (839 words)

	Anime on DVD Recommends: Akira
		Akira's theatrical release was on 16 July 1988, and it quickly acquired a cult status around the world.
		Otomo had a vision for the film version of Akira; it had to feel like an issue of the manga, and it had to be a film driven by the visuals rather than the characters.
		Akira is not only a masterpiece of animation but also a masterpiece of science fiction.
	www.animeondvd.com /discdata/essential/akira.htm (854 words)

	Akira - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira is a very popular given name for both males and females in Japan.
		Akira is also a female Scottish name meaning "anchor".
		Akira is also a well known anime and manga series; see Akira (film).
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /akira.htm (265 words)

	Akira: Anime Reviews - The Armchair Empire
		Akira is two hours long, which is lengthy for an anime film, but the extended running time is needed to faithfully encompass the magna and
		The original AKIRA project was a secret experiment to develop a new form of human evolution through the manipulation of the abilities and powers of psychically gifted children.
		Akira, one of the children involved in the experiment, developed into a force so great, the he literally destroyed everything about him through a terrifying burst of psychic energy, setting off a nuclear-like explosion which led to the world war.
	www.armchairempire.com /AnimeReviews/akira.htm (1160 words)

	AKIRA
		Akira is one of the few anime titles to have been released theatrically in the States and elsewhere.
		Akira still holds up with the best of them - its animation frees movement in a way that cannot be replicated in live action movies, the special effects of The Matrix notwithstanding.
		Akira is a decidedly adult affair: it is quite violent with buckets of blood at times, as well as a fleeting topless scene.
	www.scifimoviepage.com /akira.html (614 words)

	Akira Kurosawa
		Given the expanse of the Siberian wilderness as his cinematic canvas, Akira Kurosawa responds with the visually hypnotic, deeply affecting portrait of nature, friendship, and survival in Dersu Uzala.
		In contrast to the muted battle scenes of Seven Samurai, Ran is a graphic, sensoral depiction of the violence innate in the human soul.
		Through the use of suffusive colors to delineate opposing armies, Akira Kurosawa figuratively taints the serene landscape with the artificial, surreal hues of human tragedy and senseless destruction.
	www.filmref.com /directors/dirpages/kurosawa.html (1653 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: Akira Limited Edition review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi also comes to us from 1988; it's a 19-minute, full frame featurette presented with optional English narration that describes the scoring of the film.
		Modular scoring was conceived for Akira to accommodate the director's insistence that the music be composed in advance to ensure musical credibility while maintaining the ability to customize the score to the action on the screen.
		He also rationalizes his choice of ethnic bamboo and metallic percussion instruments from Bali and a chorus of voices to create organic yet unworldly sounds that could readily be accepted as music from the not too distant future.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video_3/akira_le.html (1626 words)

	Animetric.com >> Hentai Reviews >> Countdown Akira
		Akira Amamiya is a beautiful young man who is known for his sexual prowess.
		But to Akira, a hole is a hole so it doesn't really matter who he has sex with.
		With Akira, any relationship is meaningless and purely physical because he has feelings for only one woman -- a world-renowned fashion model who is also his stepsister.
	www.animetric.com /abc/cdakira.html (445 words)

	DVD Review - Akira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"Akira" is not an easily approachable film and if you plan to use this movie as an entrance into the Japanese animation genre, be forewarned.
		The release is rounded out by an extensive "Akira" glossary, which explains many of the weird terms used in the language to explain the futuristic world of the film.
		Fans of "Akira" are already licking their fingers for this exciting release, and they should.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/akira.shtml (1459 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Akira: Special Edition (& Limited Edition)
		Considered one of the few top tier theatrical anime ever released, Akira's arrival onto the DVD format, with region 1 being the first to provide it, is a cause for celebration for many reasons.
		Akira's story is like just about any other manga to anime translation, especially in going to a movie as opposed to a series of some sort.
		Akira is a release that simply had to happen, and it had to happen big.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/109.php (2700 words)

	Conditions of Use - Akira-ma.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		Akira Martial Arts and its associates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.
		Akira Martial Arts and its associates attempt to be as accurate as possible.
	www.akira-ma.com.au /conditions.php?osCsid=fd054b9d7c0f020b690fdee9633c49c4 (1351 words)

	Akira Review by nologo - DALnet #anime
		Akira was what really started Anime in the U.S. It's what raised awareness, and a cult following for any japanese anime that followed it.
		I cannot recommend Akira to anyone who would not want to think about the meaning of a very strange ending.
		The voice acting in the Akira pioneer DVD is the best that i've seen thus far, for both english and japanese.
	anime.oddball.net /reviewshow.cfm?ReviewID=82 (315 words)

	The Anime Critic - Akira Review
		Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's famous manga, Akira is probably one of the best known anime there is. It certainly is one of the most widely available, and even video stores that don't carry anime usually have a copy of it.
		The whole "Akira" mystery is well played, and I was drawn into the events that unfolded.
		Akira is quite a good piece of science fiction.
	www.animecritic.com /akira/anr-akira.html (453 words)

	firstVIEW Akira IsogawaFashion Show List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira also undertook new projects with the Australian arts sector during 1998, exhibiting in the Museum of Contemporary Art's inaugural Seppelt Contemporary Art Award and collaborating with the Sydney Dance Company to design the costumes for Salome.
		For the year 2001 Akira showed his most couture yet wearable collection Chic Skin at a small salon presentation located at 23 rue Danielle Casanova.
		In March US Vogue Akira was titled as the Jack of Hearts and in US Surface magazine his pieces featured in Avant Garden.
	firstview.com /alldesigners/AkiraIsogawa.html (268 words)

	Review: Akira
		Akira is such a classic, and the animation is so good, that any anime fan should at least see Akira once, and many will want to watch it a lot more than that.
		Akira is a full theatrical release, filmed in widescreen ratio at 24 frames per second throughout (full film speed, a rarity for more than a few seconds in most anime).
		This is worth mentioning because Akira (the movie) has become such a fixture in the minds of anime fans that it's easy to forget that titling it "Akira" is something like an American movie named "Bill".
	www.animeworld.com /reviews/akira.html (809 words)

	Akira Book 05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the 21st century, the once-glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruins, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic giant, Akira.
		Now a wasteland of rubble and anarchy, the Great Tokyo Empire rises, a ragtag group of zealots and crazies who worship and fear Akira and his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, an angry teen with immense powers of his own -- and equally immense twisted ambitions.
		5 is the penultimate act of a mind-blowing graphic-novel masterpiece of awe-inspiring imagination and gut-wrenching power, and the inspiration for the classic Akira animated film.
	www.animebooks.com /akirabook05.html (150 words)

	AKIRA
		Before Akira's release, there wasn't much in the way of manga for high school and college students.
		This is shown on many levels; from the government trying to control the society gone wild, to the army trying to control a power beyond human comprehension.
		Kaneda and his friends want to figure out just who Akira is, and Tetsuo wants to find the source of his power.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Flats/1419/akira.html (1009 words)

	Amazon.com: DVD: Akira (Special Edition) (2001) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By today's standards, Akira remains the pinnacle of cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption.
		Akira is most frequently designated as one of the seminal anime films, like 'Ghost in the Shell,' which have done much to define the potential of the Japanese genre.
		Akira is not just an animated movie; it's a work of art and a work of love.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MAM2?v=glance (2299 words)

	Projectbag.com -> Anime Pictures -> Blood-Red Lunacy -> Akira Fansite Index
		Akira, the movie that illedgedly astounded the anime universe with suberb animation, storyline, and overall wonderful quality.
		Many claim this movie to be great enough to be the one movie that can the define the term 'anime' and others claim that it is simply, without a doubt the greatest movie of all time.
		By today's standards, AKIRA remains a landmark achievement and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption.
	www.projectbag.com /akira/akira.html (295 words)

	The Critical Eye \| Akira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira manages to preserve the cinematic feel and pacing throughout the entire series; flipping through Akira's pages one experiences the curious sensation of reading a movie.
		Akira was released in Japan on July 16, 1988--the same date as the destruction of Tokyo, according to the film's opening.
		Criterion probably saw in Akira what many saw in Blade Runner; in much the same way as Blade Runner used existing cinematic conventions to redefine what could be done in science fiction cinema, Akira has redefined what can be done in science fiction animation.
	purpleplanetmedia.com /eye/film/akira.shtml (950 words)

	Sensei's Library: Akira Toya
		Akira Toya (塔矢アキラ Tōya Akira) is a character in Hikaru no Go.
		After Hikaru messed up their game in the middle school matches, Akira was offended enough to finally take the Pro Exam, which he went through with 1 loss (a forfeit when he skipped Day 1 for the internet match with Sai).
		Akira did make the Hon'inbo League once, though Akira dropped out of it (known games were defeating Ichiryu, and losing to Serizawa, Ogata and Zama).
	senseis.xmp.net /?AkiraToya (268 words)

	Japanimation.com: JSTORE -- The Anime Store That Carries The Coolest Posters, T-Shirts, DVDs, CDs, Videos, Calendars, ...
		Akira was released in 1988 and has stood the test of time as one of the most acclaimed and influential anime films ever made.
		Regarded by many as the finest comic series ever produced, Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill.
		Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2019, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III.
	japanimation.com /j-store/shop.cgi?link=&page=/jstore/manga-akira.html&cart_id= (808 words)

	Who is Akira Toriyama? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira Toriyama is now one of the most famous mangakas (or manga artist) in Japan and many parts of the world.
		Along the way, Akira Toriyama has also been hired to be the character designer of several home video games, including the Dragon Warrior series, Chrono Trigger, His latest involvement is the game Tobal No.1, a 3D fighter for the Sony Playstation.
		Toriyama-sensei is 174cm tall (that's about 5' 8 1/2", folks), and is a family man; he has two children, a son and a daughter, both of whom he can't help but spoil.
	www.capcorphq.com /akira.html (368 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: DVD: Akira - The Ultimate Collection [1988] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira is, without doubt, one of the most important anime to reach western shores.
		In 2002 they released a version of Akira on DVD, this is what the fans had been waiting for for long enough.
		You would prosume that Akira being a 2 disc box set would be filled to the brim with special features, but all you get is a production report and some manga previews.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009MGHU (1679 words)

	Tribute to Akira Kurosawa
		Akira Kurosawa was born in Tokyo, the youngest of eight children, to Isamu and Shima Kurosawa, of the Samurai class.
		It is a further tribute to Akira Kurosawa that his recovery from the depths of depression that had led to his suicide attempt was to result in the achievement of a new level of success, surpassing his previous one.
		Although, sadly, the world will not have another film directed by Akira Kurosawa, he has left a legacy of over thirty films that we and future generations may continue to enjoy.
	www.1worldfilms.com /Tribute%20Akira%20Kurosawa.htm (521 words)

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		Soon tetsuo discovers a place in tokyo were the boy named akira is, and goes on a misssion to find him, but unknowing to testuo, this akira is something completely different to what he expects to find.
		Akira was totally filmed entirely in 'ones', requiring over 150,000 cels, and over 2000 background drawings.
		Akiras soundtrack also represents an innovation, with the dialogue recorded first, Disney-style, and the animation constructed to the following speech.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/polanski/101/Akira.html (780 words)

	Modern Japan - Famous Japanese - Kurosawa Akira
		In 1990, he made Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (Yume, poster) and was awarded a lifetime achievement Academy Award in Hollywood.
		Akira Kurosawa Database is a simple but well done fan site with a filmography, biography, links and more.
		Kurofan.com is a fan site in French and English with lots of information and pictures (note: uses the VML plugin so you'll need to view it with IE5 or 6 on a Windows machine).
	www.japan-zone.com /modern/kurosawa_akira.shtml (683 words)

	EX: Review - Manga - Akira
		Almost every anime fan has seen or heard of AKIRA the animated movie—it was one of the first anime movies to get wide-scale recognition in the U.S. But before AKIRA the movie, there was AKIRA the manga.
		AKIRA was first released in the states back in 1988 by Marvel Comics, but this is the first time that it is being offered in the "phone book"-sized graphic novel format in which it originally appeared when it came out in Japan.
		He has also done a good job in developing a cast of characters who all seem to have some reason to be involved in the story by weaving them all together in a plot which revolves around the mysterious Akira force.
	www.ex.org /articles/2001/2001.07.15-rev_manga-us-akira-vol_1.html (641 words)

	worldwiderecords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akira's eclectic musical background and taste is evident in "Cooler Heads Prevail." His banjo takes you on a journey through an exuberant sonic landscape as it blends with and weaves through myriad world rhythms and instruments played by leading international artists including Johnny Cunningham, Glen Velez, Steve Gorn, and Jerry O'Sullivan.
		In addition to performing regularly around New York City, Akira is co-owner of Alula Records, where he pursues his passion for the music of widespread cultures (including those found in the U.S.) and shares it with America's growing world music audience.
		Akira has the ability to seamlessly fuse wide-ranging ethnicities within an individual track to create a piece so sonically holistic as to become virtually indescribable (except perhaps as the "Satake sound").
	www.worldwiderecordsindia.com /akira_satake.htm (439 words)

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