Thread: Akira Question

You do realize that the Akira manga is 6 volumes, each about 360 pages each right? its only logical that some things were left out of a movie made from a 2160 page epic condensed down into a 2 hour movie.

Why not just find out for your self: Read it.

Akira in its self is the best anime to ever exist, the animation was breath taking from the begining bike sequence to tetsuo's arm sequence. Not one part of this movie can be insulted. For if akira wasnt made your favorite animaters would not of had inspiration. Akira is and will always be in my library of dvds(vhs). The mangas and movies will always be different. I havnt read the manga but i have seen the vhs(the original) version a long time ago.
You always keep in mind the movie/tv series are never the same as the manga and i mean never. The manga will have a ton of parts that the movie doesnt and I am positive the manga is just as good as the ova. If you read it and like it please send me a review of your opinion I will get the manga eventually as when i like it i will buy it. nice chatn. later

shigurai

The manga is loads and loads better than the anime film. The story differs quite a bit as well.
Pretty much the only thing the film has on the manga is that awesome bike. It has a much smaller role in the manga.

Most times the book is better or in this case the manga. Its like Harry Potter you have a 800 page book with 2 hours to pull off. The move never ever comes close to the book, you can just do so much more with the book then you can with the movie. If you want to read the manga though you should beable to get all the Akira Mangas at a Border or Barnes and Noble and if not then go to Ebay or Amazon.

there is also one other thing there i s an older verson of it and it came out some time in the 1980s or 70s butt alll in all they did good