20 Comic Book Movies That Are Practically Flawless
7. Akira (1988)
Based on the manga of the same name by its director and screenwriter Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira is one of the earliest examples of a successful comic adaptation, as well as a madly influential anime adventure.
The tale of a biker called Shotaro Keneda who works tirelessly to save his telekinetic friend Tetsuo Shima from a deadly government conspiracy in a post-apocalyptic Japan, Akira is simultaneously violent and profound, working with a relentless energy to create a cyberpunk thriller with no equal.
Today regarded as one of the finest anime movies ever made, Akira is action-packed, gritty, emotionally harrowing and timeless in its depiction of disaffected youth, dystopian horror, friendship, and creationism.
As far as anime classics go, there are few spectacles as rewarding and powerful than Otomo's classic.