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Akira (Dub.VHS)

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Title: Akira
Volume: Dub.VHS
Running time: 124
Distributor: Geneon Entertainment Inc.

Release date: 2001-07-24
Suggested retail price: $9.98
Age rating: r

UPC: 013023163133 013023163133

Description:
One of the best sustained examples of "Japanimation" (or "Anime," as fans of the genre called it), Akira is based on the manga (comic book) by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story is set in the post-apocalyptic community of Neo-Tokyo. Akira is a fiercely individualistic member of a scrungy motorcycle gang. The despotic authorities, the robotlike police, and even the cycle gang pursue Akira when he's bombarded with a new, insidious energy source that has rendered him telekinetic. Budgeted at $8 million (an enormous amount for a Japanese film of any kind), Akira has become a cult favorite thanks to generous midnight-movie exposure and multiple showing on cable TV's Cartoon Network.

(added on 2013-02-10, modified on 2013-02-10)

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