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Akira [Blu-ray]
Akira [Blu-ray]
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4.0 (681 reviews)
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21%Great picture, lame English dub
50%A classic that beats the test of time
31%Overpriced, Under Producing. Anyone wanna buy my copy?
50%Buy this movie.
40%Great remaster of the original classic. Terrible presentation and extras
30%The first edition that I'm passing on
50%(Almost) definitive version of the classic
50%blu-ray akira...FINALLY
50%Akira in High Def!!!!!!!!!!
50%awesome
31%not original voice actors
50%Akira remastered
51%Best, Sound, Ever
40%The way its ment to be seen
51%That's Mr. Kaneda to you, punk!
50%Perfection
4The Movie that got me into anime like when i was 10!!
20%Ah, blu-ray...you promised so much...
51%Akira BLASTS Into Blu-ray
51%must buy!
5crystal clear perfection
5One of the Top Three in Japanese Animation
51%Blu-Ray will be amazing, but with drawbacks.
10%Pioneer dub = Horrendous.
51%AKIRA on Blu-ray is the first film (animated or live) to be featured in 192kHz audio! Don't throw away your DVD's just yet!
5Great!!!
50%Hate anime, loved this.
4AKIRA (STREAMLINE PICTURES/1988)
5AKIRA!!!
20%All the hype, nothing on the delivery...
20%Disappointing conversion from the print version
40%Anime Classic
50%What led to so much more
40%Fantastic piece of classic Anime
50%Amazing Must See
40%Still one of the best...
10%It's okay.
50%That's Mister Kaneda to You, Punk!
50%A Classic
51%Telekinetic Armageddon
20%Akira, not all it's cracked up to be
51%For my Boyfriend
51%Masterpiece
11%Im not one to write reviews but.....
30%An anime classic
51%TetsuoooOOO! KinedaaaAAA!!!!
51%KHAAANNNNNN!!!!
31%"Are you positive that you are able to control such a power?"
10%ANOTHER DVD I'M STILL WAITING FOR!
51%TETSUOOOOOOOOOOOO!
4Phenomenal animation
30%Weak Story, But Good Animation
11%I'm being totally 100% dead serious about this.
50%The amoeba that devours them all
51%Astonishing.
50%Akira
51%A haunting&horrific masterpiece
51%The Quintessential Anime Film
41%Great but shouldn't have messed with the original dialog
31%Really disappointed with the redub...
50%still a great anime
51%"The thing about Akira's power is that it exist in all of us from the start"
50%AKIRA a cLASSIC aNIME
51%it doesnt get all that praise for nuthin...
51%A classic and a must-get for anime fans of nearly all ages!!!
10%i'm sticking with Miyazaki for now on.
51%All I can say is "WOW."
50%way back when
50%the film that changed Anime forever!
41%I Want the Original English Back, TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
51%Awesome flick, but not for the faint of heart....
51%Amazing movie and special-edition DVD
31%I Want the Original English Back
5Strike of Brilliance
40%Classic but old
31%geneon droped the ball
51%Remastering a genesis of animation
10%"Akira's been dead for years..."
50%Akira!
40%A good movie but best anime ever? Hm, maybe
5This is what anime is meant to be!
41%Teenage Wasteland
30%Interesting but...
10%What?
51%A standard among anime
31%Great movie! Disappointed with English track
31%another example of a "enhanced" version that deosn't compare to original
51%One of the greatest animated films of all time
20%Not what I was expecting
40%NO
51%Nothing Like it Still
51%My favorite anime
51%A landmark in animation
31%Akira (Special Edition)
5AKIRA IS AN CLASSIC
41%Old but a great intro to Anime
41%Modern Art as Film
41%The Film that paved the way for Japanese Animation to America
10%Old doesn't make it a classic
5Perfect!!!!
41%AKIRA - A misunderstood classic
51%Impeccable DVD release of a controversial Anime classic.
10%For the Bored
51%The "killer app" of this genre
51%Do not be foolish.
51%AKIRA IS #1
51%Akira
31%It's been changed
50%art film
51%The best anime ever
51%Dispite the negatives, Akira has its place in anime history
50%WOW
51%Stunning Animation and Perfect Film to watch
51%One of the defining anime
20%Could be used to weed out psychopaths in public schools.
30%Wierd wierd anime
30%On DVD
41%4.5 stars
51%negative reviews fall into 2 catagories
41%Exciting, Disturbing movie
20%Okay, not good, far from great....
5don't listen to those 1 star fools...
41%Slightly less than the Manga, and Different
10%HaloKillah of the Killer 7's truth about Akira
40%for dubbing purposes.
51%Genius ( if I spelled that right )
4Overly hyped, but excellent for mature minds
50%Amazing
11%Buy the older version
41%Whoa
10%This is lucky 1 is as low as it goes :)
50%Great Anime
50%"My favorite Anime Film Ever"
50%Classic Anime.
41%Great Anime! A bit dated, but still worth watching
50%MUST SEE ANIME!!!!!!!
5a truly good piece of cinema
50%This is The Best Anime I Have Ever Seen
3I love Akira....but not the dvd version
4Creepy but Good
31%Depth in anime...
41%Some things shouldnt be changed
51%A Great DVD That Begs to Be Seen on a Big Screen
4A must have for anime fans
10%An Oldie, but Not A Goodie
10%Look elsewhere to feed your anime need
4ALEXS CAPSULE MOVIE REVIEWS
51%The Grand Exalted Poobah of anime deserves it's praise
30%Huh? Like the way it started of but hated the ending
10%Bad comic book storyline movie
5Princess Monoke
51%Free at Last!
5The movie that made me a huge Anime fan
11%this version is thoroughly disappointing
50%AKIRA Finally Get's the Treatment it Desrves.
51%Trendsetting post-nuclear anime is a classic
11%WAY TOO OVERRATED
10%Hardcore Akira fans will hate this DVD.
50%"I Am Tetsuo..."
50%perfection
50%A wonderful movie that everyone should see.
4Awesome Movie, Bad Dubbing
50%A must have for all anime watchers
51%This is what SciFi should be.
30%not that great
4Great movie, bad price.
4Weird but good.
5The Best Movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(and it's a cartoon)
5This ain't DBZ
5Best Anime of its Generation
10%Poor Action Anime
50%Best.Movie.Ever.
11%Worst version of Akira ever put together.
5A Masterpiece
51%open contemplations
11%Please think twice before buying this version of Akira
51%Consequence
31%Spectacular Animation. Bad Writing.
20%Very Disapointed
51%One of the best anime ever, finally DVD quality
51%Makeway for the Advent of Akira
50%KENADA!!!!!!!
5Best version
5Superior animation
50%Outstanding
30%WHAT'S THE POINT?
5Awesome, Beautiful Movie.
5THE anime film
51%Animation to make Kubrick proud.
5A Masterpiece
21%Supremely Overrated.
2DTS Rocks, But Why On A Separate Disc?
50%Awesome, Awesome, Awesome
10%Gives anime a bad name
51%The Anime Movie That Started It All
51%"Akira," the landmark film in the history of anime
41%The manga was better, but still worth it
51%AKIRA - The Staple of ANIME movies
5akira did it for me
51%One of the Best Anime's of all TIME!
51%Neo Tokyo's about to EXPLLLLLOOOOODDDDE!
41%classic anime
5a masterpiece
51%WHAT? you havent seen Akira?? Hang your head in shame!
51%A master-piece and soon-to-be classic
51%One of the best sounding DVDs ever
31%A decent movie I just don't see what all the hype is about!
5Akira Video
51%AKIRA!
51%The Best of Anime
31%not my cup of tea but it's good
50%Updates in all the right places!
4Weird but cool
5Akira Analysis
50%great movie but...
4Confusing, but strikingly cool anime...
51%Akira better the second time around
11%the new english language sucks!!!
51%FABULOSA
20%???????
51%Everything Falls Down
51%Greatest anime ever
41%The best version to get.
40%This Movie Kind of Scared Me
5The King of Anime
30%A must see, even though 3 stars
4One of the Best
41%A CONFUSING STORY NEVER LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL
5Superb, Superb, Superb.
4benchmark half baked
5....
5Battle against the clowns
31%New english translation is too American
5Incredible mood trip to Neo Tokyo
20%Verry overrated, senseless story
5Best anime ever.
51%Very cool!
50%One of the best films ever made
31%DIssapointing
21%If this is the "King of Anime," maybe anime isn't for me
21%A disgrace to the comic series.
5Perfectly Orchestrated Classic
3I liked it a lot, but I did not love it.
20%A boring movie
50%The new dub
11%Big Mistake
40%Nothing Compared to the Manga
5A solid movie, a great DVD
5AKIRA the movie of the year
51%A masterpiece.
5How could this not get a 5?
5awsome movie
5Akira - What a movie...
5One of the best Anime films, one of the best films PERIOD!!!
40%Bit Confusing but overall good
5An all time landmark in anime
40%Excellent animation and music, but...
5The end-all be-all of Anime
31%voices... not right...
5A 10 Star DVD
51%Oh yes, OH HECK YES
5AKIRA--The Collecter's Edition
5Beautiful imagery, confusing storyline, tons of extras
50%TETSUO!!! AKIRA!!
51%A must have, the definition of an excellent anime.
4An Incredible and Powerful Film
50%Best anime ever !
3Good Picture, Bad Dubbing
4Classic Anime with Great Information, but Slightly Confusing
31%New Version Not Nearly As Good As Original
5The Best Anime Movie of all time!!
5The Best Anime Ever. Period.
5If it's available...BUY IT. Don't think twice.
51%Akira
30%So...I don't see what the fuss is about
5No matter how good you have heard this is, it's better!
50%The Ultimate Review from film & game critic Marc Antomattei
4Entertaining Movie, Fastpaced Etc... Hard-to-follow Plot
5Excellent
5A Moral Tale
51%It's still the best Anime movie, even after 14 years !
5It has already begun...
5AKIRA-review
10%New Script Ruined The Finest Movie Ever
5The benchmark in anime.
50%Dubbing is evil
51%Master Piece
4New Dubbing Leaves Last Star Behind
4Akira (4.1 stars)
4The Reason for that Elusive "5th Star"....
4Destined for Fame
51%Best of the Best
50%Good, but the origonal was better
5Sit down, Eisner..THIS is animation
21%Akira: The Not-So-Special Edition
5Top 5 anime ever created!
51%Still the greatest anime of all time
5An Anime Classic!
10%Why change it?
10%Something lost in the translation
51%Akira
5First Anime Movie ever
50%Akira - An Awesome Anine
51%sigh, change CAN be good
51%Akira: A Roundup
10%New Sound Effects Not too great
20%Why
4Not in the editorial
51%An exceptional new movie, with an exceptional new dub
51%Great anime, great presentation
11%Beautiful but Dull
5good crisp clean animation
5This movie belongs in a museum, and not because it's ancient
31%Good, but it could be better
5One of the best
50%excellent
5Anime at it's best
5A Truely SPECTACULAR Anime!
51%One of the best animes ever
51%Anime at its finest
5Animated Tour De Force
51%Amazing film, with better dubbing on this new version
5Son Akira
30%I'm Lost?
51%Neo Tokyo Returns
5This is an anime lovers dream
51%Classic Film - Great Presentation
5great collection for this animation
5Still No.1
5Astounding
30%Should have kept Old Dialog!!!!
51%Oh, so Disney makes the best animated movies. Yeah, right.
5As as DVD, it's great!
2WHY CHANGE THE ORIGINAL AUDIO!?!?!?!
5A Masterpiece? Most definitely.
51%Words cannot describe AKIRA...
10%This was once a fantastic film....
41%The Sweetest Case Ever
5The Best of the Best
40%Akira revisted.
41%cool, but....YUCK!
51%Akira is one of the best sci-fi movies ever:animated or live
30%Not as breath taking
21%Incomprehensible, but Beautiful
51%Better than ever, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
5BREATHTAKING AND INTENSE TO THE END!
5This DVD is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E
20%Masterpiece? Not really....
4Should buy the DVD
51%This is no "Dragon Ball Z"...
40%Excellent
51%An Excellent Restoration
50%A totally solid movie and DVD set!
51%Japanese Anime Opera Magna gets the format it deserves!
51%The classic in a spiffy new version
11%Translating shouldn't be this hard!!
4LESS GRUNT, MORE GRUDGE
5A Hallmark of Animation
40%Incredible from the first time
40%A good piece of SciFi.
5GET THIS NOW!
5was amazing
20%A butchering of a Classic!
10%This is GREAT animation!?!?
20%I Don't Recomend It... Very Poor English Redubbing
5A ture Classic
5An Epic Masterpiece
50%Akira is the greatest
5Terrific Movie
5Neo Tokyo is about to explode on your TV.
5Like a trip back to my childhood.....
5Apocalyptic Story with Remarkable Animation
31%Nice Picture,Bad Voices
5Landmark Anime - Wonderful new translation
5Akria
41%You think I'm a loser! It's not my fault I'm smaller!
31%What the special features add, the new englis removes
41%disapointment
10%Shame on Pioneer
5Newer is Better ?
31%Please READ THIS before purchasing!!!!!
4Amazing version of classic breakthrough anime!
31%Good remaster, but becomes a cartoon instead of Anime.
5BEST ANIME EVER!!!
5Amazing DVD....
21%The New Dubbing is horrible
21%Dubbing was a complete dissapointment
5THE BEST CHOICE
31%Dont fix it if it aint broke..
5Visual Panache Overwhelms Story--But What Visuals!
51%GREAT RE-RELEASE
20%I want the old dialog back
5After years of waiting for Akira DVD ...
5AKIRA! Need I say more?
51%About the 2-disc DVD set
5I think this edition kicks much booty.
4The movie is amazing but ........
5What is this thing called akira!!!
5One of the greatest fillms ever made
50%This DVD is AWESOME
31%Not bad...not bad at all...
4A simply excellent dvd.
4The best Japanese animation!
5The Best Just Got Better
51%The Mother of ANIMATION
50%single disc well worth it, Special Edition not.
31%Akira DVD - Buyer Beware!!!
50%A review of the DVD!
41%Wonderful version of a classic!
41%TETSUOOOOO!!!
5One of the Best DVD's I've Ever Bought! A Must Own!
5Akira Limited Special Edition Review
51%Still the king...
3You gotta be kidding....
4Great movie but the special case is awful
41%ANIME BREAKTHROUGH IS BETTER THAN EVER
4The whole reason America knows about Anime
5The Best Film to DVD transfer I have seen!
5It's about time and worth the wait!
21%Who had a problem with the old English Dubbing?
4Akira - Close.... but not the greatest
51%These people are fools...
5It's About Time
5Amazing Movie!
5My all time favorite movie
40%Greatest Anime of the 20th century
51%High Quality Excellent Entertainment
51%Brilliance -- the mold-breaking epic '"anime"
51%The 'Star Wars' of anime
41%Anime classic
50%The Best Anime Movie, EVER!
50%Best Anime there is...
51%About time
20%as far as anime goes, not too bad
20%New english dub with no option to hear the original? %$#%
40%Akira is a classic! Great DVD!
51%An Excellent Anime.
51%The Best
5"...It's like an over ripe fruit thats begun to stink..."
51%The best movie ever made
51%A Must-See For Everyone And Their Cat
31%Apparently Not Many of You Have Seen the New Version
50%Just a prediction!
50%old boys
5AKIRA
51%Long overdue but finally arriving on DVD.
51%A Stunning Landmark
41%Word to the Wise for Akira" fans. . .
5One of the finest animated films ever made
5Animation as an art form
50%Akira - an anime classic!
51%The Greatest Animated Film Ever Made...
51%A classic... a must own, but only because its a classic
5Long Awaited and Well Deserved
5definitely worth the money!!
51%FINALLY!
51%The Grand Exalted Poobah of anime deserves it's praise
5Simply the BEST...
51%This Movie Really Got Me Hooked on Anime!
5Akira....Finally on DVD :-)
41%What you are getting
5Beat this Anime? I don't think so!
5Just when you thought japanimation couldn't get any better
51%Animation For Adults
5The BEST Anime I've Ever Seen!!!
51%The Greatist Anime of All Time!!!!!
50%neo tokyo is about to explode!!!!!!!
51%Finally, a release date!!!
50%A staple of any anime fan's diet
50%THE anime movie.
5The Best
50%AKIRA is one of the greatest movies ever made
10%rent it first!!
51%Thank you dear God!
5Fan of Japanese Animation
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