10 BehindTheScenes Facts About Akira

10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Akira

From plans for a live-action adaptation to easter eggs, here are 10 behind-the-scenes details from the movie Akira that you may not have known about.

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Akira is one of the most iconic and influential anime movies of all time. Released in 1988 and based on the manga of the same name, Akira follows the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, a biker gang leader from a dystopian future who becomes embroiled in government conspiracy after his friend develops telekinetic powers.

The science-fiction movie has some of the most impressive animation of all time, with it still holding up to this day. The film received a special anniversary release in 2018, celebrating its thirtieth anniversary and highlighting the everlasting popularity of this seminal anime movie.

10 George Lucas And Steven Spielberg Claimed It Was Unmarketable

Akira is one of the most iconic Japanese movies of all time, with the movie (and manga series) drawing on Japanese culture and creating a lasting influence across the archipelago, becoming one of the most loved movies in Japan.

Perhaps due to its unique Japanese concept, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg claimed that the movie would completely unmarketable in the United States of America.

9 Criterion Collection

The Criterion Collection is an American video distribution company that focuses solely on collecting important contemporary and classic films, focusing on sales to film lovers and aficionados.

A testament to the quality and legacy of Akira, the film is one of the few animated movies to be included within the Criterion Collection, with the others being Fantastic Mr. Fox and Watership Down.

8 Plans For A Live-Action Version

Ever since the release of the film in 1988, there have been plans for a live-action version of the movie. Initially, Sony was planning to release a live-action version of the movie but ultimately opted out after deciding that it would be far too expensive.

Talks of a live-action version of Akira haven’t gone away though, with the most recent talk coming from a planned live-action movie from the director of Thor Ragnarok, Taika Waititi.

7 Record Budget For Animation

Akira was one of the most visually impressive animated movies of all time, with the film using an unprecedented number of shots and single pictures due to the fact that most of the film takes place at night, requiring specific color requirements.

Due to the requirements of the movie, the film was one of the most expensive animated movies of the time with its budget coming in at $10 million dollars.

6 Voice Acting Recorded First

Akira was one of the most influential and important animated movies of the last century, not only for its unique and revolutionary story but also for its revolutionary take on production and the craft of animation.

For the first time in a Japanese animated production, the filmmakers decided to have the voice actors read their lines before any animation had actually taken place. While this was already common practice in American animated movies, Japanese animation recorded the animation first.

5 The Bike Slide

One of the most iconic scenes in Akira is the bike slide, with Kaneda sliding sideways on his bike away from the camera in a chase sequence. This iconic scene has been referenced across several different media since its initial release.

Examples of properties that have included an homage to this scene include Batman: The Animated Series, Pokémon, and even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

4 Released Before The Manga Ended

Akira was based on a manga of the same name. However, some people may be shocked to learn that the movie was actually released before the manga had been concluded, much like the Game of Thrones TV series.

That being said, while the movie was released prior to the conclusion of the manga series, the manga has a noticeably different ending to the movie. While the film would release in 1988, the manga series would continue until 1990.

3 Expensive Re-Release

Akira was already one of the most expansive animated movies of the time, with the film running up a budget of over 10 million dollars when the film was initially made in the late 1980s.

However, the cost of the film would still go up thirteen years after its initial release. In 2001, the film received a re-release, which also included a re-dub to improve the voice acting. This re-release would ultimately end up costing another one million dollars.

2 Alien Influence

Akira is one of the most influential movies ever made, as shown by the number of homages to Kaneda’s bike slide, the film had a huge impact on popular culture, not only in Japan but across the globe.

That being said, Akira also took inspiration from movies that came before it, with some of these cultural influences receiving Easter eggs in the movie. For instance, the computer sound effects that play during Tetsuo’s body scan were taken from the computer ‘MU-TH-UR’ in Alien.

1 Manga Easter Egg

It isn’t a secret that Akira was based upon a popular manga series. Much like any adaptation from page to screen, there are several differences between the manga and the movie. Although, the Akira movie was released prior to the conclusion of the manga, so this accounts for most of the differences.

The movie did want to honor the series in a subtle manner, one of the clearest Easter eggs was during the riot scene. A man is seen wearing a jumper with the word ‘Young’ on it, giving a subtle nod to ‘Young Magazine’, which initially published the Akira manga.

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