On November 12, the 25th Anniversary Edition of the 1988 classic AKIRA hit Blu-ray from the fine folks at FUNimation. This is the Japanese Animation film that started a revolution in moviemaking. Often imitated but never duplicated, AKIRA has influenced big live action films as well – safe to say THE MATRIX owes it a big debt. We’re giving our readers a chance to win a copy of it on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack. Just send us an e-mail and tell us why Katsuhiro Otomo’s AKIRA means more to you than anyone else. Make it good, no one-sentence answers please. We want this to go to a deserving winner. Contest is open to U.S. residents only. Make sure to include your shipping address with your e-mail. Contest ends on November 30, 2013. One entry per household – all duplicate entries will be deleted. Get those entries in a good luck!
Synopsis:
Akira isn’t just a movie – it’s the genesis of a genre. Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of feature-length animation and forced the world to look into the future. Akira’s arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for movies like The Matrix to be dreamed into brutal reality. Without Kaneda and Tetsuo, without espers and psionic assassins, without that iconic motorcycle – our work would be far less exciting place to exist. But the graphic novel became the movie and the movie became a phenomenon and the world took notice. Now, Akira is everywhere. If you can’t see it in the streets – if you can’t feel it crawling around inside your brain – then you have yet to be initiated. What are you waiting for?
Special Features:
Akira Sound Clip (1988)
Director Interview
Storyboard Collection
The Writing On The Wall
Original Trailers
Original Commercials
Restoring Akira
Glossary
U.S. Trailer
Trailers