Review of Akira (1988) by Jonathan C — 11 Jun 2011

I remmeber watching this for the first time and it blew my mind, still holds up today.

This review of Akira (1988) was written by Jonathan C on 11 Jun 2011.

Akira has generally received very positive reviews.

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