14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts and Easter Eggs About 'Akira'

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14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts and Easter Eggs About 'Akira'

The Herculean task of getting this behemoth adaptation made was almost as monstrous as the psychic mountain of Beefaroni that terrorizes Neo-Tokyo in glorious 24 FPS.

LUCAS AND SPEILBERG TURNED IT DOWN CRACKED.COM In 1987, both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg turned down an opportunity to bring Akira to the big screen, claiming it was totally unmarketable to western audiences. It's a shame Katsuhiro Otomo, who directed the animated feature, didn't listen to the person riding high off Ewoks: The Battle For Endor.

Source: NME 

USED THE AMERICAN WAY OF VOICE RECORDING dy= CRACKED.COM Akira was one of the first anime films to record voice over lines before being animated, like American features. Actors had to deliver their lines while looking at, essentially, storyboards

Source: CBR 

PREDICTED THE 2020 OLYMPICS 30 th 000 TOKYO CRACKED.COM Although created in 1987, you can see Neo-Tokyo building facilities for the upcoming Olympics in the film, accurately predicting Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics. What Akira couldn't predict was the 2020 Olympics being rescheduled to 2021 due to a deadly, world wide virus. Maybe they're saving that for the sequel.

Source: Uproxx 

VOICE TALENT WAS ESPECIALLY HEROIC CRACKED.COM Kaneda, in the original English dub, is voiced by Cam Clarke (Leonardo; the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series), Masaru and Kai were voiced by Bob Bergen (current Porky Pig), and, in the 2001 remaster, Kaneda was voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam Park, the black Power Ranger).

Source: Uproxx

STILL INSPIRES MOVIES AND GAMES CRACKED.COM Akira was a huge inspiration on Western media; Kaneda's motorbike, for instance, appears in the film Ready Player One (2018) and in the video game Cyperpunk 2077. Rapper Lupe Fiasco named his album Tetsuo & Youth after Tetsuo Shima. Even the cyberpunk, indie game Red Strings Club has a cyborg called Akira, who plays a very crucial role.

Source: CBR

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