Uploaded August 2008 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Set in the year 2019 in the city of Neo-Tokyo (thirty years after a mysterious explosion destroyed most of Tokyo and subsequently started World War III 9 hours later), a gang of teenage bikers called the Capsules, led by smug 16-year-old delinquent Shotaro Kaneda, engage the Clowns (a rival gang) in a street fight. In the midst of the fight, Kaneda's best friend Tetsuo Shima has his bike inexplicably explode when he finds a boy with the face of an old man blocking his path. The Capsules arrive to find Tetsuo only to see soldiers, led by Colonel Shikishima collect the boy (whose name is revealed to be Takashi) and the injured Tetsuo while they are arrested. When the Capsules are brought in for questioning, the interrogators are soon convinced the boys are not members of the Resistance.
Set in the year 2019 in the city of Neo-Tokyo (thirty years after a mysterious explosion destroyed most of Tokyo and subsequently started World War III 9 hours later), a gang of teenage bikers called the Capsules, led by smug 16-year-old delinquent Shotaro Kaneda, engage the Clowns (a rival gang) in a street fight. In the midst of the fight, Kaneda's best friend Tetsuo Shima has his bike inexplicably explode when he finds a boy with the face of an old man blocking his path. The Capsules arrive to find Tetsuo only to see soldiers, led by Colonel Shikishima collect the boy (whose name is revealed to be Takashi) and the injured Tetsuo while they are arrested. When the Capsules are brought in for questioning, the interrogators are soon convinced the boys are not members of the Resistance.
