Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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AKIRA (1988) is often regarded as one of the best anime films of all time and is one of my favourites. Naturally I thought I'd make a video about what makes it so great, but of course it didn't go as planned. These are the myths and untrue stories behind AKIRA.

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Sources:
AKIRA: Production Report English Dub (2001)
youtube.com/watch?v=Hj7wxeo6R9o

AKIRA: Production Report (1988) - acquired from the 2003 Special Edition DVD release.

AKIRA Issue No. 3 (Epic Comics)
mycomicshop.com/search?q=Akira%203

Various articles and blogs with conflicting cel / frame counts:
artradarjournal.com/art-education/what-happened-to-artistic-anime
schoolgirlmilkycrisis.com/2011/06/08/a-new-type-of-bomb
thetartan.org/2018/10/1/pillbox/akira

AKIRA: The 24 Frames-Per-Second Myth
youtube.com/watch?v=YtYpif-dLjI

The CG animation and ADR process of Transformers (2007):
youtube.com/watch?v=KrrWC-GR1ow
awn.com/vfxworld/transformers-ratcheting-hard-body-surfaces
web.archive.org/web/20070713200731/http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4150

Debunking the 1.1 Billion Yen budget myth:
crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/06/08-1/akira-anime-film-producer-corrects-30-year-fact-on-how-much-the-groundbreaking-film-cost-to-make

Apologies if this is a bit rough, it didn't occur to me that some folks might want to do further reading / viewing.