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[[Hiro]] keeps a poster for ''Akira'' on the ceiling of his [[Tokyo]] [[Hiro's apartment|apartment]]. |
[[Hiro]] keeps a poster for ''Akira'' on the ceiling of his [[Tokyo]] [[Hiro's apartment|apartment]]. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:Heroism |
===[[Graphic Novel:Heroism Is Found in the Heart, Part 1]]=== |
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Walking out of [[Yamagato Industries]], [[Kimiko]] and [[Ando]] encounter a [[Tokyo bikers|group of intimidating bikers]]. |
Walking out of [[Yamagato Industries]], [[Kimiko]] and [[Ando]] encounter a [[Tokyo bikers|group of intimidating bikers]] whose motorcycles greatly resemble those of Kaneda's gang. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:Heroism Is Found in the Heart, Part 2]]=== |
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The rebellious [[biker gang]] terrorize innocents in the streets of [[Tokyo]], much like the bikers in ''Akira''. In fact, even the brake lights form the same trademark trails as the motorcycles driven by Kaneda and his followers. |
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==[[Heroes Evolutions]]== |
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===[[Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World]]=== |
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The internet has taken to naming the unidentified [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] Tetsuo and Kineda, after the two main characters of ''Akira''. |
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==Notes== |
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* Destined to stop the [[explosion]] from creating a "post-apocalyptic world", [[Hiro]] [http://blogs.nbcuni.com/hiro_blog/2006/10/where_to_begin.php writes] in [[Hiro's blog|his blog]] of his determination to not be like Akira. |
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==Gallery== |
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Image:Hiro's posters.JPG|[[Hiro]] hangs an ''Akira'' poster on his [[Hiro's apartment|ceiling]]. |
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Image:Biker gang.jpg|A threatening [[biker gang]] has motorcycles similar to Kaneda's. |
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Image:Brake lights.jpg|The gang's brake lights look just like the brake lights in ''Akira''. |
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</gallery> |
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 Kaneda rides his bike in Akira. | |
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Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated film by Katsuhiro Otomo, based on his manga.
About
Set in a future Tokyo, the film depicts a nuclear bomb that begins World War III. The focus of the movie is a gang of bikers led by the teenage Kaneda. Some relevant key elements inherent to the story are evolution, custom-designed motorcycles, the relationships developed by young men, and the presence of a boy (Akira) with the power to emit radiation.
References
Graphic Novel:The Crane
Hiro keeps a poster for Akira on the ceiling of his Tokyo apartment.
Graphic Novel:Heroism Is Found in the Heart, Part 1
Walking out of Yamagato Industries, Kimiko and Ando encounter a group of intimidating bikers whose motorcycles greatly resemble those of Kaneda's gang.
Graphic Novel:Heroism Is Found in the Heart, Part 2
The rebellious biker gang terrorize innocents in the streets of Tokyo, much like the bikers in Akira. In fact, even the brake lights form the same trademark trails as the motorcycles driven by Kaneda and his followers.
Heroes Evolutions
Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World
The internet has taken to naming the unidentified Hiro and Ando Tetsuo and Kineda, after the two main characters of Akira.
Notes
- Destined to stop the explosion from creating a "post-apocalyptic world", Hiro writes in his blog of his determination to not be like Akira.
Gallery
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A threatening biker gang has motorcycles similar to Kaneda's. -
The gang's brake lights look just like the brake lights in Akira.
