As far as Akira goes, I remember watching the movie the first time and thinking, "Wow, this is bad ass." It didn't make a lick of sense, but it was visually stunning. I watched it a second time after reading the manga series and hated it.
That movie loses so much in translation. Imagine if they made a film adaptation of the Cliff Notes of Lord of the Rings. That's what the Akira anime is like.
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