Katsuhiro Otomo based on his manga of the same name. The movie led the way for the growing popularity of anime in the West, with Akira considered a forerunner of the second wave of anime fandom that began in the early 1990s. One of the reasons for the movie's success was the highly advanced quality of its animation.
Akira is a cyberpunk serial manga by Katsuhiro Otomo . An animated film version was released in 1988 (see Akira (film)).
Akira. Akira possessed psychokinetic powers that were developed through a military funded research project. His uncontrolled powers subsequently destroyed the project itself, igniting World War III after which he was placed into cryostasis.