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Why you loved it

Anime like Akira

Not everyone loves Akira for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Akira

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a whole city being torn apart.

  2. You like hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights.

  3. You like bike chases and street fights.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Ghost in the Shell1995

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights

    Good for you if you like a dense, rainy city drawn in every detail.

  • Chainsaw Man2022

    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you want chainsaws tearing through devils.

  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you like fights so fast the screen bursts into color.

  • The Matrix Reloaded2003

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you like a highway chase that never seems to end.

  • The Matrix1999

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you like fights that feel new: bullets in slow motion, kung fu on walls.

  • Alita: Battle Angel2019

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you like fluid, inventive cyborg fights.

  • Ghost in the Shell2017

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you like a city of giant holograms.

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you want animation that looks like nothing else.

  • Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train2020

    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights
    • bike chases and street fights

    Good for you if you like a long fight on top of a moving train.

  • Dragon Ball Super: Broly2018

    • a whole city being torn apart
    • hand-drawn neon streets and red motorbike lights

    Good for you if you like a battle that cracks the ice and tears through dimensions.

Reasons taken from Akira's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

That's one anime.

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