I remember getting to hold the actual animation cells 10 years ago. It was amazing to see all how all the different layers were stacked, the airbrushing for the lens flares of the lights, it was so cool.
I was lucky enough to visit the Suginami Animation Museum in Tokyo, where the several animation techniques where explained, like the parallax effect created with all the different stacked layers. So awesome! planetyze.com/en/japan/tokyo/suginami-animation-museum
@@JPSOUSAdesign That's amazing! It was at Anime Weekend Atlanta back in 2011, they had an exhibit hall that was all about the creation on Akira. The people that were in charge there allowed myself and my friends to hold a few of the cells and explained how they were used and all.
The cels becomes glued once they get attached for too long. I have Akira cels from the ending battle and they are completely stuck together, can't get em to separate even if I tried
OH MY VERY GODS THANK YOU... I rented this with my friends in Austin Texas sometime around 1998, watched it, and never forgot it. The making of this timeless masterpiece, and the incredible soundtrack, should be studied by scholars of any discipline for centuries to come. Thank you so much for this rip. More VHS rips Please! 🙇♂
I love this movie, and getting to see the behind the scenes makes it even more interesting to me. I’ve read the manga and it does help make more details that were lost in translation from page to screen.
@@IAm-zo1bo The world is temporarily full of pessimism, hate, doubting, and ungrateful people. True optimism is about being grateful for what you have and hoping for the best to come. As Michael J. Fox once quoted, "Optimism is a cure for many things."
You do realize they're still older than you right lol - even if they're 9 in their timeline doesn't mean that their timeline doesn't move unidirectionally towards our timeline
@@ArtistTheArtist05I'd like to think of it as a snapshot in history. Just like how a photo of yourself as a teenager will always be a teenager even if you grow older, Akira is merely a snapshot of its time.
I love this film so much that I started reading the manga and I'm about 2/3 of the way through. Whether you read the manga or watch the film, Akira is a masterpiece.
Why is the music directors voice over guy @41:50 doing a Jack Nickelson impersonation? And btw the music turned out perfect I couldn't imagine any other music being in this movie. One of the best scores ever.
I’m from a village in Africa moved to Canada as a toddler, so everything was alien. Know an adult, this film takes you places in the future, it’s an emotion.
I still own the first vhs American version. The voice acting is so much better than the DVD version and I wish they would have the original (English) voice acting as an option for a new release.
They do on the Blu Ray which was released 9 years ago and the recent 4k has it as well. Look in the settings, read the back of the box, the old dubs on there. And don’t say it isn’t, I have the Blu Ray and it’s there and all reviews of both the Blu Ray and 4k say it’s there. Also, the old dub is bad.
@@columbiauniversityisunrank5683 old dub: weak and miscast voice actors, and incorrect changes in dialogue that makes scenes confusing. New dub: good and well cast voice actors, correct and faithful to the original Japanese version with scenes that make sense because of correct dialogue.
Akira is offcourse awesome. Another anime I can recommend is 'angels egg'. it's made by an eks christian so you know what it's about. It has some really good music.
The work ethic, the know-how, and the passion are all gone. Coming back to classics like these, you are reminded of what anime once was and could have become.
Japanese voice actors are so passionate. That original American dub is just horrible. Im amazed the movie got so much succes using that. It almost turned into a joke... They did a better job in the newer version. At least they were trying to act. I don't get how people can prefer the original dub since they clearly just read a script and didnt care about anything else like syncronizing mouth movement. Nostalgia I guess...
The Pioneer version didn't just "did a better job" or "least they were trying to act" they ACTUALLY did a fantastic job and an amazing vocal performance for the film. Anyone praising the streamline version is BADLY blinded by nostalgia to spew that rubbish as there are some saying horribly dumb claims in the comment section right now about it.
@@Gadget-Walkmen If you're a hardcore anime fan, you're going to generally positively respond to the Pioneer version because it's more faithful to the Japanese version. If you're a film buff, you're going to generally positively respond to the Streamline version because it's better acted, more quotable, and just more entertaining.
@@Gadget-Walkmen The Pioneer version didn't do "a fantastic job and an amazing vocal performance for the film. They did a lousy job and boring, phoned-in performances for a product created solely to enhance sales of the DVD. I saw both versions for the first time in 2007. I saw them practically back-to-back and spent way too much time comparing them. Trying to dismiss praise of the Streamline version as "nostalgia" is a bad, dumb, rubbish argument. I didn't grow up with either version. The Streamline version is just better.
Yeah, the good dub with nothing but good actors. Streamline and Harmony Gold didn't even dub this lol - it was dubbed by Kodansha, the distributor, and Streamline was given the North American rights.
Ironically, the original dub was actually produced by the Japanese, by Kodansha, who published the original Akira manga and was part of the film production committee. Many of the same actors that had been involved in Streamline Pictures dubs were cast though in it.
Yeah, the good dub with nothing but good actors. Streamline and Harmony Gold didn't even dub this lol - it was dubbed by Kodansha, the distributor, and Streamline was given the North American rights.
No. Streamline did their own dub. For the Pioneer re-dub and re-release, they included the Kodansha dub as an alt audio track, along with the original JP audio and re-dubbed EN track. The Streamline one was Streamline. That's why it's total shit.
Couldn't help notice how young all the characters are. I know that the japanese are into younger "heroes" and also that it's make belief, But does anyone else think it'd make more sense if they were all late teens? Or early 20s? Just saw the part were the 17 year old get their shirt pulled off, no one else find it weird? Amazing anime though I guess.
I've been told that these type of caracters are the most "profitable" in the industry. Screenplays target the most susceptible teens\young adults, as they are the ones who can relate the most with these (we all have been through this,I'm sure...). And most important of all, teen consumers are the most demanding ones! That's why there are so many contents made to this audience.
@@JPSOUSAdesign That´s true and Otomo knew that and used it consciously. The youth of the characters comes to be an important part of the deepest themes in Akira and also I think Otomo wanted to give a message to the youth specifically.
Every frame is a work of art.
So true.
Literally
Quite literally
24 artworks every single sec 😵💫
They don't make 'em like the old days
It's incredible what some humans can do with their hands.
My god, the manga had better voice acting than the original dub
Ahah I was thinking the same, they are so terrible
But, Kaneda is voiced by an original teenage mutant ninja turtle! lol
@@matteomariani5160 I wouldn’t say it’s terrible
its not bad tho
@@katpottz476 I loved it
I remember getting to hold the actual animation cells 10 years ago. It was amazing to see all how all the different layers were stacked, the airbrushing for the lens flares of the lights, it was so cool.
Wow! How and where did that happen?
I was lucky enough to visit the Suginami Animation Museum in Tokyo, where the several animation techniques where explained, like the parallax effect created with all the different stacked layers. So awesome!
planetyze.com/en/japan/tokyo/suginami-animation-museum
@@JPSOUSAdesign That's amazing! It was at Anime Weekend Atlanta back in 2011, they had an exhibit hall that was all about the creation on Akira. The people that were in charge there allowed myself and my friends to hold a few of the cells and explained how they were used and all.
The cels becomes glued once they get attached for too long. I have Akira cels from the ending battle and they are completely stuck together, can't get em to separate even if I tried
@@TheOwnerofFightClub Wow, didn't know that could happen. That's rather unfortunate to hear. Cool that you have them at least.
OH MY VERY GODS THANK YOU... I rented this with my friends in Austin Texas sometime around 1998, watched it, and never forgot it. The making of this timeless masterpiece, and the incredible soundtrack, should be studied by scholars of any discipline for centuries to come.
Thank you so much for this rip. More VHS rips Please! 🙇♂
Phonixs are real 😊
I love this movie, and getting to see the behind the scenes makes it even more interesting to me. I’ve read the manga and it does help make more details that were lost in translation from page to screen.
El nivel de la animación llegó a su cúspide en los 80s y 90s. La calidad es absurdamente altísima!
The age of cel animation. Nowadays, there are few craftsmen who can make it happen, and it's impossible to do it on a budget.
The Retro Decade Revival Project will get it back.
@ @UCXW7TxUNzy4qRf4Ns4Bp11Q, sad but true...
@@JPSOUSAdesign Not if the Retro Decade Revival Project is gonna. change all that for good.
@@reneastle8447 You're wayyyyyy too optimistic
@@IAm-zo1bo The world is temporarily full of pessimism, hate, doubting, and ungrateful people. True optimism is about being grateful for what you have and hoping for the best to come. As Michael J. Fox once quoted, "Optimism is a cure for many things."
We can agree on one thing... this has one of the very best animations ever created.
Oh man the original dub is taking me back to watching my favorite VHS lol.
i always loved how the designers were still working at 2am... working at night suits the movie too
What a freaking masterpiece
It’s so weird to me that this series was made before I was born and yet I’m OLDER than the characters in the series
You do realize they're still older than you right lol - even if they're 9 in their timeline doesn't mean that their timeline doesn't move unidirectionally towards our timeline
@@jaredconnor I hear what you are saying and respectfully, It don't mattah.
@@ArtistTheArtist05I'd like to think of it as a snapshot in history. Just like how a photo of yourself as a teenager will always be a teenager even if you grow older, Akira is merely a snapshot of its time.
Ah yes high tech. Man this content was good as gold.
Thank you for uploading
thank you for sharing this
thank you very much 🙏❤
This is a great upload
Thanks
And also the soundtrack is amazing
i luv u man tysm
this is so amazing!!!!
Watched this in school at 10. France in the 90's....
Thank you so much
truly a gorgeous film
Yamashiro's dub actor sounds like Jack Nicholson 🤣 41:49
I love this film so much that I started reading the manga and I'm about 2/3 of the way through. Whether you read the manga or watch the film, Akira is a masterpiece.
Awesome work
Thanks for sharing.
Ah, the good old days of VHS
Why is the music directors voice over guy @41:50 doing a Jack Nickelson impersonation?
And btw the music turned out perfect I couldn't imagine any other music being in this movie. One of the best scores ever.
Amazing Everytime
41:50 Jack Nicholson starts his narration
wtf?? lmaoooo
@@iamjigzzy I think it's Joshua Seth doing the narration. Why he decided to do it like that. No idea
I’m from a village in Africa moved to Canada as a toddler, so everything was alien. Know an adult, this film takes you places in the future, it’s an emotion.
Amazing
I still own the first vhs American version. The voice acting is so much better than the DVD version and I wish they would have the original (English) voice acting as an option for a new release.
They do on the Blu Ray which was released 9 years ago and the recent 4k has it as well. Look in the settings, read the back of the box, the old dubs on there. And don’t say it isn’t, I have the Blu Ray and it’s there and all reviews of both the Blu Ray and 4k say it’s there. Also, the old dub is bad.
@@ChainsawManDude97 No, the old dub is good. The new dub is bad.
@@columbiauniversityisunrank5683 you don’t even have an explanation for why you think the old dub is good.
@@ChainsawManDude97 You don’t even have an explanation for why you think the old dub is bad and the new dub is good.
@@columbiauniversityisunrank5683 old dub: weak and miscast voice actors, and incorrect changes in dialogue that makes scenes confusing.
New dub: good and well cast voice actors, correct and faithful to the original Japanese version with scenes that make sense because of correct dialogue.
In this dub, Katsuhiro Otomo is dubbed by Carl Macek!!
And kaneda was voiced by Cam Clarke/ liquid Snake
@@MRT408 SNAKE!!!
good old times marvel. wish they comeback to this kind of administration..
Tnx algorithm
Just like it was shown in Golden Boy
Hahaha
benkyô benkyô benkyô benkyô!
Also worth watching Shirobako!
Greatest anime ever.......
"Neo Tokio
is about to EX- PLO-DE"
♥
I hope they were well paid ❤
Rolan warriors and vampire hunter D and akira best movies ever
👍
Akira is offcourse awesome. Another anime I can recommend is 'angels egg'. it's made by an eks christian so you know what it's about. It has some really good music.
42:00 why does the narrator turn into jack nicholson?
HAHAHA! He sure does!
I guess it was just another part time job he had at the time.
I'd recognise that voice anywhere, he was part of the core dub for Iron Chef
"You can't handle the truth!"
I wonder who still has the drawings and how much they are worth now
Noice lol
The background music besides the Akira soundtrack, is it also by Yamashirogumi?
So it seems:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(1988_film)#Music
NEED THE ORIGINAL BLOOD DOCUMENTARY NOW
Please let me know the original video in Japanese. Is this the coverage on DVD?
This is from the VHS collectors edition double pack:
www.videocollector.co.uk/akira/24276
Is this documentary on any of the DVD or Blu-Ray Akira releases? (or even Laserdisc)
41:50 Is that Jack Nicholson Narrating?
Sure sounds like him!
The 2001 English dub is a little bit better than the 1991 dub
I would like to hear that version also. Where have you seen it?
@@JPSOUSAdesign on TH-cam, but my friend is downloading it for me
If you enjoy both versions, well said!
@@bluerulesgreensucks thanks
@@mrkaji8913 Dumb question, but are you a fan of both dubs?
41:51
Jack Nickolson narrated this didnt he
Sure sounds like him!
The work ethic, the know-how, and the passion are all gone. Coming back to classics like these, you are reminded of what anime once was and could have become.
🌜🌞♦️
Japanese voice actors are so passionate. That original American dub is just horrible. Im amazed the movie got so much succes using that. It almost turned into a joke... They did a better job in the newer version. At least they were trying to act. I don't get how people can prefer the original dub since they clearly just read a script and didnt care about anything else like syncronizing mouth movement. Nostalgia I guess...
The Pioneer version didn't just "did a better job" or "least they were trying to act" they ACTUALLY did a fantastic job and an amazing vocal performance for the film.
Anyone praising the streamline version is BADLY blinded by nostalgia to spew that rubbish as there are some saying horribly dumb claims in the comment section right now about it.
@@mattstonge7112 yeah that’s fine and completely normal. But it should be obvious which one people are going to generally positively respond to.
@@mattstonge7112 sure, that's fair enough.
@@Gadget-Walkmen If you're a hardcore anime fan, you're going to generally positively respond to the Pioneer version because it's more faithful to the Japanese version. If you're a film buff, you're going to generally positively respond to the Streamline version because it's better acted, more quotable, and just more entertaining.
@@Gadget-Walkmen The Pioneer version didn't do "a fantastic job and an amazing vocal performance for the film. They did a lousy job and boring, phoned-in performances for a product created solely to enhance sales of the DVD.
I saw both versions for the first time in 2007. I saw them practically back-to-back and spent way too much time comparing them. Trying to dismiss praise of the Streamline version as "nostalgia" is a bad, dumb, rubbish argument. I didn't grow up with either version. The Streamline version is just better.
I want the jacket at 39:21
Ugh, why do these always ignore the vfx and editing stages..
My question is why did this man never kept making an Akira Anime Series? I’d take Akira over Drag-on Ball
A masterpiece of exquisite hand drawn, hand painted animation. Too bad the English dub is quite terrible.
Oh man... The cursed Streamline Dub. Nothing but recycled Robotech actors. Streamline was Harmony Gold's second attempt at defiling anime.
Yeah, the good dub with nothing but good actors. Streamline and Harmony Gold didn't even dub this lol - it was dubbed by Kodansha, the distributor, and Streamline was given the North American rights.
Ironically, the original dub was actually produced by the Japanese, by Kodansha, who published the original Akira manga and was part of the film production committee. Many of the same actors that had been involved in Streamline Pictures dubs were cast though in it.
@@RocStarr913 And that's why it's good.
Yeah, the good dub with nothing but good actors. Streamline and Harmony Gold didn't even dub this lol - it was dubbed by Kodansha, the distributor, and Streamline was given the North American rights.
No. Streamline did their own dub. For the Pioneer re-dub and re-release, they included the Kodansha dub as an alt audio track, along with the original JP audio and re-dubbed EN track.
The Streamline one was Streamline. That's why it's total shit.
Couldn't help notice how young all the characters are. I know that the japanese are into younger "heroes" and also that it's make belief, But does anyone else think it'd make more sense if they were all late teens? Or early 20s? Just saw the part were the 17 year old get their shirt pulled off, no one else find it weird? Amazing anime though I guess.
I've been told that these type of caracters are the most "profitable" in the industry. Screenplays target the most susceptible teens\young adults, as they are the ones who can relate the most with these (we all have been through this,I'm sure...). And most important of all, teen consumers are the most demanding ones! That's why there are so many contents made to this audience.
@@JPSOUSAdesign okay thankyou for that. I was obviously being single minded about this.
@@JPSOUSAdesign That´s true and Otomo knew that and used it consciously. The youth of the characters comes to be an important part of the deepest themes in Akira and also I think Otomo wanted to give a message to the youth specifically.
The original English dub is hilariouly bad
bro the english dub from 88 was really bad…
Bro, the English dub from 88/89/91 was really good...