I recieved a not so pleasant awakening this morning when my neighbours chihuahua licked my face. I subsquently threw it across the room and decided not to ask any further questions. I did however get a pleasant surprise upon turning on my computer.
According to Variety, an Akira movie is in the works. The inemulable visual style of the movie and graphic novels should translate to some epic action involving motorcycles, lazer beems and psychic powers making people go splat. If you havent seen the 1988 classic, go buy it now. Yes, its wierd, but my god, it's cool.
Akira is due for release in summer, 2009. Please, dont fuck this up.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981194.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=akira
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING LAYME
Anyways, I think this would be pretty sweet. I got the remastered DVD a while ago and its pretty sweet. I tried to watch it in japanese with subtitles but there was so much text that I nearly spent more time reading than watching the movie so I switched it back to the dubbing. The new voice acting in it does a pretty good job.
Shit's weird.
Take that however you wish.
The movie was made before the manga series was finished, meaning there was no ending to Akira in any form when work began. Either way, the manga artwork is beautiful and there are a lot of differences from the movie, and the last two (maybe three?) chapters are completely different from the movie's ending.
Seriously, check it out. Go buy/download the manga
MUGGAFUGGAAAAAS!!!
it's gonna suck.