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off, I am not a big fan of anime. I will attempt to write this
review of this Akira Special Edition DVD from a technical standpoint,
without penalizing the film too much. Apparently this is the
film that brought anime to mainstream American culture, although
I'm still not certain that anime could be considered mainstream.
The only store that sells lots of anime stuff in my town (that
I know of) is run out of some guy's apartment. I've been in
there once, and it was a frightening experience. Imagine a dozen
high schoolers, sitting around playing RPG's on several TV's
and making fake weapons out of styrofoam and duct tape (for
LARP battles). Anyway, Akira is an... interesting story, and
with this special edition it is available for the first time
with decent English subtitles and even an English dub if you
prefer to watch it that way. The video is a new transfer, making
it the best-looking Akira you've ever seen. |
Akira
Look at these
incredible prices on Akira DVDs. What's that? You're not
an Ebay
member! Perhaps it's time to crawl out of that cave and
into the 21st century. Register
as an Ebay member now. Of course it's free! It boggles
my mind when I see people pay retail for items they can get
on Ebay for 80% less.
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