Akira: The Hollywood Movie
A live action version of the popular anime movie Akira is coming, and it will be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio:
With its mature themes and cutting-edge animation, “Akira” was a milestone movie in anime and mainstream animation circles, leading the way for anime to make inroads into Western pop culture in the 1990s.
The new story, which DiCaprio will produce for Warner Bros., ideally would be a two-part epic, with the first movie coming out next summer. The action will move to “New Manhattan,” a city rebuilt by Japanese money.
Are you looking forward to this movie?
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Akira Motocycle
Here’s a video news clip about the EV-X7 electric motorcycle, which bears a striking resemblance to the bike used in the anime Akira:
Do you want one?
[via Danny Choo]
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