The History of Akira (1988): Cartoons Aren't Just For Kids!

Welcome to the new episode of Secret Galaxy. And that's what it is all about: To Order Your Saurozoic Warriors Today: https://www.bossfightshop.com/collections/saurozoic-warriors In 1988 Akira, an animated adaption of the Japanese manga of the same name, was unleashed in theaters. A few years later Katsuhiro Otomo's masterpiece of cyberpunk cinema was released in the US and went a long way towards showing a lot of Americans that cartoons didn't have to be just for kids. This is the story of how Akira went from page to screen and from Japan to the United States. This is the history of Akira (1988). SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(manga) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(1988_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(franchise) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/story-behind-film-akira/ https://kodansha.us/2019/01/09/10-years-kodansha-comics-akira/ https://gamerant.com/akira-anime-movie-changes-manga/#tetsuo-39-s-characterization https://screenrant.com/akira-anime-manga-differences-changes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcY248hbwwU Help the channel continue to grow by checking out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/toygalaxy ►►►Social Media and Merchandise links◄◄◄ https://linktr.ee/secretgalaxy Follow Dan on Instagram: http://instagram.com/toygalaxy Toy Galaxy P.O. box 3976 Manchester, NH 03105-3976 Business Inquiries: toygalaxytv@gmail.com

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