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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Akira


Special Edition
Genre: Animation For Adults

Reviewed In Issue 52 (Sept 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

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WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: NR
DD Sound Rating: NR
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 4
Internet Links
http://www.akira2001.com
http://www.pioneeranimation.com
Special Features
The two-disc Special Edition is handsomely packaged (though not in a collector


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Pioneer Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 11568
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

(Retail Price): $39.98
(DVD Type): Two DVD-9 Discs
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 125
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1988
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 07/24/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): Yes

 Credits Information

(Director): Katsuhito Otomo
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Special Notes:
Also available in a single-disc movie-only edition (#11538/$24.98) and an identical Special Edition (packaged in a Collector

Story Synopsis:
Based on the graphic novel by Katsuhito Otomo, Akira is a tour de force anime achievement with extraordinary details. A classic science fiction set in Neo-Tokyo of 2019, the metropolis has risen from the ashes of WWIII. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda plunge into Neo-Tokyo

DVD Picture:
The THX

Soundtrack:
The Dolby