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    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

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