this has been ‘bothering’ me for a bit but.. (possible spoilers)

adorem3x said:
okay so i recently finished this movie after hearing that it was a masterpiece etc but when i ended it, i was just super confused.. nothing made sense and it was a bit all over the place for me.. can someone explain what tf it was about or at least the ending.

—> i do agree that the animation / aesthetic was amazing but is that enough to call it a masterpiece??

Salty-GB said:
I honestly don't think it is a masterpiece. It's kind of a mess of a movie with half the story missing. Just read the manga. It's better.

I've watched it with like 5 people who have never seen it before and they all thought it was confusing too. I think it takes about 3 watches to actually understand what's happening.

Salty-GB said:
I honestly don't think it is a masterpiece. It's kind of a mess of a movie with half the story missing. Just read the manga. It's better.

I've watched it with like 5 people who have never seen it before and they all thought it was confusing too. I think it takes about 3 watches to actually understand what's happening.

DoobieSam said:
Kaneda proves to be somehow the only capable character, and ends up with his boo, who has the exact same character design.

Tetsuo transcends to a higher life form and unto new plane of existence. He basically becomes a God and creates a new universe.

Seigix said:
You better read the manga, cuz the movie is injustice the story the events and everything very much

Bheema_Reddy said:
Yeah,me too.But I did some digging and here's what I found.
--> The manga is where it's better explained,and holds true to the fame
-->Apparently,the time around which the movie was released held a lot of significance to the people.
-->The rest is basically it's bladerunner-esque vibes,which I too enjoy very much

aoikagenazo said:
Well, idk. Maybe be a bit more specific? Its been a while but maybe if you ask about what didnt make sense for you then me or somebody else could help

adorem3x said:
sorry about that😅! i was very confused about the ending and what happened to tetsuo!

adorem3x said:
okay so i recently finished this movie after hearing that it was a masterpiece etc but when i ended it, i was just super confused.. nothing made sense and it was a bit all over the place for me.. can someone explain what tf it was about or at least the ending.

—> i do agree that the animation / aesthetic was amazing but is that enough to call it a masterpiece??

momentie said:



Not understanding something is not the same as it being bad, further were talking an aestic, animation, direction, ligthing and OsT which alone would garner it a good 6-7/10 even if the story was bad and the characters weak😅😅.

As others said, give the manga a go for more detail but if you give the film another watch and put some effort into understanding it (e.g. by watching or reading reviews or just thinking about it some more) I think you'll find it's really something quite speical.


An anime you can really dig your teeth into the themes and messages of like Akira should always be something that challanges you and forces you to put in the effort. Most masterpieces require work on the part of the viewer because while something like Akira is also great entertainment, in truth it's far more art and needs to be looked at as such, it requires engaged thinking on the part of the audience.

Hope that helps😎👍

adorem3x said:
thank you so much! that helped a lot