| For the numerous fans who love to watch Japanese | | | | through town slaughtering soldiers and anyone in his |
| animation, many already know that the anime movie | | | | path until he reached the location of Akira, the |
| Akira directed by Katsuhiro Otomo was the first of its | | | | mysterious void eating away at his own curiosity. As |
| genre not only to reach audiences worldwide, but also | | | | Tetsuo used his telekinetic abilities, the ground broke |
| go beyond the boundaries of its time. It is visually | | | | away revealing the huge metal fortress. Tetsuo's mind |
| mind-blowing; I could not say it better than that. There | | | | power was astonishing in this scene as he levitated |
| were several moments in Akira that made this such | | | | this citadel of incredible size effortlessly. Continuing his |
| an exceptional film. One of those points being the level | | | | destructive path, Kiyoko used Kai as a medium to |
| of energy a person can possess and the potential of | | | | attack him. They engaged in a psychic battle once |
| that energy to grow exponentially reaching dangerous | | | | more but their powers ricocheted which resulted in the |
| heights. As seen in the movie, Akira was a boy who | | | | destruction of buildings, bridges, and innocent |
| was able to tap into this inconceivable force. This | | | | spectators. In the end, Kai was easily overcome by |
| energy which was found in all living creatures was the | | | | Tetsuo. The significance of this scene not only |
| essence of life itself. But as we come to see in the | | | | showed the viewers a visually epic battle of pure |
| film, it can be highly unstable. Akira was unable to | | | | brilliance but also notes the magnitude of Tetsuo's |
| control this power, which led to the destruction of | | | | telepathic and telekinetic abilities. The final and most |
| Tokyo in 1988. Now 30 years later, the energy is | | | | visually epic scene of all is when Tetsuo lost control of |
| re-awakened in Tetsuo. Like Akira, Tetsuo's power | | | | his power. |
| grew rapidly reaching critical levels that will cause the | | | | Towards the end of the movie, Tetsuo's power |
| destruction of Tokyo again if he is not stopped. The | | | | reached critical levels. His girlfriend Kaori and the |
| purpose of this article is to focus on three visually epic | | | | General tried to help him but his body transformed into |
| scenes which demonstrate the devastating power | | | | a grotesque organism. Anyone or anything caught in its |
| Tetsuo wields and reminds us why this anime is a | | | | path was consumed by it. His girlfriend Kaori fell victim |
| must see. | | | | to this. Tetsuo realized he no longer had control and he |
| In the first scene Takashi, Kiyoko and Masaru | | | | cried out to his friend Kaneda for help, but it was too |
| challenged Tetsuo by invading his mind, but their failed | | | | late as this infinite growth of telepathic energy |
| effort only angered Tetsuo as he grew more vicious. | | | | continued to devour all matter around him. Takashi, |
| Tetsuo used his psychic powers to find where the | | | | Kiyoko and Masaru had no choice but to summon the |
| aged children were hiding. Shortly after this he broke | | | | entity of Akira in order to stop Tetsuo. This caused |
| out of his room and the guards were alerted. Upon | | | | another fatal explosion. Kaneda and the General were |
| their arrival they discovered a disturbed Tetsuo in the | | | | transported to safety; they watch from a far as the |
| hallway. They tried to escort him back to his room but | | | | city of Neo Tokyo was destroyed once more. At the |
| Tetsuo obliterated them leaving only their remains | | | | end of the film there was a big bang from outer space |
| plastered against the walls. This scene was significant | | | | and moments later the words "I am Tetsuo," were |
| in the film because for the first time you saw the | | | | heard. This represented Tetsuo's ascension into a god |
| devastating potential of Tetsuo's power. A rage | | | | like being. This was the best segment of the film |
| developed in that moment when the guards | | | | because it encompassed not only the themes of |
| approached and his thoughts became action. He | | | | death and destruction but rebirth and creation as well. |
| wanted them to go away and they were instantly | | | | In conclusion, there are multiple visuals in the Akira |
| destroyed. There was no remorse for the lives he | | | | movie that make this anime classic a must see. From |
| took which represented him going over the brink of | | | | creation to complete and utter destruction, this movie |
| insanity. Another scene that illustrated Tetsuo's | | | | does not skip a beat. The three scenes discussed in |
| devastating potential was the ascension of the Akira | | | | this article capture it all which makes Akira not just an |
| chamber. | | | | anime, but an experience. Whether you are a veteran |
| Tetsuo's exponential growth in power was witnessed | | | | to anime or a rookie, Akira is worth watching. |
| in this scene by his telekinetic abilities. He rampaged | | | | |