One of the defining moments in the history of Japanese anime came in 1988 with the release of Akira. It pushed the envelope of what animated an movie could become with attention to detail in creating a realistic world only imagined previously.
A large color palette allowed animators to produce the highly detailed backgrounds of a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo and bring the manga’s characters created by Katsuhiro Otomo to life. Combined with a high frame rate delivering a fast-paced energy to the film, it made Akira a technological achievement in the days before computer-assisted animation was available.
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