It’s always satisfying to fill in a blind spot here at the Cartoncast, and

this one was a mile wide. Akira establishes the cyberpunk genre, opened the

doors for anime in the west - and the anime industry in Japan - and

commented upon the timely (and timeless) themes of institutional power in a

time of rapid evolution. No need to be psychic to judge how we felt about

this work; it’s remarkable, and stands proudly as a pillar of the industry.

* The Akira Slide

* Yet again, Yankii gangs in Japan

* Battleship Potemkin - Odessa Steps Sequence

* The Sokovia Accords

* The Protomen

* The Colonel?

* 2001 Space Odessey ending