Set in Neo-Tokyo in the far-flung future of the year 2019, Akira follows the leader of a biker gang as he awakens to psychic powers and is drawn into conflict with other espers. Full of high-energy chases, brutal violence, and a grounded vision of the future, Akira is a sensory feast for any fan of action, science fiction, or animation.

Akira is one of the most influential pieces of media ever put to film. Its creation irrevocably affected the landscape of animation and helped proliferate anime to nations outside of Japan. The psychic tendrils of its legacy continue to touch writers, musicians, and filmmakers to this day. It is a film that could only have been so vibrantly successful in the medium of animation; We Luv Video is proud to present Akira as its inaugural offering for Animondays.