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Price: $34.98 - $18.64
(as of Apr 02, 2025 12:32:04 UTC – Details)
The remastered 4K version of AKIRA returns in a stunning steelbook. Shotaro Kaneda’s motorcycle gang tear through Neo Tokyo. But after an accident, Kaneda’s friend Tetsuo Shima discovers a secret government project and receives psychic abilities.
MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 0.65 x 6.73 x 5.24 inches; 6.72 ounces
Media Format : Subtitled, 4K
Run time : 2 hours and 4 minutes
Release date : March 4, 2025
Actors : Various
Dubbed: : English
Studio : Crunchyroll
ASIN : B0DQ2BJ5GX
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 2
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Wyatt –
Collectors must
Such a nice steelbook cover absolutely love it
Romone Stewart –
As shown
Well worth it.
fallred –
4k Review
4k looks great. Very filmik, sounded great.
mike –
Perfect release
Absolutely stunning release of one of my favorite anime films of all time, the HDR, detail and colours are fantastic!
Tony D –
Awesome!
Such an awesome anime! I love it!
Erick Torres –
It’s worth your time !
The first time was missing the blu-ray disc was missing but the replacement came with the normal and 4K blu-ray and good movie but wished the 4K blu-ray had the same great audio as the normal blu-ray does but it’s still worth watching.
keviny01 –
About the 2-disc DVD set
The 2-disc DVD set of AKIRA surpasses in many ways even the excellent Criterion’s laserdisc edition from 1992. The brand-new video transfer is noticeably better: colors, especially the primary reds and greens, look more brilliant, flesh tones are more realistic, and there is a bit MORE picture at the bottom (in particular, the shot at time 1:16:23 reveals part of Kaneda’s crouching body that was not seen on old transfers). The 5.1 English track, though not state of the art, is highly active and satisfying. The new English dub and subtitles are better written and spoken, making the characterizations more real and the story more comprehensible. In the scene where the colonel meets the senator (Chapter 8), the old English dub had the senator sounding concerned and supportive. On the new dub, he sounds cold and indifferent, in keeping with his subsequent body gesture of fiddling with his plants. The new dub also has characters speaking in correct pitches — Kei’s voice is now lower, and Masaru no longer sounds like an old man, but like a child, just like on the Japanese track. Also welcomed are the correct pronunciations of Japanese names: AH-kee-ra, KAH-nee-dah, KAH-oh-ri. Last but not least, the new dub makes more frequent uses of strong language to enhance reality. The DVD supplements include interviews of the voice actors for the new dub, who certainly deserve to be mentioned.
Here is one thing that this DVD pales in comparison to the Criterion LD. The LD included still-frames of the entire first issue of the original Akira comic novel. It is a shame that this DVD does not include even one screen shot of the actual comic strips that inspired this movie (it does include shots of the COVERS of the comic novels) just to benefit those who have never seen them or do not own the LD.
Other DVD supplements include an excellent 48-minute making-of documentary (the Criterion LD had excerpts of it). It has plenty of behind-the-scenes footage: artists drawing pencil tests, actors recording their lines, musicians composing a score with wood xylophones, photographers taking shots of finished “cels”. We are told that it was not the norm in Japanese animation films to record the dialogs before drawing the pictures, as it was done for AKIRA. The youthful director Katsuhiro Otomo appears in his own 30-minute interview segment (not on the LD), where he recalls various processes of making the Akira comics and the Akira movie, and speculates on what he will do next. Yet another half-hour segment, “Akira Sound Clips”, explains how the movie’s score was conceptualized and recorded. The most prized supplement on the DVD is perhaps the mammoth collection of the film’s storyboards, character designs, and background designs. The storyboards, done by Otomo himself, are the most meticulously designed ones I’ve ever seen; each of them is denoted with Scene/Cut number (under “S” and “C” on the left), notes, dialogs, and time of duration of the shot. To help locating a storyboard among the 4500 of them, the printed chapter index is cross-referenced with Scene/Cut numbers of its corresponding storyboards. Rather disappointing is a short featurette that tersely describes the new video transfer of the DVD with only interviews of 3 technicians and no demonstration of the restoration by way of before-and-after comparisons.
There is also an interesting feature called “capsule option”. When it is enabled, a capsule icon pops up on the screen from time to time while the movie is playing, and when you activate the icon, the screen pauses and shows you English text translation of the Japanese words on the screen — traffic signs, graffitis, postings, etc.
Antwan Snewob –
everything works just outta the box as advertised
had to send it back cause who ever was in the wear house at amazon didnt used the proper packing but after sending the first one back for replacement im happy the 4k blu ray looks alright and just fine no strange problems no banding the nice lighting I also tested the standerd blu ray it played back just fine all and all everything was in working order
GOODBYE –
Akira on Blu-ray is a visually stunning upgrade to this groundbreaking anime classic. The high-definition transfer brings the vibrant, dystopian world of Neo-Tokyo to life with incredible detail, and the sound design, including the iconic soundtrack, is crystal clear. The filmâs action, animation, and thought-provoking story hold up remarkably well, even decades after its release. For fans of cyberpunk and anime, this Blu-ray is a must-have, offering an immersive experience of one of the most influential films in the genre. A flawless presentation of a timeless masterpiece.
Tricky Dickie –
Een can die beste movie allertijden
Antonio Nuñez –
No me arrepiento de optar por esta edición tipo Steelbook (aunque la distribuidora no lo considere un steelbook, sino un “estuche de colección”) en lugar de la edición Blu-Ray regular que está más barata, pues esta edición vale muchÃsimo la pena. El estuche está espectacular y tiene un acabado metálico de muy buena calidad y unos colores brillantes. Tiene un relieve en cada uno de sus elementos como el logo o las partes de la motocicleta y las arrugas del chaleco de Kaneda. En cuanto a la presentación del empaque, definitivamente se lleva cinco estrellas. Digna de colección por ese hecho.
Y claro, otra razón para preferir esta edición, es el libro exclusivo de 32 páginas sobre la pelÃcula. Sin mencionar lo que contiene, pues me gustarÃa que lo compres y lo averigues tú mismo, debo decir que es un libro muy interesante. Se siente delgado, pero tiene muchÃsimo por leer, aunque (puede parecer obvio pero quiero decirlo) está en inglés.
Tiene tres discos: Un DVD de la pelÃcula solamente, un DVD del material extra de la edición en DVD y el Blu-Ray con la pelÃcula y material extra. Cabe señalar que el material adicional es el mismo tanto en el Blu-Ray y el DVD de extras. A pesar de que no tienen arte interno (como algún dibujo o ilustración de la pelÃcula) el color de los discos se ve muy bien, siendo un color negro para el disco DVD de la pelÃcula, rojo brillante para el DVD con material extra y un azul celeste para el Blu-Ray.
La calidad de audio y video en el Blu-Ray es impresionante. La pista de audio en Japonés (idioma original) Dolby TRUEHD 5.1 pondrá a trabajar a tu teatro en casa, pues cada sonido se escucha con completa claridad. Es una experiencia quente hace realmente sentirte parte de la pelÃcula. En cuanto a imagen solo puedo decir que es una muy buena remasterización de una pelÃcula animada de 1988. Se ve cada detalle de cada personaje y fondo con perfecta claridad.
Como punto negativo (no para mÃ, pues no me molesta) podrÃa ser el hecho de que no está en español (no tiene subtÃtulos al español, ni mucho menos doblaje) solo tiene subtÃtulos y doblaje en inglés. Ni siquiera la versión en DVD tiene el idioma español ni ningún otro idioma. Solo inglés y japonés. Otra cosa a tomar en cuenta es que los DVD son región 1 (es decir, no se puede reproducir en un reproductor de México a menos que sea en una computadora como yo o tu reproductor sea multiregión), aunque por fortuna el Blu-Ray sà es región A y sin problemas lo puedes reproducir en tu reproductor Blu-Ray.
En resumen: Una edición perfecta para fans de esta pelÃcula, fans del anime o simplemente fans del buen cine, pues no te tiene que gustar el anime para disfrutar de la majestuosa obra maestra que es Akira. Si ya la viste y te encanta, definitivamente cómprala, aunque el precio es un poco elevado, vale cada centavo.
Y por último, excelente servicio de Amazon. Llegó en tres dÃas (dos dÃas antes de lo prometido) y en perfectas condiciones como muestro en las fotos, ¡muchas gracias!
Adi –
One of the best manga movies ever. And a perfect addition to the comic.
Angelo –
Lâultima edizione home video di Akira in triplo Blu-ray, pubblicata da Dynit, è senza dubbio la più completa mai realizzata. Il capolavoro di Katsuhiro Otomo viene proposto sia in formato BD 4K che in BD 2K, con la possibilità di scegliere tra il nuovo doppiaggio e quello storico, includendo ovviamente quello giapponese, accontentando sia il collezionista che lo spettatore più esigente.
A impreziosire ulteriormente il box, troviamo un booklet ricco di dettagli e un disco bonus con contenuti esclusivi dedicati alla straordinaria colonna sonora del film. Unâedizione curata nei minimi dettagli che soddisfa pienamente le aspettative dei fan.
Finalmente le case editrici hanno smesso di includere il DVD insieme al Blu-ray. Ho sempre trovato inutile avere una copia in bassa qualità se si acquista già un Blu-ray, considerando che il DVD è ormai un formato superato. Accoppiare il BD 4K con il 2K, invece, è una scelta decisamente più sensata e coerente con le esigenze attuali di mercato. Brava Dynit!