"The setting is the sprawling Neo-Tokyo of 2019, 31 years after the city was devastated in a nuclear war. Amazingly, it has been built back to several times its original size (those Japanese are industrious), and most of the prewar brand names-or at least those that have paid promotional fees-have survived."
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Dave Kehr, “JAPANESE CARTOON `AKIRA` ISN`T ONE FOR THE KIDS”, Chicago Tribune, (1990/03/30)
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