"Violent as it is on the surface, Akira is tranquil at its core. The story's sanest characters plead for the wise use of mankind's frightening new powers, lending the whole film the feeling of a cautionary tale."
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Janet Maslin, “Review/Film; A Tokyo of the Future In Vibrant Animation”, New York Times, (Oct. 19, 1990)
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