The 1988 film Akira is an enduring masterpiece of that is largely responsible for popularizing anime in the United States and elsewhere in the world. It’s a classic of the cyberpunk genre that has inspired a generation of artists that followed the film’s release.
Below is the iconic movie poster that drew audiences to the theaters. Akira strides confidently toward his futuristic motorcycle in the embattled Neo-Tokyo.
Above is the take of animator Beckimation. It is not Akira, but Barbie who walks to mount her horse, Dallas. Neo-Malibu won’t be ready for her vengeful wrath upon it.
-via Richard Eisenbeis