AlthoughAkirahas not yet been adapted into live-action, many have tried to do it.

That said, 2012’sChroniclemay have come close.

But maybe it is a good thing thatAkiranever got an actual live-action adaptation.

Akira 1988 Anime Poster

PerhapsAkira’slegacy is best left as powerful as it currently is.

ManyAkirafans would indeed prefer that the anime be left unadapted.

And, all said and done, Waititi’s movie is still stuck in development hell.

Shotaro Kaneda from Akira with an abstract background.

Custom image by Yeider Chacon

Kenada holding a gun and hiding in Akira 1988.

Custom image of the Akira movie and Jenna Ortega

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Movies

Akira

Chronicle