Presented by: ZenodE
Groups of unemployed workers, who have grown in number due to the tax reforms...
...enacted by the former Prime Minister, are rioting all across the country.
And with the confusion among members of Parliament sparked by the comments of...
...Finance Minister Takanashi during a recent Parliament inquiry,
there seems to be no compromise in sight between the government and opposition.
Hey there,Call it?
Give me three peanuts.
Let's see ...
The Clown bastards are herded out on Route No. 5.
Damn it, don't scare me like that! Open the damn door quietly!
U Know You wouldn't be so jumpy if you didn't have anything to hide!
Why don't you sell normal drinks for a change?
How about buying something for once?! This ain't a hangout for damn street gangs!
Yeah Right,drink your dog piss?!
Twin ceramic rotor drives on each wheel...
And these are... Computer controlled anti-lock brakes...
200 horsepower at 12,000 rpm...
You wanna ride it, Tetsuo?
All right, let's hit it!
I customised that bike for myself.It's too wild.You couldn't handle it.
I don't see how you can ride something crazy like that, man.
I could!
If you want one so bad, steal a big one for yourself.
Unbelievable.
School kids these days...
Hey, waiter,where you going!
They ran into the alley! After 'em!
Quit foolin around, you idiot!
Fuck...!
That's--
This is unit 375.
We've got reports of biker gangs fighting near the intersection of Highway 14 south!
Request immediate assistance! Car 375, en route to the scene!
It's the cops! What should we do?
Dammit,my motor coils Were just getting warmed up...
Bastards...
Let's go, Tetsuo!
I'm Coming!
Damn them!Come On..
A skirmish has broken out Between student protesters...
...and riot police assigned as security. There appear to be some casualties.
Next--
Ehhh--?
Don't make me get out...we wouldn't be stuck Jerk?!
Move it, jerk! I'm in a hurry!
What was that?!
Call the police!
Repeal the tax reforms!
This area is off-limits! Go back! It's dangerous!
Hey something strange over there...
Let me through! I'm sorry!
What's the big idea?
It's Blood,Look!
Who are they?
- Excuse me. - Hey! Don't push!
Excuse me.
Hey! Watch it, jerk!
Pardon me. I'm sorry.What's wrong with you?
Ryu!
Look,they're running away!
He's got a gun!Turn on that light.
Fire!
wait,Hold your fire! He's got a kid!
Run...
You gotta Hurry...
Go to Ryu...
Ryu will help you now...
Get out of here...now!
Kei!
We gotta get outta here Kei!
He's gone...!
He's to the west.
The west? He's in the old city.
Eat this!
Tetsuo!
Ryu!where are you?
Kei!
No, that's--!
How do you like that?!
Well? Who is it?
It's not him! It's not Tetsuo!
Alright!Move Out!
Why you... What'd you do...you weird little..
Tetsuo! Just hang on! Hey!
What? What did you say?
That kid...
He's really hurt bad!
Hey! you there!
We gotta get him to a hospital!
- He needs an ambulance! - We can't move him!
W-What the?!
There's no escape.
We're here to take you back with us.
You know we can't survive outside. We all belong at home.Well,Come along.
It's the army Helicopters! It's the army!
Move out!
Kiss the Grounds! Hands on your heads!
Um... We're..uh..innocent bystanders that's all
Kiss the Grounds! Hands on your heads!
Ow...that hurts dammit!
Kai!
Soldier!
Sir?
Who are those kids?
They seem to be an ordinary bike gang, sir.
We're returning.
Ouch! Wait just hold on a minute!
My arms don't bend that way, you loser!
Load the wounded onto the helicopter!
Tetsuo!
Hey Wait! You can't take him away like that!
Kaneda!
What the hell are you guys doing? We didn't do anything to deserve this!
He's heavy...!
Allright ,the story is you and your friends went out at night on your bikes to visit your dying mother,
and then another bunch of another biker hooligans called the Clowns attacked you.
They hurt your friend, you lost your temper,
and that's why eight of these Clowns,your attackers are all now in the hospital.
and that is the truth?
She's sure hot!
This is confidential!
And how's your mother doing?!
Huh?
Fortunately, the worst is over. She cleared the hump.
She cleared the hump huh? What next,a triathlon?
These bozos couldn't have anything to do with it.
That goes without saying.
Wait out on that bench.Do you Understand?
How much longer are we gonna have to wait?
Alright! Send in the next five!
So the army's working with the police...
...to hunt down anti-government groups or so it seems..yeah that's it..
- Wanna put up a fight, huh? - Get your hands up!
Bastard!
Long live the freedom revolution!
He's got a grenade!
Crazy son of a bitch!
All right, that's enough! Get him back in there!
I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget.
You dumb bastard! If you wanna die, just hang yourself or something!
Listen,you kids are free to leave. We've contacted your school.
..see your principal in the morning. What? You son of a bitch..
Hey, hold on a second old man!
"Old man"?!
There was someone else with us you know.
What was that?
Will you Pardon me,please!
Hey,What're you doing..
It's this one right here. Can't leave my friend!
Don't ever call me Old Man you little Punk!
That's my foot!
You listen here, kid! I'm only 25years old. I'm not even married yet!
So watch your mouth! Get outta here and take your friend with you!
I'm Starving! I need a doctor!
Well I think the army was chasing that weird kid Kaneda and Tetsuo saw,that's what i think...
Yeah,you're right,I think I saw him too.
And speaking of Tetsuo..
Why the hell wouldn't they tell us what hospital they threw him in?
Huh,What was that?!
What I meant was maybe we could go for a drink somewhere around here.
I figure we could have a nice, long chat about something you're into..like the whole Revolution thing..
I think you are a Skirt-chaser who will try anything he can..
You'll help anyone so long as it's a girl,is that right?
You're Wrong! I have very high standards,you know!
It's not their looks that count.
It's their... I dunno, their girl sensitivity that makes me do it.
I suppose I owe you one. Thank you very much, uh...
I'm Kaneda. It's nice to meet you.
See you around, Kaneda.
Wait a second,you're leaving just like that?
Hey, now hold on! I'm the guy who saved you back there!
You could at least tell me your name, you cold bitch!
Yes,I'll try talking with him, but it's risky business.
If they think you're avoiding responsibility, it could blow up in your face,right?
I can't believe that there's a mole on the executive council.
Even if there is a mole...
That's not what's important here.
What is our Political manouvers and diplomacy, which apparently you despise.
I never studied the two subjects in school, you see.
In any case, at the next executive council meeting,
your poor management and lack of judgement on this last incident will be called into question.
There's a call for the Colonel,Sir!
Put your affairs in order if you want my advice.
Yes It's me.What is it now?
This way please, Colonel.
I'm terribly sorry to call you here,
but there's something you really must see.
Colonel...Please observe.
It's the special pattern i'm getting from that young man.
It doesn't resemble any like I've seen so far,
and I've never seen a developmental speed or configuration like this.
It may have begun with the shock of contact with Number 26, or it could be...
Have you finished running the comparison against Akira's pattern?
I'll superimpose for you.
This projection was made using mixed data and the results are not quite correct,so a direct comparison is difficult
but I believe based on what we see here that this boy's pattern is the key to solving...
...the riddle of Akira's growth pattern process.
Fine.You may continue.
Thank you very much sir.
I'm certain he'll turn out to be a worthy addition to the Numbers,don't you?
It may be rough on the boy,
but I thought we might try starting him off with level 7 capsules.
Is it safe doctor?
I will take care of it.
No!
I wasn't talking about the boy at all! I'm asking that if he turns out to retain power like Akira's
are you positive that you are able to control such a power?
Well, that's--
Can I leave this in your hands?
Well, then in my opinion if we can use the latest examination equipment to collect even more data...
...and also do a multifaceted analysis as we go, then surely...
But maybe we weren't meant to meddle with that ultimate power.
You mean,the Power of a God?
A... ki... ra...
But we have no choice but to grasp that power. Grasp that power and learn to control it.
and if the situation gets out of hand, then he's to be terminated!
and without hesitation!
Yes, Colonel.
This school is your last chance!
If trash like yourselves can't keep up with the academic ability of regular students...
...this is it if you can't lead a decent social life you end up here.. and if you screw up here, it's the end of the road!
Also even though you're under 15, if you get more than 50 penalty points on your record,
you're sentenced to the regular courts!
Bite me! Don't mess with us, you bald goat!
Aren't any of you listening?
You lost me halfway through!
Discipline!
- Discipline! - OW!
Discipline!
Dismissed!
Thank you very much, sir!
You loser! You and me are gonna go at it someday, jack!
We will remember this buddy!
Rot in hell!
Yeah,You sick mother!
Damn...
Look..hey..Yamagata!Why'd they keep you so long?!
Kaneda,What happened to your cheek?
Shut the hell up.
I heard you got into a fight, my friends told me
..yeah,they told me you fought the Clowns on a highway in the old city!
Big Deal.
Why don't you just wipe 'em all out? Those guys are so gross!
Clowns...
...there were demonstrators, cops,the damn army!
And that idiot Tetsuo had an accident.
but what happened to Tetsuo?
He's in the hospital, but we don't know where.
dumb loser was trying to show off.
stupid idiot...
you are talking about Tetsuo,right?
Shut up already! Why do you have to always be hangin on my arm every minute!
What the heck has gotten into you?!
Tetsuo? It's time for your medication.
Doctor hurry,The Boy is gone!
No,I can't. You know the dorm mother always throws a fit if you go out before ten.
Yeah, you know the one who has a face like a goat.
That woman is such a big old pain... She's always complaining about us girls.
Tomorrow at three? Yeah, that's cool.
Hey, what happened to that girl ,you know who?
After my friends saw it. I don't like her at all. Her attitude really gets on my nerves.
Kaori...what the!!!
Tetsuo,you're here!
Everyone's been worried about you! They thought you were dead.
When I woke up, I was on an operating table or something.
And that examination...
It's like... they were messing around inside my head.
No...I don't want to go back there again.
We will run away...
Where would we go to?
I don't know,someplace,someplace far away.
- Hey,self study today! - That's mine!
I wanna get laid! Hey Geta away,get away...
...get away!!!
Where'd the teacher go to? What about my burning desire to study and learn a vocation?!
We'll Drag his butt in here!
Kaneda! Hurry..come quick..Your bike!
what about My bike?
Look it...Down there!
Tetsuo!
Is this is okay?
Oh Quiet! Shut up and hang on!
Huh?
What's wrong?
Oh,Jesus Christ!
Oh, no...
We're stopping now... We stopped.
Oh, i get it. The engine can't drop below 5,000rpm's even when you're changing the gears.
- Ouch,My butt hurts. - Oh,i understand now...
Hey Look some bikes!
Is that Kaneda and...?
No,it isn't...
Kaori!
Any sign of him?
Kuwata and the others went to look around Kisarazu.
The only place we have to search now is the industrial area!
Okay, let's go!
We owe you for the other night! Now,it's time for payback!
Shut up!
Kaori! What happened?!
No Don't! If you put so much as a single scratch on that bike, I'm gonna kill your ass!
Run!
After them!
No Wait!
Tetsuo!
You're gonna kill him Tetsuo! You want that?
I want him more than dead! I'll split his frickin head open!
Just Knock it off now!.
This whole thing happened just because you took my bike for a spin.
Enough, already!
Shut up! Don't order me around!
We were just worried.
Why do you always have to try save me?
I could handle it on my own!. Yeah I admit that I got beaten before,
but I won't always be on the receiving end!
You Hear that, You Understand?!
Tetsuo...
Shut up!Go away!
Hey, wait! Where are you going?
Leave me alone!
Akira!
Tetsuo!
Something wrong?
Akira!
I don't know who that is!
Tetsuo,What's wrong... ... are you alright?!!!
Hey!
This is really strange.
I'm getting a blue pattern on scope #3!
What, no! Retrieve the subject now! Hurry!
What don't you guys leave my friend alone?!
What's with the get up,huh? You going to a funeral?
Tetsuo!
Kaneda!
Screw you...
No,Wait!
Hey, Kaneda,what the hell's goin on??
Well,well I see we have some real hip youngsters doing their thing in spite of the tight checkpoints they got going around tonight.
and that just means that they're all pretty stupid, don't it?
Oh,whatever!This is boring. Hey, whaddyasay let's go home.
But it's still early!
Yeah, but without their bikes they're just tail-chasers out of water.
You mean "fish"!
Come on, let's go. and toss these fish back!
Hey Kaneda, What are we gonna do?
What the heck?!!
Look!
It's that girl...
Here we go again... look,Let's get out of here before we get caught up in it.
Huh?
Kaneda?
Hey!
This area is being cordoned off due to a terrorist bombing.
Those who wish to get through, line up in single file,
present your ID and proceed through the checkpoint.
Get in.
What's wrong? Hurry. I'll meet you shortly.
You know the rendezvous point, right?
- Be careful. - You too, you be careful.
Hey! Hold it right there!
She's got a gun!
Okay, that's far enough!
alright,Drop it!
Drop it!!!
Don't do it!
I think it came from over here!
- There were two shots! - No, three!
It's just up ahead!
Hey. Let's get out of here.
Come on!
Kaneda!
There,now... what's the matter? Talk about about it.
It was a dream that i saw.
A dream?
The city started to crumble apart covered by a big shadow
and lots of people died...
...and the three of us...we get to meet Akira again.
Akira?!
The city will crumble, so many people,so many will die...
When will it happen,do you know when, Kiyoko,when?!
You mustn't let that boy go.
His power, it...
What's she talking about?!
Well, there seems to be nothing physically wrong with her.
Her medication looks accurate..
There's no sign of any abnormalities in her ECG or EEG, either.
I think Number 25 statement was her precognitive power at work.
This needs to be brought before the supreme executive council for inquiry, but...
Do you believe her?
I have no doubts regarding Number 25's abilities.
We have lots of data that substantiates it.
What do you believe, Colonel?
I tell you my job isn't to believe or disbelieve. It's to act or not to act.
Here, sir.
Cold gear, Colonel. Please put it on. You, too, Doctor.
The other day, a young researcher came to me asked me something.
He wondered if their power was the form of the next stage of human evolution was taking,
and perhaps that we'll all be able to control it some day.
Scientists are a bunch of romantics.
Military men on the other hand, always consider the risks first.
Over thirty years,it's taken.
We've come so far crawling up from the rubble.
We can't just trade one for the other.
But I've always thought that you held a resentment,even hatred for this city, Colonel.
The passion to build has cooled and The joy of reconstruction forgotten,
and now it's just a garbage heap made up of a bunch of hedonistic fools.
but inspite of that you're trying to save the city.
I'm not a scientist. I think like a soldier.
Colonel, we're here sir.
This way please.
Room 10, 148 degrees Kelvin.
Fluctuation tolerance range, check.
Room 9, 118 degrees Kelvin. Fluctuation tolerance, check.
Emergency power generator, check.
Open the door.
Sir.
Uh...
The Control Room,do it!
Yes sir!
Room 1 is at 0.0005 degrees Kelvin. It's within tolerances.
No abnormalities detected in any of the rooms'...
...Dewar Walls or in the defense system.
No abnormal atmospheric concentrations or reactions recorded.
So then all systems are nominal?
Look at what they abandoned in their panic. They were afraid!
They were too scared, so they hid it away from the public.
loosing all sense of shame and honor...
...casting aside the civilization and abandoning the science that created it,
...shutting the lid of the Pandora's Box they themselves had opened.
Ryu!
Hey, we're still young.we could start over again. So what do you think,huh?!
This is the first time you killed a man,right?
Come on,i'll go with you.
Ryu!
you aren't listening, turn yourself in!
I'll even go to the Police station with you!
Ryu!
Anyway, when you get out, I'll be there,
let's go out for drinks,alright.
Don't kick yourself over it,
What's done is done,you've heard that. The guy's dead and gone.
Identify yourself!
Ryu! You're alright!
- Kei, is that you? - Ryu!
Who's this?
Well, I guess my saying I'm Kei's boyfriend is stretching it a bit,depends on your point of view,
But we haven't gotten physical or anything,you understand,don't you?
- Are you a spy?! - No,i'm not!
You're a Liar!
Well,Is he a spy or not?
Whatever he is, he's certainly not a spy.
Ow...
Sneak into their lab,that's crazy!
Ridiculous!Remember the fiasco with that kid?!
Last-minute orders. and the plan is in place already.
These are the lab passes they issue once a week...
from Mr. Nezu,right?
What's the objective?
We are to gather Detailed data on the new subject.
You're kidding,a new subject?
Yes. Last week, on the same night we tried to abduct the subject called Number 26,
a boy who was in an accident on an old city highway was brought to the lab.
seems like he's a student at a vocational training school,
but now he's their new subject for human experimentation.
Ow!
Hey! What's the big idea?!
Kaneda!
Should i kill him!He heard us!
Ryu!
W-Wait!Now just hold on a minute!Hear me out! Please listen to what i have to say!
Ryu,he did save me!
Yeah,Twice!
Maybe he did it just to get close to us.
The guy who was in that accident in the old city is a close friend of mine!
I know it's hard for you to believe what i'm saying, but it's the truth!
I was right there,right when it happened!
Come one,don't they say the only foolish questions are the unasked ones?
Huh? They don't?
That's an intriguing story now,isn't it.
well,will you be taking the boy with you?
He knows the subject, and I think we can use him as a decoy if we find it necessary.
Neo Tokyo is going to change soon.
In all respects, this city is saturated. It's like an overripe fruit.
And buried within it is a new seed.
We need only wait for the wind which will make it fall to a fruition.
The wind called Akira!
Ryu, look over here!
What is it?
We aren't the ones who will change it,
but rather, those citizens who hope for Akira that will.
That which is called science perverts providence!
That which is called progress encourages extravagance!
That which is called civilization devastates the spirit of man!
The time of atonement is upon us! Are your hearts prepared?!
The time is nigh! The time of his awakening is nigh!
The time of Lord Akira's awakening is drawing closer!
Are your hearts and minds prepared for a new dawning?!
Holding meetings here is prohibited!
This gathering is illegal!
Terrorist activities carried out by...
...anti-government elements have skyrocketed this month.
The army,the riot squad, and even the traffic police have been fully mobilized.
The overtime costs alone have used up the public safety budget.
And then there's the abduction of Number 26!
Isn't their existence supposed to be the highest of state secrets,Colonel?
No one's ever heard of" Peace and Order" here in Neo Tokyo, then?
And this,this request of yours for further...aah yes...
...for further funding because of subject Number 25's prediction.
You must be joking!
Well staightening out the historic tax reform blunders of former prime minister, We parliament members have been
bowing our heads down and begging the public to bear with us and what does he ask for?Money!,
Where exactly, do we get that kind of money?!
You've already spent a fortune here, and all we have to show for it is that grotesque kindergarten you set up!
The Olympics are next year and the post war period is over.
How much longer will you keep throwing away countless amounts of money on these worthless ghosts?!
I always said that we should've put all that money into the welfare program!
Shut up, old man!
What was that?!
Now listen here,that power is starting to walk around free as we speak.
Unless we control that power now, we'll lose everything
--we've tried so hard to achieve! Stop blaring and take that Old man colonel back!
It was your lack of policy that started this mess in the first place!
There's still no proof that the last World War was caused by Akira in my opinion!
Don't you understand unless an Akira disaster actually happens...
...don't you people understand anything?!!
Has anyone actually seen this number 26 "Akira"?
That's not his number. Isn't his Number 25?
Idiot, I think he was Number 21 ...
I say the Colonel has lost sight of his duty as a soldier.
I've had several reports,
Reports on anti-government elements,How they are using your "Akira" madness to whip up their terrorist further!
It's not true!It's just not!
Then what about that Akira world renewal movement?
Wouldn't you say that information's being leaked?
World renewal movement? It's more like the End of the world!
Aren't you just using Akira as camouflage to cover up your misconduct,admit it!!!
What are you getting at?
Colonel, please be calm and try to understand that we can no longer leave the peace...
...of Neo Tokyo to your sole discretion,Understood?!
Right!
I'm sorry ,you are to be put before an inquiry committee.
I agree!The Whole Military needs a reform!!!!
Excuse me!
Colonel! Colonel, where are you--
This discussion isn't over yet!
You should explain yourself!.
Are you trying to insult the supreme executive council?!
His behaviour is intolerable!
Wait, Colonel!
need W-Water...
Hey, wait a minute...
Let's see isn't that cable replacement due for next week?
Well ,the cable they ordered came in a whole week early.
and besides, I've got vacation time coming and i'm leaving this weekend.
and if i bring the workers back, there'd be overtime.
I could leave now and come back, but the work's gotta be done sooner or later.
Alright guys, let's go.
What the--?
It's Milk?
Stay away! NO!!!
It's BLOOD!!!
I'm scared!
Weirdo!
W-What!!Those kids,who were they?
Patient Room 887, Shima Tetsuo...
The Automatic lock's off?
Hey you! You are not allowed to leave your room!
See to it! There,we'll find another room.
Get a load of the room! Looks like a Tornado! Look at all that Glass!
There are 58 blocks with circuits that the computer won't display.
Of those, nearly 40 are concentrated on underground levels 7 and 8.
That's probably the place.
The central wiring shaft should be straight up ahead.
We wiil be able to use that to go straight down to the sublevels.
Be careful, it's deeper in the middle.
What a stink!
Don't you ever stop talking?!
What? I said it stinks because it stinks!
- Is your nose busted or something? - Keep up and be quiet!
Damn! Hug the walls!
Huh? What're you guys doing?
You idiot,get down!
They left?
Looks like they've beefed up security,doesn't it!!
Must be that siren we heard.
Ryu,should we scout our way around it?
No.
- Are you okay? - Let's keep going.
I want to check out their security at the very least.
All right.
Damn they us spotted! Run for it!
Shit!
Hold your fire!
Shimazaki! You assholes!
Forget it! Run!
What the hell is that thing,huh?
Go!
He's dead!Let it go!
Die!
This is Unit 304, Shaft H!
I have encountered intruders! Requesting backup! Now engaging!
Here it comes!
Kei!Over here!
Dammit,the gun?!
Aaaah...!
Kaneda!
Kei, over here!
Now!!
Kaneda,Come on,hurry!
Kaneda!NO!!
What the hell?!! Where are the brakes?!
That's not it?
This is the central wiring shaft,i think!
I can't figure it out! What the...!!!!
There now,that's right..behave!
Ask the Colonel for clearance on the use of Firearms!
Hey,turn the radio up!
There must be some kind of mistake here.
That boy looks like the patient they admitted over at the lab.
Correct,the boy is a subject named Tetsuo Shima,he broke out of his ward
He's headed for the Baby Room.
It's Tetsuo?!
He is extremely dangerous! Do not let him through!
I repeat, do not let him through!
What the...???!!!
It's no use hiding anymore.
We have no choice, then. Use your guns!
We can't let him go any farther, no matter what it takes!
Fire!
Good, Oh!Here are you ...
Stop it!
How long are you gonna keep playing around?!
Where's the other one hiding,huh?
hey you,You're a Creatin
Die!
Takashi!
What the hell is going on with me? Am I dreaming?
These powers ,are they real or just an hallucination!
Damn it, where the hell am i going,Where?!
Proceed Straight.Proceed Straight ahead...
Huh?
You'll find a freight elevator just ahead.
You can take it down to sublevel 8.
That's Good, you're all together.
You thought you could kill me? I'm through with it!
You tried to mess with me...and now I'm gonna kill you!
You were there,I remember...
Takashi!
Together let's attack him !
Uh-Uhuh .
You little twerps!
All of you! That's enough!
Who the hell are you?!
What's the matter? Is your head hurting, Tetsuo Shima?
Your power isn't fully matured yet.
If you push yourself, you might do irreparable damage.
We can help.
What the hell ...What did you people do...You mess with my head?!
Tetsuo Shima,Calm yourself !
But he can't control it Sir.
What did you say?!
She said that big people like you should never use the power in the way you are.
and bad things will come of it.
Mind your own business,will ya!!.
What? More powerful than i'm now?
He's the one! He's the one who had been invading my head all along!
Where is he?! Where's this "Akira"?!Tell me NOW!!!
What?!
Kiyoko said you'll wake him up. And if you have awakened Akira like that...
when that happens, no one will be able to stop him at all.
To prevent it we have to stop you.
Ridiculous! Akira's already--
WHERE IS HE?!
No,Don't!
Shut up!
Threat level to facility integrity has passed level 7.
Enacting disaster protocols.
Threat level to facility Integrity has passed level 7.
Enacting disaster protocols.
What the--?!
Hands up!
Where in the hell is the frickin " Baby Room"?!
Oh, no! Run!
HEADS UP,Gangway, coming through! Coming through!
Damn it, move!
Kiyoko...
Damn, that hurt...
Kaneda? What're you doing in here?
Tetsuo! Are you okay? I'm here for the rescue!
Hurry up,what are you Stupid! If we don't get out of here, those --
There he is! Capture him!
You keep away !
Kaneda!
Oh, that's right. I forgot you were there.
There do you see, Kaneda...
I won't be needing you to come to the rescue ever again,Okay.
From now on, I'll be in charge of the Heroics.
So if you need any saving,Just ask Kanny.
Dammit Tetsuo! Who the hell do you think you're talking to you moron?!
You don't like what you're hearing,Do you?
makes you angry?
Well, what're you gonna do now?!
Well, Kaneda?! What're you gonna do now?!
That's enough!Stop IT! Don't hurt anyone else!
Where's this "Akira" ?!
I won't tell!
Olympic stadium...? underground?
No!Don't!What You're thinking is wrong! Akira is--
Wait!
What the hell? I can do this, too?!
Kiyoko, are you alright?
It doesn't look like she's hurt.
What about you, Masaru? Look You're bleeding.
Where'd he go to?
He flew away.
How can he have so much power...?
How could this have happened? Dammit,Where are my men at?
He's developed so much power in such a short time,it's Unbelievable...
Find him! Start searching for Tetsuo!
- Kaneda! Quick! - Come on,get up!
Hurry up! Get that rubble cleared!
Tetsuo went to where Akira is.
What?That's good. You're all safe!
He's heading for the facility below the Olympic construction site. He went there.
How did he find out about it?!
Dammit,You're saying that he has managed to escape?
Alright then we'll follow him! You men look alive there!Move those bodies! Get this place in order!
- Yes sir! - Prepare for pursuit!
He's heading West towards the Stadium!
C'mon Move! I want additional checkpoints...
- It was You...! - ...leads to the Construction site!...
According to the security team,reviews of the tapes showed Five intruders disguised as workers entered into the wiring shaft.
Besides the two back there,two others were shot,
---an other one is still at large I have to stop him before his powers mature...
Your objective is the boy Tetsuo Shima.
If we are unable to capture him, you will lure him out to the old city and attack.
Request assistance from the Eastern District Battalion.
Yes sir!
Tell them there isn't a moment to lose here!
I've been waiting here a long time Colonel.
What are you doing here?!
I'm here to inform you tonight of the supreme executive council's decision.
At 2400 hours today, the Colonel is hereby stripped of his command and rank,
and shall be placed under arrest.
What the hell?!
Kindly accompany us now.
You really expect me to hand over Neo Tokyo over to those fools at a time like this?
- Shoot him. - Yes sir!
What?
No W-Wait!Hold on!
Enough! Open your eyes and look at the big picture!
You're all puppets of corrupt politicians and capitalists!
Don't you understand?! It's utterly pointless to fight each other!
Announce a state of emergency, arrest all members of the executive council...
...and break their chain of command!
Lift off!We're going after Tetsuo!
Urgent message to all district battalion commanders!
Yo, what's up? You're alone?
That's right. Weren't you in an accident?
Your friends have been really worried. You OK?
Gimme some... capsules.
Huh, you sure you want capsules Son? You look kinda WOozy.
You better get'em now!
All right,whatever the Customer wants you know.
But with all those terrorist attacks lately and the demonstrations, things are pretty rough.
Infact they're hard to come by, so the price is pretty expensive right.
Tetsuo's run off, Kaneda's disappeared... Damn,I guess the team's finished.
And the checkpoints are so strict these days, even the Clowns are laying low.
Look at ?
He's dead!
What?!
Who's that--?
It's Tetsuo?
Why are you here? You did this,didn't you?
Look who's here! Wanna Pop One?
What the hell are you talking about?! You look like a damn Crackhead!
Talk Sense!What happened here? Did you notice that the Owner's dead!
A fish out of water dies, huh?
Are You Tetsuo... or someone else?
Kaneda sends his warmest regards.
You saw Kaneda?!Where is he?
He's probably dead by now...
Kai was right,You did this, didn't you?
All you are good for now is telling me Where Kaneda's bike is?
Tetsuo!
It's a piece of shit anyway...
You son of a Bitch...
Yamagata!
Goddammit...
So is he off to find Akira?
Yes,that's what that girl was saying.
The army, you, and Ryu are all looking for this "Akira" guy,
so that's why you're chasing after Tetsuo.
It has something to do with that power of Tetsuo's, right?
What the hell is this "Akira" thing you keep talking about?
Ryu told me about it once. He said that Akira is absolute energy.
Absolute energy?
Humans do all kinds of things during their lifetime, right?
Discovering things, building things...
Things like houses, motorcycles, bridges, cities, and rockets...
All that knowledge and energy... Where do you suppose it comes from?
Humans were like monkeys once, right?
And before that, like reptiles and fish.
And before that, plankton and amoebas.
Even creatures like those have incredible energy inside them.
Because of genes, I guess.
And even before that, maybe there were genes in the water and air.
Even in space dust, too, I bet.
If that's true, what memories are hidden in it?
The beginning of the universe, maybe. Or maybe even before that.
Hey, what's the matter? Are you okay?
Did you get hit on the head back there?
Maybe everyone has those memories.
What if there were some mistake and the progression went wrong,
and something like an amoeba were given power like a human's?
That's what Akira is?
Amoebas don't build houses and bridges.
They just devour all the food around them.
That's what Tetsuo's doing? You're saying he has that kind of energy?!
A long time ago, there were people who tried to control that power.
At the government's request, you see.
They failed, and it triggered the Fall of Tokyo.
That power is still too much for--
What?!
The door's unlocked.
Huh?
This has got to be a trap.
Go back, then.
No, we ought to find out how much of it is a trap...
By the way, what's with you and that Ryu guy?
- What do you mean? - You're always together.
That's none of your business!
What I'm saying is, he doesn't know about us, does he?
" Us"?
Hey, wait a minute! What's that supposed to mean?
Do you think this will work?
It can't be helped. At this point, our only option is to use her.
The fact that she turned up right under our noses says as much, I think.
I guess...
Have arrived at Ward 1 3, East Ginza intersection. Over.
Northern District battalion has not responded to mobilization request.
Special search team to HQ! Special search team to HQ!
We're at the Haruki-ya snack bar near the highway interchange in Ward 8.
It doesn't look like a bomb explosion, so we think it was him.
It was almost certainly the work of the subject that escaped from the lab.
Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Understood!
Kaneda!
What?! Yamagata's dead?!
Something seemed strange about him from the second I saw him.
He was wearing what looked like a white hospital gown.
It was like he was a different person.
Yamagata asked him if he was really Tetsuo.
And then... Yamagata, he...
We've always been together.
I've known everything about him since we were in the children's home.
He was a klutz, and everybody made him cry.
Oh, right... He wanted to know where your bike was.
My bike...?
What're you gonna do?
I'm gonna send Yamagata his bike.
You dumb bastard!
Kaneda!
Kei!
What's wrong?
You! You were there that night...
Wait!
Kei!
They disappeared!
You were the ones who changed Tetsuo too, weren't you?
Akira's power exists within everyone.
Who's there?!
But when that power is awakened, you must choose how to use it,
even if you weren't prepared for it.
And he has made his choice.
Tetsuo is our newest companion.
We're partly to blame for his actions.
Why did you take Kei, then?!
We want her to help us.
You can't just use people like that! Bring Kei back!
Tetsuo's our friend! If anyone's gonna kill him, it should be us!
Hey!
Damn it!
Mr. Omi and the other executives have been arrested by the coup...?
Y-Yes, that's right.
The house guards are fighting them right now.
Yes.
I'd like to have a helicopter waiting at West Haneda.
Yes.
That damned Colonel... I can't believe he's taken up arms.
I underestimated him.
Hold them here! Damn!
Mr. Nezu...
R-Ryu?! Is that you?
I'm sorry, sir...
The mission was a failure.
What are you doing here?!
I've told you, you can't be seen here!
All of my men...
They've all been killed.
Y-You sold me out, didn't you, you bastard?!
What? You can't be--
Kei...
I got fresh fish in here, buddy! I'm gonna get compensated for 'em, right?
Please, I have to catch a flight at noon!
What?
7th Avenue is just ahead!
It intersects this road 100 meters from here!
Prepare for battle!
Right, we've spotted the subject.
What? Attack?!
But he's just a... We're attacking a boy?!
Look! There he is!
Impossible!
Is this for real?
Firing preparations complete.
Damn it! Fire!
- Akira! - It's Lord Akira!
It's the advent of Lord Akira!
That's not him! Don't be fooled!
That's not Lord Akira!
Shut up!
Long live Lord Akira!
Fire!
Huh?
What's wrong?
Neo Tokyo Broadcasting is exclusively covering the news...
...in spite of martial law in the name of freedom of the press!
What in the world is happening here in Neo Tokyo?
What you see here seems to be fires caused by tank cannons.
But who is this young boy?
Is he fighting the coup forces all by himself?.
Viewers, the army has just illegally ordered us to land!
Freedom of the press is now in jeopardy!
What happened? Were they cut off?
The bridge! He's heading for the bridge!
Let's go see!
Are you really going alone?
He wants this, doesn't he?
We should call the gang together.
Hey!
I wouldn't want to keep him waiting.
Hey, Kaneda! Wait!
Half seem to be anti-government demonstrators.
The rest are... Well, they're more like some crazy cult than onlookers.
They're following after the subject, and more and more keep coming.
Oh, flames of purity,
raze this corrupt city!
Consume our unclean hearts!
Fear not!
Your bodies will be purified in the flames!
Ready!
Fire!
Set the switch to hold for three seconds and converge your beams!
Aim!
Fire!
Watch this!
Look out! Let's get out of here!
Help me!
Ground forces! Ground forces, come in!
Report! What is the subject's status?!
Ground forces!
Call the Doctor.
We have confirmation of his recent movements and are in pursuit.
His present position is... Let's see...
Coordinates 99871 by 4332.
That'sabout2kmsouth of the Olympics construction site in the old city.
What?!
What was that?
Look!
That's near the toll booth that's being guarded by the 2nd platoon.
Wha--?
Huh?
Please turn around! This area's off limits to civilians!
What? That's the subject?!
S-Stop!
Stop, damn it!
Nice place you have here.
Wait, you were with Kaneda.
You shouldn't use your power this way.
What?
In the end, you won't be able to control it.
The kids...
You're those brats, aren't you?!
Okay, then...!
What the--?
It's not safe here, Colonel!
Well, what're you gonna do?
Open up!
What the hell?
That's Akira, Tetsuo!
That's the "Akira" you wanted to meet.
There's your Messiah!
After his transcendental awakening,
his body was subjected to every test known to science.
And that's what was left of it.
The scientists back then were unable to solve the mystery,
so they decided to entrust their collected data and test samples...
...to future generations by preserving them in a frozen capsule.
SOL... We'll use SOL!
Sir?
Akira is already dead!
Well? Are you satisfied now, Tetsuo?
So come back with us!
Like hell!
Contact the central defense center...
...and tell them to patch us through to SOL's control circuits!
Yes sir!
Hey, watch it!
Damn it, move! Get out of the way!
What is this, science class?
What's wrong? Have some trouble?
Yeah, but I already took care of it.
If you were here earlier, you could've watched the show.
You had me worried again.
I figured you'd be standing here, sobbing like a little baby.
Kaneda, you've always been a pain in the ass.
You've been telling me what to do ever since we were kids.
You always treat me like a kid.
You always show up and start bossing me around!
And now you're a boss, too...
Of this pile of rubble.
Kaneda!
That's Mister Kaneda to you, punk!
Die!
Tetsuo!
Son of a...
Kei!
Oh, hell!
Let's do it!
Got him!
Huh?
The battery?!
What's the matter, Kaneda?
God damn it! This ain't fair, Tetsuo!
Fight with your bare hands!
Oh, this is funny...
Feeling frustrated, Kaneda?
Now do you understand how it feels?
What's this light?
Well, did you hit him?
We're too close to the impact point. There's too much electrical interference.
Prepare a second volley!
Hey! Kaneda!
Tetsuo!
Shit...
Huh?
What the--?
Correcting for tracking system error.
T-minus-20 to energy alteration.
- Fire extinguishers! - Are you okay?
Hurry! Hurry!
What happened? What's going on?
Kaneda!
Kai! Kei!
- Kaneda! - Kaneda!
Get on!
Get on? Where?
Hurry! Hurry!
What's that?
They say it's SOL.
Magnificent...
When Tetsuo's power reaches its peak?
That's when we do it.
But will it work?
The future doesn't proceed along a single course.
There ought to be a future we can choose.
What's Tetsuo's status?
Ah. Colonel...
We set up a camera in the stadium a while ago.
We have him under observation.
Colonel, you must take a look at this data!
We're still analyzing the energy given off by the subject, but...
It's magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.
This is clearly a proton collapse.
We're also detecting a fair number of what we believe to be unknown particles.
If we can put this into a theoretical framework, physics--
No, science...
Humanity itself could touch the fundamental truths of the universe!
Oh. That's...
We still haven't finished making our adjustments.
Uh, Colonel!
T-That's...!
You bastard! What did I tell you?!
B-But, Colonel!
I couldn't throw away such a magnificent subject!
Shut up!
Shit! It's on fire!
The battery! The battery!
My bike! It's burning up!
Hey, what's a bike or two?
What? Then there's nothing wrong with using yours, right?
You heard that?
Yeah, I did!
Hey, your bike's still on fire.
Tetsuo?
Tetsuo, why does everyone call you "Akira"?
He never existed in the first place.
They didn't care who it was.
Just so long as he destroyed things.
Your arm!
It doesn't look like much, but it works pretty good.
What's wrong? Are you okay?
It's nothing!
Tetsuo...
Shut up! Just go away!
Medicine...
What's wrong, Tetsuo? Are you in pain?
Go back to the lab and get me some of that medicine!
Did you hear that, Doctor?
Yes, Colonel.
Well? Can you see any signs of it?
I'm not entirely certain,
but it seems that the power that had been held back by the drugs is breaking free.
He may not be able to control power that has awakened so suddenly.
At any rate, he's in an extremely dangerous condition!
If you don't go back to the lab and receive proper treatment, you may die.
You want me to enroll in that kindergarten and live happily ever after?
Take my medicine every day and shrivel up like those kids?!
Kaori...
Please... I need that medicine...
No...!
Tetsuo!
Tetsuo--
Kaneda?!
Huh?
Son of a...
You kids... What are you doing here?
You never learn, do you?
Tetsuo!
Takashi...
Akira...
Kaneda...? H-Help me...!
Kaori...
Help me...!
Help me!
Stop it!
Kaori?
Kaori!
Tetsuo? Is that you, Tetsuo?!
Kaori! Kaori's gonna die!
What?! What did you say?!
My body's not doing what I tell it to!
My power's acting on its own...!
Kaori!
Kaori's dying!
Kaneda, help me!
Stop, Tetsuo!
Stop it!
Kaori's pain is coming into me...!
Tetsuo!
Kaneda! Run away!
Tetsuo!
Kiyoko! Takashi! Masaru! Get away from here!
Come on!
I can't believe it. It's as if--
Kiyoko! Taka--
Hi, Akira.
Th-This is...
But that's-- Oh, no!
W-Where am I?
Hurry! Get into the tunnel!
You'll be safe in there.
Kiyoko! Where are you?
Tetsuo!
Kaneda!
Hang on!
If you don't get out of here now, you'll--
Out of the way!
Tetsuo!
Don't go!
No, Takashi!
If you went in now, you'd be trapped, too.
But none of this is his fault!
Takashi!
If we went in, we wouldn't be strong enough to come back out.
But if the three of us worked together, maybe we could at least save that boy.
You're right.
Together, the three of us could...
Oh, man...!
We should get out of here. Hey!
Kaneda...
Look, you're not revving your engine enough.
When you go into a corner, lean like you're trying to kill yourself. Watch!
What're you doing?
Cornering, man.
Got it, Tetsuo...?
Look, there's another one!
- Another transfer student? - He was abandoned.
You can see it in his face.
Are... Are these your dreams, Tetsuo?
Wait!
This is Akira...?
Yes. We called him.
To have him take Tetsuo away.
Take him away? Take him where?
It's too much for Tetsuo.
And for us. And for Akira.
It's too big for us as we are now.
But someday, we'll also be able to....
You see, it's already begun.
Your friend's--
My friend?
Kei! You mean Kei, don't you?
Tetsuo...
This is yours, right?
They're always like that with the new kids. You came today, right?
They beat me up, too.
But the truth is, those guys are wimps.
I'm Tetsuo. Tetsuo Shima.
To tell you the truth, I just got here myself.
I'm--
Kaneda...
Kaneda?
Kaneda!
Kei?
W-What's happening? What in the world is happening?
B-But this isn't...
If this is correct, it's almost as if... Is this the birth of a universe?!
Kei!
What happened?
It's disappearing...! It's disappearing!
Kaneda!
Tetsuo...
Kaneda...
Thanks.
You called to me, right? I heard you.
Kaneda, don't tell me you're...
What about Tetsuo?
He left.
So did those three kids.
Akira, too.
Kaneda, back then, you...
Kaneda! You're alive?!
I thought you were in there for sure!
Tetsuo...
What happened to Tetsuo?
Is he dead?!
I'm not so sure. But he's probably...
But someday, we'll also be able to...
You see, it's already begun.
I am... Tetsuo.