Akira

In 1988, a catastrophic blast levels Tokyo after a young boy with psychic powers loses control, setting in motion the events that lead to World War III. The child is swiftly taken into government custody and disappears from public view. Decades later, in 2019, the rebuilt Neo-Tokyo rises over the ruins—an uneasy metropolis plagued by gang warfare and growing unrest aimed at those in power.

At the center of the chaos is Shoutarou Kaneda, leader of the biker gang the Capsules, whose constant clashes with their rivals, the Clowns, keep the streets on edge. During one confrontation, Kaneda’s close friend Tetsuo Shima is injured in an incident involving an esper who has escaped from a government facility. The encounter awakens strange new powers within Tetsuo, drawing the attention of authorities determined to contain him before Neo-Tokyo is threatened by another psychic disaster.