In honor of Canada Day, a video about Akira.

Because “Canada” sounds like “Kaneda”

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Today is Canada day. And since “Canada” sounds kind of, sort of like “Kaneda,” the hero of Otomo Katsuhiro’s groundbreaking cyberpunk manga-turned-anime Akira, that’s reason enough for me to put on my favorite red jacket and talk about one of his favorite pieces of media ever… Japanese, Canadian, or otherwise.

All about Akira:

The Movie
The Comic

The Games:
The Famicom Game
The Amiga Game
The Playstation 2 Game
The Cancelled Sega and Super Nintendo Games 

The Music:
Geinoh Yamashirogumi

Kanye West “Stronger
M83 “Midnight City”
M83 “Reunion”
M83 “Wait”

Other Movies:
Blade Runner
Brazil
Chronicle

 

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