@hynfucsfilms on Instagram: "Akira 1988 Interesting Fact: Akira (1988) is one of the most ambitious animated films ever made, and it pushed Japan’s animation industry to its limits. The movie used over 160,000 individual animation cels, nearly triple the normal amount for an animated film at that time. This insane level of detail helped create Neo-Tokyo’s gritty, futuristic look. Another groundbreaking fact: Akira was one of the first anime films to record dialogue before animating (a Western me

Explaining on Instagram: "Akira didn’t just look different when it hit theaters in 1988, it rewired the entire approach to color in animation. At a time when most studios relied on limited palettes and simple shading, the creators of Akira set out to build a world that felt alive, electric, and overwhelming. Neo-Tokyo wasn’t just a backdrop; it was a character, and its intensity demanded a new visual language. To get the neon-drenched nights of Neo-Tokyo, the team created an entirely new color p

CinemaHow™ on Instagram: "The Akira slide became animation’s most iconic homage. That moment when Kaneda’s bike drifts sideways, red taillight streaking across the frame, has been recreated hundreds of times across decades of animation. From Batman to Steven Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to The Simpsons, animators can’t resist paying tribute to Katsuhiro Otomo’s perfectly executed power slide. It’s not just nostalgia. The Akira slide represents a specific moment when anime proved it cou