Akira (1988)
December 31, 2025
David Westlake joins us as we dive headfirst into Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking 1988 anime masterpiece Akira. Buckle up—this one goes hard from frame one.
David Westlake joins us as we dive headfirst into Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking 1988 anime masterpiece Akira. Buckle up—this one goes hard from frame one.
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