Akira vs Gen¹³
Akira has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6/10 for Gen¹³). Gen¹³ is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 2h 4m. Akira is the older of the two (1988 against 2000). Both are action, animation, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Akira
Gen¹³| Akira | Gen¹³ | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | Action, Animation, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo | Kevin Altieri |
| Main cast | Takeshi Kusao, Nozomu Sasaki, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Tessyo Genda, Mitsuo Iwata | Debi Derryberry, Mark Hamill, E. G. Daily, Alicia Witt, John de Lancie |
Synopsis
Akira
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Gen¹³
Caitlin Fairchild, a teenager offered a place in an institute for gifted children. She soon learns that the school isn't really a school, but rather a military project to turn children with a special genetic structure into super soldiers. After developing incredibly enhanced abilities, Caitlin rebels against the program that created her.