Akira vs Legion of Super-Heroes
Akira has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for Legion of Super-Heroes). Legion of Super-Heroes is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 4m. Akira is the older of the two (1988 against 2023). Both are action, animation, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Akira
Legion of Super-Heroes| Akira | Legion of Super-Heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | Action, Animation, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo | Jeff Wamester |
| Main cast | Takeshi Kusao, Nozomu Sasaki, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Tessyo Genda, Mitsuo Iwata | Robbie Daymond, Ben Diskin, Jensen Ackles, Harry Shum Jr., Matt Bomer |
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.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton, struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Her cousin, Superman, mentors her and suggests she leave their space-time to attend the Legion Academy in the 31st century, where she makes new friends and a new enemy: Brainiac 5. Meanwhile, she must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle as it searches for a powerful weapon held in the Academy’s vault.
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