Akira vs The Animatrix
Akira has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Animatrix). The Animatrix is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 4m. Akira is the older of the two (1988 against 2003). Both are animation, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Akira
The Animatrix| Akira | The Animatrix | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | Animation, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo | Andrew R. Jones, Koji Morimoto |
| Main cast | Takeshi Kusao, Nozomu Sasaki, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Tessyo Genda, Mitsuo Iwata | Melinda Clarke, Rick Gomez, Debi Derryberry, John DiMaggio, Carrie-Anne Moss |
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.
The Animatrix
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
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