Oh those darn Canadas...

xD hey I take offence to that eh?

DDD

I can't wait! It'll be the best adaptation...ever.

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Somehow I don't think this is what the creator of the original film had in mind. Needs more explosions and creepiness.
A pretty good parody Harry. I'm not really crazy about your animation style right now (a bit too floppy for my tastes), but I can definitely give you an A for effort. It's certainly distinctive, and really impressive as a private production.
I applaud your contributions to the site. Glad to see Inked Reality gaining more ground.

ahahahaha...ahahahahah...hahahahahahahahahahahaha....no.

God no, please don't let Akira become live action and under american franchise. Let the Japanese make a live action version, that way it'll be done right and people will be happy.

Spoony, is that you? You can't hide under clever pseudonyms from me!

No, this isn't Spoony. This guy's name is Harry Partridge, and believe it or not, he's British. You can see a lot of his other toons on Newgrounds. The fact that this video brings up a topic that Spoony touched on in a review and that the opening quote happens to be a line from a video Spoony posted are both complete coincidence.

You forgot about the live action attempts at Devilman and Casshan.

Japan doesn't do any better a job than America when trying to turn manga/anime into live action movies (its just like trying to turn a game into a movie, some things only work in their own media). Both countries barely even try to keep to the original plot lines and that wouldn't be so bad if their new plots weren't so terrible.

I've never seen Akira, but I've heard that it is both one of greatest achievments of manknd!!1 (those spelling and grammar errors are on purpose) and a piece of shit. So, I'm just gonna assume it's an average anime movie from the 90s. I'm not too well versed, but, from what I know, anime was being inspired by hollywood movies around that time (or was that the 80s?). So that means hollywood shouldn't have too much trouble adapting this.

"A still more glorious dawn awaits..."

I loved that little detail.

Really, I'm not sure how to feel. I love the original anime movie. I never really imagined it being in live-action. All I can go on is what I've heard: based on the manga series instead of a direct adaptation of the movie, will be a two parter(books 1-3 then 4-6) But Having it take place in neomanhattan is a pretty deuche move. But that's what hollywood is good for, right. I'll still go see it. but I won't be expecting much.

Why is it that when hollywood adapts an already great Japanese story, they have to have it take place in America? (I'm including all of America not just the US) Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, etc. Not that the remakes were bad, its just principles, is all.

I mean, as long as there is the "Kaneda!" "TETSUO!!!!" scene, I'll be happy. It amazing that you were able to get the whole plot(and some jokes) into such a short video. Bravo both on that and on the vid.

Probably more like "Steve!" "JOE!!!!".

No? :P

And to the several confused people who think he's actually making this - you guys are adorable.

What? People can quote Harry in the comments of his own video.

looks cool do you thing it will done before fanimecon (5/28/10)in san jose ca. i know they would love to screen this at there con

LOL This is hilarious and I haven't even seen Akira. I loved the prom bit and the talking bike.

He he he. For whatever reason I find the 0:26 mark to be so hilarious. That expression. :p

I think Drsgonball Evolution proved live-action anime movies should NOT be made by America.

I must disagree. First, the Death Note films were decent. Second, the 20th Century Boys films are excellent.

It's like if Easy Rider had it balls cut off and then got switched out with pure overblown patriotism sponsored by capitalism.

It's so true it hurts. I'm going to my bomb shelter now. Let me know when it's over.

Is this another short or is it going to be a series?

Brilliant. Saw this when you first posted it, thought it was brilliant then too.

Hopefully that won't be the case...in America.
I couldn't resist the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged reference.
But seriously, I hoping it will be a good adaption; not very likely but here's hoping.

@thedjinn

I feel I'm going to be reading "saw this when your first posted it" rather a lot on my upcoming vids. The back catalogue will go up here but I'm also making a lot of new content for early in the new year.

Thanks for your support. :)

I dunno, man. The original Akira movie was my first intro to anime, and I think that's kinda why I never really got into it, so I've kinda got mixed feelings about this remake of it. On the one hand, I'm not sure if it could really hurt that much. Then again, if I understand what little information I've got on the matter, we're talking a live-action remake being done by a US studio, so it's very likely that I've just said that I'm not sure that having a blunt piece of white-hot metal jammed up my behind won't hurt too much. We'll just have to wait and see.

OMG...

The pain in my eyes!!! To much...

*impales eye with pencils*

Ah... much better, tee-hee

Don't you mean "TA-DA!"

Gave me a chuckle but little replay value. Decent animation though. Hope you create more cartoons.

'And the Proms TOMMOROW!'

woah, I was thinking, this is pretty funny, who would have thought to come up with an American Akira, they must have a pretty wild imagination, but holy shit, my jaw hit the floor when I heard it was real, this is gonna suck more than the next Micheal Bay film. probably not Uwe Bol territory, but it could get that bad potentially.

what the fuck........................................ The jokes are so stereo yet so retarted I like it

If they didn't have a talking bike in the original, then why would they in the American version? The Japanese seem to be more likly to do that than Americans are. Just saying.

Ahahahaha :D

You know,it's so true,it isn't even funny.It's actually tear-worthy.Just wait for it,it's gonna happen,Disney's taking down everyone.

But damn,that was so cute :D

Oh yeah! I heard they were remaking it to something more american. I think people forget this is only the worst scenerio. Wait, do they know what that even means?

We'll just have to wait and see what they make. It would be nice to see some other place besides Tokyo blown up for once

Oh yeah! Now do Grave Of The Fireflies!

This is beyond hilarious, I laughed my arse off.