Well
honestly, Akira started me on the road to anime. It was such a wake up call so to speak when I saw it cause I was like what....15 or 16 and what I saw in Akira blew my mind. The story is mind boggeling and to this day I don't quite understand it, please don't tell me I've been meaning to rent it again.
I think it did that for many people, it was great animation backed by some highly memorable scenes and a weird plot........
ANIME AT ITS BEST!