Believe me when I say that I would usually NEVER say this, but I think I wanna see this film with english-dubbed voices, simply because the whole feel of the film is as far from Japanese as possible. The sound, whilst providing awesome sound effects and an even-more-awesome dramatic score to the film, have 2 minor flaws: firstly, the voice of Scarlett is absoultely one of the worst female voices ever and secondly, with such a rich english backdrop to the film, it feels almost wrong that the film is in Japanese. There is also some amusing resemblance of Akira characters in the looks of some of Steamboy's characters, whilst the Steam Tower and general feel remind me of Laputa from Castle In The Sky. Coupled with not-too-shoddy animation (noticibly improving as the film goes on however), the breathtaking rollercoaster action sequences and gloriously atmospheric settings (both inside the Steam Tower and out in London & Manchester), faulting the visuals is being pedantic.

So much of the artwork dazzles you that at times there is simply TOO MUCH to take in. Starting with the visuals, I cannot emphasize enough the magnificent scale and grandieur.

SIMILAR TO: (Laputa) Castle In The Sky Akira Generally if an original work (原作) credit is given, it will be to the studio, or director, or other members of the production team., science fiction Science fiction stories usually focus on how situations could be different in the future when we are more technologically advanced due to either our own achievements or having met with other civilizations whom we have learned from., steampunk Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.

It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., new Not based on anything, the story is a new work, usually made up by the people involved in creating the anime. Action Action anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force.

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