The Numbers Explained: Kiyoko, Takashi, Masaru and Akira

Kiyoko, Takashi and Masaru are numbered 25, 26 and 27. Akira is 28. They are the children the state took, tested, and kept, and they are the evidence for every argument the film makes about power. Here is what the program was, what it did to them, and why the playroom is the most disturbing set in the movie.

Akira Lore and Neo-Tokyo

A fan-focused guide to Neo-Tokyo, psychic power, military control, youth rebellion, adaptation choices, and the buried systems that make Akira more than a cyberpunk spectacle.