Threat level to facility integrity has passed level 7...
Enacting disaster protocols.
Threat level to facility integrity has passed level 7...
Enacting disaster protocols.
What the..?!
Hands up!
Where the hell is the "Baby Room"?!
Oh, no! Run!
Gangway, coming through! Coming through!
Damn it, move!
Kiyoko...
Damn, that hurt...
Kaneda? What're you doing here?
Tetsuo! Are you okay? I'm here to rescue you!
Hurry up, you moron! If we don't get out of here, those guys outside are gonna...
There he is! Catch him!
Stay away from me!
Kaneda!
Oh, right. I forgot you were there, Kaneda.
That's okay, Kaneda.
I won't be needing you to save me anymore.
From now on, I'll be saving you.
All you have to do is ask, Kanny.
Say what? Who the hell do you think you're talking to?!
You don't like the way I talk?
Does it make you mad?
Well, what're you gonna do about it?!
Huh, Kaneda?! What're you gonna do about it?!
That's enough! Don't hurt anyone else!
Where's this "Akira" guy?!
He...
The Olympic stadium? I n an underground facility?
No! You're wrong! Akira is...
Wait!
What the hell? I can do this, too?!
Kiyoko, are you okay?
It doesn't look like she's hurt.
What about you, Masaru? You're bleeding.
What happened to him?
He flew away.
How can he have so much power?
How could this have happened? Is anyone here?
He's developed so much power in such a short time...
Find him! Find Tetsuo!
- Find him! Go after him! - Kaneda! Hang on, Kaneda!
Hurry up! Get that rubble cleared!
He went to where Akira is.
What? You're all safe!
He's heading for the facility below the Olympic construction site.
How did Tetsuo find out about that?!
You mean he's gone outside?
Damn it! We'll follow him! Prepare for pursuit!
- Yes sir! - He's heading west!
He's heading for the Olympic construction site!
Tell them to beef up their security!
- You! - Set up checkpoints on all...
According to the defense team, intruders were encountered in the wiring shaft.
Two disguised as workers resisted and were shot, and the rest are at large.
He has to be stopped before his powers mature...
Your objective is the boy Tetsuo Shima.
If we are unable to capture him, you will lure him out to the old city and attack.
Request assistance from the Eastern District Battalion.
Yes sir!
Tell them there isn't a moment to lose!
I've been waiting for you, Colonel.
Who the hell are you?!
I'm here to inform you of the supreme executive council's decision.
At 2400 hours today, the Colonel is hereby stripped of his command and rank,
and will be placed under arrest.
What?!
Please come with us.
You expect me to hand Neo Tokyo over to those fools at a time like this?
- Shoot him. - Yes sir!
What?
W-Wait!
Enough! Open your eyes and look at the big picture!
We can't dance to the tune of corrupt politicians and capitalists!
Don't you understand?! It's pointless to fight anymore!
Announce a state of emergency, arrest all members of the executive council...
...and remove them from the chain of command!
We're going after Tetsuo!
Urgent message to all district battalion commanders!
Hey, what's up? You by yourself?
Weren't you in an accident or something?
Everybody's been worried. So, you feeling better?
Gimme some... capsules.
Hey, are you sure about that? You don't look so hot.
Just hand 'em over!
All right, if you say so.
But with all those demonstrations and terrorist attacks lately, things are rough.
They're hard to come by, so they're pretty expensive.
Tetsuo's run off, Kaneda's disappeared... I guess the team's finished.
And the checkpoints are so strict, even the Clowns are staying put.
What's wrong?
He's dead!
What?!
What the..?
Tetsuo?
What are you doing here?
You want some, too?
What are you talking about, damn it?! What the hell happened here?!
The barkeep's dead!
A fish out of water dies, huh?
You are Tetsuo... Aren't you?
Kaneda sends his regards.
You saw Kaneda?!
He's probably dead by now...
You did this, Tetsuo?
So anyway... Where's Kaneda's bike?
Tetsuo!
I don't need a piece of junk like that anymore...
You son of a...
Yamagata!
Shit...
He went to where Akira is?
That's what that girl said.
The army, you, and Ryu are all looking for this "Akira" guy,
so that's why you're chasing after Tetsuo.
It has something to do with that power of Tetsuo's, right?
What the hell is this "Akira" thing you keep talking about?
Ryu told me about it once. He said that Akira is absolute energy.
Absolute energy?
Humans do all kinds of things during their lifetime, right?
Discovering things, building things...
Things like houses, motorcycles, bridges, cities, and rockets...
All that knowledge and energy... Where do you suppose it comes from?
Humans were like monkeys once, right?
And before that, like reptiles and fish.
And before that, plankton and amoebas.
Even creatures like those have incredible energy inside them.
Because of genes, I guess.
And even before that, maybe there were genes in the water and air.
Even in space dust, too, I bet.
If that's true, what memories are hidden in it?
The beginning of the universe, maybe. Or maybe even before that.
Hey, what's the matter? Are you okay?
Did you get hit on the head back there?
Maybe everyone has those memories.
What if there were some mistake and the progression went wrong,
and something like an amoeba were given power like a human's?
That's what Akira is?
Amoebas don't build houses and bridges.
They just devour all the food around them.
That's what Tetsuo's doing? You're saying he has that kind of energy?!
A long time ago, there were people who tried to control that power.
At the government's request, you see.
They failed, and it triggered the Fall of Tokyo.
That power is still too much for...
What?!
The door's unlocked.
Huh?
This has got to be a trap.
Go back, then.
No, we ought to find out how much of it is a trap...
By the way, what's with you and that Ryu guy?
- What do you mean? - You're always together.
That's none of your business!
What I'm saying is, he doesn't know about us, does he?
"Us"?
Hey, wait a minute! What's that supposed to mean?
Do you think this will work?
It can't be helped. At this point, our only option is to use her.
The fact that she turned up right under our noses says as much, I think.
I guess...
Have arrived at Ward 13, East Ginza intersection. Over.
Northern District battalion has not responded to mobilization request.
Special search team to HQ! Special search team to HQ!
We 're at the Haruki-ya snackbar near the highway interchange in Ward 8.
It doesn't look like a bomb explosion, so we think it was him.
It was almost certainly the work of the subject that escaped from the lab.
Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Understood!
Kaneda!
What?! Yamagata's dead?!
Something seemed strange about him from the second I saw him.
He was wearing what looked like a white hospital gown.
It was like he was a different person.
Yamagata asked him if he was really Tetsuo.
And then... Yamagata, he...
We've always been together.
I've known everything about him since we were in the children's home.
He was a klutz, and everybody made him cry.
Oh, right... He wanted to know where your bike was.
My bike?
What're you gonna do?
I'm gonna send Yamagata his bike.
You dumb bastard!
Kaneda!
Kei!
What's wrong?
You! You were there that night...
Wait!
Kei!
They disappeared!
You were the ones who changed Tetsuo too, weren't you?
Akira's power exists within everyone.
Who's there?!
But when that power is awakened, you must choose how to use it,
even if you weren't prepared for it.
And he has made his choice.
Tetsuo is our newest companion.
We're partly to blame for his actions.
Why did you take Kei, then?!
We want her to help us.
You can't just use people like that! Bring Kei back!
Tetsuo's our friend! If anyone's gonna kill him, it should be us!
Hey!
Damn it!
Mr. Omi and the other executives have been arrested by the coup?
Y-Yes, that's right.
The house guards are fighting them right now.
Yes.
I'd like to have a helicopter waiting at West Haneda.
Yes.
That damned Colonel... I can't believe he's taken up arms.
I underestimated him.
Hold them here! Damn!
Mr. Nezu...
R-Ryu?! Is that you?
I'm sorry, sir...
The mission was a failure.
What are you doing here?!
I've told you, you can't be seen here!
All of my men...
They've all been killed.
Y-You sold me out, didn't you, you bastard?!
What? You can't be...
Kei...
I got fresh fish in here, buddy! I'm gonna get compensated for 'em, right?
Please, I have to catch a flight at noon!
What?
7th Avenue is just ahead!
It intersects this road 100 meters from here!
Prepare for battle!
Right, we've spotted the subject.
What? Attack?!
But he's just a... We're attacking a boy?!
Look! There he is!
Impossible!
Is this for real?
Firing preparations complete.
Damn it! Fire!
- Akira! - It's Lord Akira!
It's the advent of Lord Akira!
That's not him! Don't be fooled!
That's not Lord Akira!
Shut up!
Long live Lord Akira!
Fire!
Huh?
What's wrong?
Neo Tokyo Broadcasting is exclusively covering the news...
...in spite of martial law in the name of freedom of the press!
What in the world is happening here in Neo Tokyo?
What you see here seems to be fires caused by tank cannons.
But who is this young boy?
Is he fighting the coup forces all by himself?
Viewers, the army has just illegal ordered us to land!
Freedom of the press is now in jeopardy!
What happened? Were they cut off?
The bridge! He's heading for the bridge!
Let's go see!
Are you really going alone?
He wants this, doesn't he?
We should call the gang together.
Hey!
I wouldn't want to keep him waiting.
Hey, Kaneda! Wait!
Half seem to be anti-government demonstrators.
The rest are... Well, they're more like some crazy cult than onlookers.
They're following after the subject, and more and more keep coming.
Oh, flames of purity,
raze this corrupt city!
Consume our unclean hearts!
Fear not!
Your bodies will be purified in the flames!
Ready!
Fire!
Set the switch to hold for three seconds and converge your beams!
Aim!
Fire!
Watch this!
Look out! Let's get out of here!
Help me!
Ground forces! Ground forces, come in!
Report! What is the subject's status?!
Ground forces!
Call the Doctor.
We have confirmation of his recent movements and are in pursuit.
His present position is... Let's see...
Coordinates 99871 by 4332.
That's about2 km south of the Olympics construction site in the old city.
What?!
What was that?
Look!
That's near the toll booth that's being guarded by the 2nd platoon.
Wha..?
Huh?
Please turn around! This area's off limits to civilians!
What? That's the subject?!
S-Stop!
Stop, damn it!
Nice place you have here.
Wait, you were with Kaneda.
You shouldn't use your power this way.
What?
I n the end, you won't be able to control it.
The kids...
You're those brats, aren't you?!
Okay, then!
What the..?
It's not safe here, Colonel!
Well, what're you gonna do?
Open up!
What the hell?
That's Akira, Tetsuo!
That's the "Akira" you wanted to meet.
There's your Messiah!
After his transcendental awakening,
his body was subjected to every test known to science.
And that's what was left of it.
The scientists back then were unable to solve the mystery,
so they decided to entrust their collected data and test samples...
...to future generations by preserving them in a frozen capsule.
SOI... We'll use SOL!
Sir?
Akira is already dead!
Well? Are you satisfied now, Tetsuo?
So come back with us!
Like hell!
Contact the central defense center...
...and tell them to patch us through to SOL's control circuits!
Yes sir!
Hey, watch it!
Damn it, move! Get out of the way!
What is this, science class?
What's wrong? Have some trouble?
Yeah, but I already took care of it.
If you were here earlier, you could've watched the show.
You had me worried again.
I figured you'd be standing here, sobbing like a little baby.
Kaneda, you've always been a pain in the ass.
You've been telling me what to do ever since we were kids.
You always treat me like a kid.
You always show up and start bossing me around!
And now you're a boss, too...
Of this pile of rubble.
Kaneda!
That's Mister Kaneda to you, punk!
Die!
Tetsuo!
Son of a...
Kei!
Oh, hell!
Let's do it!
Got him!
Huh?
The battery?!
What's the matter, Kaneda?
God damn it! This ain't fair, Tetsuo!
Fight with your bare hands!
Oh, this is funny...
Feeling frustrated, Kaneda?
Now do you understand how it feels?
What's this light?
Well, did you hit him?
We're too close to the impact point. There's too much electrical interference.
Prepare a second volley!
Hey! Kaneda!
Tetsuo!
Shit...
Huh?
What the..?
Correcting for tracking system error.
T-minus-20 to energy alteration.
- Fire extinguishers! - Are you okay?
Hurry! Hurry!
What happened? What's going on?
Kaneda!
Kai! Kei!
- Kaneda! - Kaneda!
Get on!
Get on? Where?
Hurry! Hurry!
What's that?
They say it's SOL.
Magnificent...
When Tetsuo's power reaches its peak?
That's when we do it.
But will it work?
The future doesn't proceed along a single course.
There ought to be a future we can choose.
What's Tetsuo's status?
Ah. Colonel...
We set up a camera in the stadium a while ago.
We have him under observation.
Colonel, you must take a look at this data!
We're still analyzing the energy given off by the subject, but...
It's magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.
This is clearly a proton collapse.
We're also detecting a fair number of what we believe to be unknown particles.
If we can put this into a theoretical framework, physics...
No, science...
Humanity itself could touch the fundamental truths of the universe!
Oh. That's...
We still haven't finished making our adjustments.
Uh, Colonel!
T-That's!
You bastard! What did I tell you?!
B-But, Colonel!
I couldn't throw away such a magnificent subject!
Shut up!
Shit! It's on fire!
The battery! The battery!
My bike! It's burning up!
Hey, what's a bike or two?
What? Then there's nothing wrong with using yours, right?
You heard that?
Yeah, I did!
Hey, your bike's still on fire.
Tetsuo?
Tetsuo, why does everyone call you "Akira"?
He never existed in the first place.
They didn't care who it was.
Just so long as he destroyed things.
Your arm!
It doesn't look like much, but it works pretty good.
What's wrong? Are you okay?
It's nothing!
Tetsuo...
Shut up! Just go away!
Medicine...
What's wrong, Tetsuo? Are you in pain?
Go back to the lab and get me some of that medicine!
Did you hear that, Doctor?
Yes, Colonel.
Well? Can you see any signs of it?
I'm not entirely certain,
but it seems that the power that had been held back by the drugs is breaking free.
He may not be able to control power that has awakened so suddenly.
At any rate, he's in an extremely dangerous condition!
If you don't go back to the lab and receive proper treatment, you may die.
You want me to enroll in that kindergarten and live happily ever after?
Take my medicine every day and shrivel up like those kids?!
Kaori...
Please... I need that medicine...
No!
Tetsuo!
Tetsuo...
Kaneda?!
Huh?
Son of a...
You kids... What are you doing here?
You never learn, do you?
Tetsuo!
Takashi...
Akira...
Kaneda? H-Help me!
Kaori...
Help me!
Stop it!
Kaori?
Kaori!
Tetsuo? Is that you, Tetsuo?!
Kaori! Kaori's gonna die!
What?! What did you say?!
My body's not doing what I tell it to!
My power's acting on its own!
Kaori!
Kaori's dying!
Kaneda, help me!
Stop, Tetsuo!
Stop it!
Kaori's pain is coming into me!
Tetsuo!
Kaneda! Run away!
Tetsuo!
Kiyoko! Takashi! Masaru! Get away from here!
Come on!
I can't believe it. It's as if...
Kiyoko! Taka...
Hi, Akira.
Th-This is...
But that's... Oh, no!
W-Where am I?
Hurry! Get into the tunnel!
You'll be safe in there.
Kiyoko! Where are you?
Tetsuo!
Kaneda!
Hang on!
If you don't get out of here now, you'll...
Out of the way!
Tetsuo!
Don't go!
No, Takashi!
If you went in now, you'd be trapped, too.
But none of this is his fault!
Takashi!
If we went in, we wouldn't be strong enough to come back out.
But if the three of us worked together, maybe we could at least save that boy.
You're right.
Together, the three of us could...
Oh, man!
We should get out of here. Hey!
Kaneda...
Look, you're not revving your engine enough.
When you go into a corner, lean like you're trying to kill yourself. Watch!
What're you doing?
Cornering, man.
Got it, Tetsuo?
Look, there's another one!
- Another transfer student? - He was abandoned.
You can see it in his face.
Are... Are these your dreams, Tetsuo?
Wait!
This is Akira?
Yes. We called him.
To have him take Tetsuo away.
Take him away? Take him where?
It's too much for Tetsuo.
And for us. And for Akira.
It's too big for us as we are now.
But someday, we'll also be able to...
You see, it's already begun.
Your friend's...
My friend?
Kei! You mean Kei, don't you?
Tetsuo...
This is yours, right?
They're always like that with the new kids. You came today, right?
They beat me up, too.
But the truth is, those guys are wimps.
I'm Tetsuo. Tetsuo Shima.
To tell you the truth, I just got here myself.
I'm...
Kaneda...
Kaneda?
Kaneda!
Kei?
W-What's happening? What in the world is happening?
B-But this isn't...
If this is correct, it's almost as if... Is this the birth of a universe?!
Kei!
What happened?
It's disappearing! It's disappearing!
Kaneda!
Tetsuo...
Kaneda...
Thanks.
You called to me, right? I heard you.
Kaneda, don't tell me you're...
What about Tetsuo?
He left.
So did those three kids.
Akira, too.
Kaneda, back then, you...
Kaneda! You're alive?!
I thought you were in there for sure!
Tetsuo...
What happened to Tetsuo?
Is he dead?!
I'm not so sure. But he's probably...
But someday, we 'll also be able to...
You see, it's already begun.
I am... Tetsuo.