Akira?

[FearOfTheDuck]

What is the significance of "Akira", referenced in High Voltage?

[Jen]

The only thing I know of that is called that, and that Mike probably has seen is the Japanese anime film Akira.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/

[GraDoN]

apparently a very good animation movie, not my style though

[ShinigamiPWN]

I always think of the manga/anime called Akira. >_>

[Astat]

I think Akira was an alter-ego name of sorts that Mike went by in the Hybrid Theory days, but he probably ditched it years ago.

[FearOfTheDuck]

I think Akira was an alter-ego name of sorts that Mike went by in the Hybrid Theory days, but he probably ditched it years ago.

Yeah, I had a feeling it was something like that.

 

Cheers everybody!

[McArt]

I think Akira was an alter-ego name of sorts that Mike went by in the Hybrid Theory days, but he probably ditched it years ago.

kinda. it was what he did his graffiti as. so my guess is it pre-dated hybrid theory, possibly even the xero days.

 

and i'm fairly certain i remember seeing somewhere that he took it from the film, because he said it was one of his favorites. And the film, Akira, is of course based on the manga of the same name.

 

so everyone's right! hooray!

[LPPanther]

Just had to throw in that Akira is fucking sick and if you haven't seen it something is wrong with you haha.