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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
"Akira Production Report" documentary (47:56)
Stills gallery (slide show) (1:14)
Promotional Trailer
"Make Your Own Akira Trailer" interactive feature
Multiple-choice quiz (If questions are answered correctly code will unlock prohibited region of website)
Bonus trailers for "Street Fighter II", "Ghost in the Shell", "Perfect Blue" and "Street Fighter: The Animation"
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Subtitles:Danish, English HoH, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Packaged in a four-fold digi-pack with slip case, with a sheet of 24 assorted "Akira" stickers.
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Easter eggs:On Disc 2: From the main menu select 'Trailer' and then play the 'Akira Trailer'. As soon as you see Kaneda on his bike for the first time (exactly 9 seconds in) press enter within 10 seconds to play a hidden montage of clips from the film.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
U.S. Trailer (2013) (0:55)
Original Japanese trailers (3:11)
Original Japanese commercials (1:22)
Bonus trailers for "Eureka Seven AO" (0:43), "Michiko & Hatchin" (2:04), "Lupin the Third - The Woman Called Fujiko Mine" (1:24), "The Future Diary" (0:35), "Appleseed XII" (2:01), "Wolf Children" (2:26) and "Funimation.com" promo (0:32)
DISC TWO
Interview with director Katsuhiro Otomo (29:10)
Akira Sound Clip (with play all) (19:21)
- Music for Akira (1:47)
- Kaneda's Theme (2:59)
- Exodus (2:34)
- Ethnic Meets High-Tech (2:02)
- Awakening (1:21)
- Mutation (2:52)
- Requiem (5:46)
Storyboard Collection (30:57)
"The Writing on the Wall" (stills gallery translating graffiti) (8 pictures)
Restoring Akira (with play all) (11:00)
- Picture (4:02)
- English Voice-Over (3:13)
- English 5.1 Audio Mix (3:25)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1 (2001 Pioneer Dub)
English Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Stereo (1988 Streamline Dub)
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Capsule" option (English translation of graffiti)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
"Capsule" option (English translation of graffiti)
DISC TWO
"Akira Production Report" documentary (48:10)
Akira sound clip by Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi (19:15)
Interview with director Katsuhiro Otomo (28:55)
Interviews with restoration staff:
- Picture (4:00)
- English Voiceover (3:10)
- English 5.1 Mix (3:20)
Over 4,500 stills of Akira glossary
Trailers:
- 2 special announcements (0:37 each)
- 2 theatrical trailers (1:00 and 2:00)
- TV spot (0:30)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The documentary is in Japanese with optional English subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
"Akira Production Report" documentary
Akira sound clip by Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi
Interview with director Katsuhiro Otomo
Interviews with restoration staff
80 production stills
Teaser trailers
Theatrical trailer
Production notes
Film synopsis
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Subtitles:English, French
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Also includes cropped 4:3 version of the film
Packaged in a four-fold digi-pack with slip case -
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Amazon France
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Extras:"Akira Production Report" documentary (47:53)
Langnese Spot (1:11)
Dolby Digital Test (2:26)
Bonus trailers for "Stealth Fighter" (1:56), "Wishmaster 2" (1:03), "Caught Up" (1:36), "Ringmaster" (1:10), "Dear Claudia" (:46) and "True Romance" (2:00) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:In the Main menu, highlight "FILM" and press LEFT, RIGHT and LEFT on your remote control to access Soundtrack feature.
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Extras:"Akira Production Report" documentary (47:53)
Theatrical trailer (1:23)
Bonus trailers for "Ghost in the Shell" (:59), "Blood: The Last Vampire" (:57), "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth" (1:11), "Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion" (1:14), "Burst Angel" (:55), "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" (1:37), "Samurai 7" (1:31), "Samurai Champloo" (:51) and "Gungrave" (:50) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Dutch (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case incorrectly states a runtime of 124 minutes.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
"1988 Production Report" featurette
"2001 Production Report" featurette
Animation archive
Artwork gallery
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Subtitles:English, Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16 page booklet containing production notes and with "The Continuity Of Akira", a storyboards book (over 500 pages!).
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
Trailers (Play All: 30:01) for "AD Police 2", "AD Police 3", "Akira", "Appleseed", "Armageddon", "Blood: The Last Vampire", "Bubblegum Crash", "Dead Leaves", "Ghost in the Shell", "Madox 01", "Death & Rebirth", "End of Evangelion", "New Dominion Tank Police", "New Gall Force", "Ninja Scroll", "Patlabor II", "Psychic Wars", "Streetfighter Alpha", "Streetfighter II", "Vampire Wards" and "Virus" -
Subtitles:Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The "English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo" audio track mentioned in the backcover text is not present. Tolerable image quality. Interlaced image suffers from shimmering but progressive displays do not.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (widescreen version - anamorphic 1.78:1)
DISC TWO
* The Film (fullscreen version - non-anamorphic 1.33:1)
"Akira Production Report" documentary (47:54)
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Subtitles:Widescreen Version: Danish, English HoH, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Widescreen Version:
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Pioneer dub)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:2-disc Steelbook case containing a 32-page booklet.
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Extras:"Akira Production Report" documentary (47:52)
Special Announcement A (0:30)
Special Announcement B (0:30)
Trailer A (1:00)
Trailer B (1:59)
English Trailer (1:15)
Bonus trailers for "Ghost in the Shell" (1:34), "Blood: The Last Vampire" (0:59), "Perfect Blue" (1:38) and "X" (1:44) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Notes:The documentary is dubbed in English.
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OVERALL: Draw
- R1 Pioneer DTS has no extras but offers a DTS track,
- R1 FUNimation has a 5.1 soundtrack and exclusive extras,
- R1 Pioneer SE has the original 2.0 soundtrack and different exclusive extras,
- R2 France seems almost identical to the Pioneer SE, but isn't English friendly,
- R2 Japan has both 2.0 and 5.1 soundtracks and comes with a storyboards book but has only few extras (it is currently unconfirmed if the two "Production Report" featurettes are identical to the one found on other editions). -
CUTS:
- R0 The Ultimate Collection United Kingdom- Manga - No cuts
- R1 America- FUNimation Productions - No cuts (124:29)
- R1 America- Pioneer - No cuts (125:22 NTSC)
- R1 DTS America- Pioneer - No cuts (125:22 NTSC)
- R1 Special Edition America- Pioneer - No cuts (125:22 NTSC)
- R2 Edition Speciale France- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 Germany- VCL / Laser Paradise - No cuts (119:00 PAL)
- R2 Ultimate Edition Germany- Panini Video - No cuts (119:06 PAL)
- R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts (120:15 PAL)
- R2 Japan- Bandai - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- Emina - No cuts (120:17)
- R2 United Kingdom- Manga - No cuts - includes the widescreen version (120:17 PAL) and the fullscreen version (124:21 NTSC->PAL)
- R2 Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Manga - No cuts (119:17 PAL)
- R4 Special Edition Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (120:16 PAL)
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Comparison added by David on 25/11/01
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Bouche on 16/09/25UPDATE LOG:
11/03/11: Otomo → Ôtomo
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23/12/11: Addition of the R2 UK Collector's Edition and R2 German UE.
28/07/14: Caps-a-holic link added.
25/03/15: Added Dutch release.
06/09/17: Added US Funimation.
10/06/18: Typos.
14/06/20: Updated year.
16/09/25: clean-up and overall update.
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