Connections

Clips are shown.

Clips are shown.

Footage is shown and film is talked about.

Footage featured throughout, especially in reference to real-world applications of technology.

Footage is shown.

The film is discussed throughout.

The Mecha design was inspired by this famous anime.

The main characters name is Tetsuo.

One of the anti-Shige members beats off his rival with a paper bat.

Tetsuo creates a replacement mechanical right arm for himself, like Rotwang in "Metropolis"

A picture on the nursery wall shows the Seven Dwarfs at Snow white's coffin.

Thumper doll.

Inspiration for motorcycle gangs

Inspiration.

Used as reference for the futuristic landscapes.

Peter's revised version of "The King and I" takes place in 2015 A.D., the same year in which "Akira" takes place. Also the set includes a ruined cityscape reminiscent of Neo-Tokyo.

When Trapper Keeper joins with him, Cartman becomes an almost unstoppable blob thing that spoofs the transforming Tetsuo. Even the musical cue that is played when Trapper Keeper is shown is the same as in Akira. Rosie O'Donnell is also killed by Cartman in the same manner that Tetsuo kills one of the characters in the film.

K 9999 is based off of Tetsuo Shima.

Kaneda's motorcycle rode by Mandy