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Inspired by Akira, I have put together a Top 10 Epic Scenes in Anime/Manga list! This list has a ton more spoilers than usual, so don't look if you want want to know!! Also, the Top 10 Anime/Manga Fights list has been updated with two Shaka battles. :D 

Akira manga has been added to the Top 10 Anime/Manga List! I've been putting off reading this one for a while. Akira animated movie was what truly got me into anime back in the day. I remember watching it on TV and being in awe of so much graphic violence and death in an animated medium. I was completely in love... with the blood, the soundtrack, and of course the plot. Kaneda was probably my first anime crush. 

I've seen the Akira manga in book stores before, but they looked so huge and intimidating that I stayed away. Then I kept running into people telling me how much better the manga is than the movie, and I stayed away because I was afraid it might ruin my love for the movie. But now, after probably 15 years, I finally caved in and read it. I'm very glad I did. Although the manga is certainly deeper and more intense than the movie, it didn't diminish my appreciation of the movie one bit. In fact, it probably strengthened my love for both mediums. The movie was written and directed by the mangaka himself, so it's interesting comparing the changes he made to his own work. The two are almost completely different stories!

As for the manga itself, I'm still breathless from the sheer epic-ness of the climax, and I finished it like three days ago! For those familiar with Berserk, its magnitude can rival the Eclipse, Albion, and Ganishka combined. For those that aren't familiar with Berserk, think 2012 movie. Tetsuo and Akira can do some crazy craaazy stuff! The ending also has a stronger emotional impact on a personal level, since Tetsuo's... you know... is a much more erratic, gradual process.

So, as to be expected, Tetsuo, Kaneda, Akira, Kei, and the Colonel have been added to Honorable Mentions. Unlike the movie, I ended up liking Tetsuo more than Kaneda in the manga, which was a pretty big surprise. I was even annoyed by Tetsuo in the beginning of the series, but his ensuing character development is downright spectacular. I also added 1920 x 1200 and 1366 x 768 size wallpapers for Akira himself. I have the 1920 one on my desktop computer and the 1366 one on my netbook right now. It's the first time I have complementary wallpapers.