"'In other news, groups of unemployed workers, who have grown in number 'due to the former Prime Minister's tax reforms, are rioting nationwide." "'There was confusion among Parliament members 'sparked by the finance minister during a Parliament inquiry." "'There seems to be no compromise in sight between...'" "Hey, there." "Call it." "Gimme some, three peanuts." "Let's see." "The clown bastards are herded out on route number five." "Damn it, don't scare me like that!" "Open the door quietly." "You wouldn't be so jumpy if you weren't hiding something." "Why don't you sell normal drinks?" "How about buying something!" "This ain't a hangout for street gangs." "Right!" "Drink your dog piss?" "!" "Twin ceramic rotor-drives on each wheel!" "Let's see." "And these are... computer controlled anti-lock brakes!" "Huh!" "200 horses at 12,000rpm!" " You want to ride it, Tetsuo?" " All right, let's hit it!" "I customised that bike myself, it's too wild, you couldn't handle it." "I don't see how you could ride something crazy like that, man!" "Huh!" "I could." "If you want it so bad, then steal one yourself." "Punks!" "Unbelievable." " Uh?" "Ohh!" " Hey!" "They ran into the alley!" "After them." "You idiot!" "Fuck!" "What?" "!" "Ha, ha!" " That's the..." "This is unit 375, there are biker gangs fighting near the intersection of Highway 14 south." "Request assistance, car 375 en route to the scene." "Request immediate assistance." " It's the cops, what should we do?" " Damn!" "My motor was just warming up." "Bastards!" " Let's go, Tetsuo!" " I'm coming, damn them!" " Come on!" "'A skirmish has broken out between students and riot police." "'There appear to be casualties." "Next...'" " Don't make me get out of this car!" " Jerk!" "I'm in a hurry!" "What was that?" " Call the police!" "Repeal the class reforms!" "Repeal the class reforms!" "'This area is off limits!" "Go back, it's dangerous.'" "Something strange over there." " Let me through!" " I'm sorry!" "It's blood!" "Look!" " Don't push!" " Please, let me through." " Excuse me." " Hey, watch it, jerk!" "They are so fattening." " Pardon me, I'm sorry." " What's wrong with you?" "Hey, look!" "They're running away." "He's got a gun." "Turn on that light." "Fire!" "Hold your fire, he's got a kid!" "Run!" "You gotta hurry!" "Go to Ryu." "He will help you now." "Get out of here...now!" "Kei!" "We've gotta get outta here, Kei." "He's gone." "He's to the west." "West?" "He's in the old city." "Eat this!" "Tetsuo!" "Ryu!" "Where are you?" "Kei!" "No!" "That's..." "How do you like that?" "Aaargh!" "Well?" "." "Who is it?" "It's not him!" "It's not Tetsuo." "All right." "Move out!" "Why, you..." "What did you do, you weird little..." " Tetsuo!" "Just hang on." "What?" "What did you say?" "That...kid..." "He's really hurt bad." "Hey!" "You there!" " We've gotta get him to hospital." " He needs an ambulance." "We can't move him!" " Wait..." " What the...?" "'There's no escape.'" "We're here to take you back with us." "You know we can't survive outside." "We all belong at home." "Come along." "Those are army helicopters." "It's the army!" "Move out!" "Kiss the ground!" "Hands on your heads!" "We're...ah...innocent bystanders, that's all." "Kiss the ground!" "Hands on your heads!" "Ah!" "That hurts, damn it!" "Kai..." " Soldier!" " Sir!" " Who are those kids?" " An ordinary bike gang, sir." "We're returning." " Ouch!" "Hold on a minute!" " My arms don't bend that way, loser!" "Haul the wounded onto the helicopter." "Tetsuo!" "Hey, wait!" "You can't take him away like that!" "Kaneda!" "What the hell are you guys doing?" "We didn't do anything to deserve this." "All right, the story is, you and your friends went out at night on your bikes to visit your dying mother." "Another bunch of biker hooligans, called the Clowns, attacked you." "They hurt your friend, you lost your temper and that's why eight of these Clowns are now in the hospital." "Wowee!" "She's sure hot." "Hmm?" "This is confidential!" "And how's your mother doing?" "Fortunately the worst is over." "She cleared the hump." "She cleared the hump?" "What's next, a triathlon?" "These bozos couldn't have anything to do with it." "That goes without saying." "Wait out on that bench." "Do you understand?" "All right." "Send in the next five." "So the army's working with the police... to hunt down anti-government groups, or so it seems." "Yeah, that's it." "Get your hands off me!" "Long live the freedom revolution!" "He's got a grenade!" "You're a crazy son of a bitch!" "All right, that's enough." "Get him back in there." "I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget." "You dumb bastard!" "If you want to die, just hang yourself!" "You kids are free to leave." "We've contacted your school." "See your principal in the morning." " You son of a bitch!" " Hold on, old man!" " "Old man"?" "!" " There was someone else with us." " What was that?" " Pardon me, please." "Huh?" "Hey, what are you doing?" "It's this one here." "I can't leave my friend..." "Don't ever call me old man!" "That's my foot!" "Listen here, kid." "I'm only 25 years old." "I'm not even married yet." "So watch your mouth." "Get out of here and take your friend with you." "I need a doctor!" "I think the army was chasing that weird kid, Kaneda, and Tetsuo saw." "Yeah, you're right, I think I saw him too." "Why the hell wouldn't they tell us what hospital they threw Tetsuo in?" " What was that?" " What I meant was... maybe we can go for a drink." "I figure we can have a long chat about something you're into," " like the revolution thing." " Humph!" "I think you're a skirt chaser who'll try anything." "You'll help anyone, so long as it's a girl." "Wrong, I have very high standards, you know." "It's not their looks that count, it's their..." "I don't know, a girl's sensitivity that makes me do it." "I suppose I owe you one." "Thank you very much, ah..." " I'm Kaneda, it's nice to..." " See you, Kaneda." "Wait a second, you're leaving just like that?" "!" "Hold on!" "I'm the guy who saved you back there." "You could at least tell me your name, you cold bitch!" "Yes, I'll try talking with him, but it's a risky business." "If they think you're avoiding responsibility, the whole thing could blow up in your face." "I can't believe there's a mole in the executive council." " Even if there is a mole..." " That's not what's important here!" "What is are political manoeuvres and diplomacy, which you seem to despise." "I never studied the subjects in school." "In any case, at the next executive council meeting, your poor management and lack of judgment on this incident will be called into question." "'There's a call for the Colonel, sir.'" "Put your affairs in order, if you want my advice." "Yes, it's me." "What is it now?" "This way, please, Colonel." "I'm terribly sorry to call you here, but there's something you must see." "Colonel, please observe - it's the special pattern I'm getting from that young man." "It doesn't resemble any I've seen so far." "I've never seen such a speed or configuration." "It may be the shock of contact with Number 26, or it could be..." "Have you finished running the comparison against Akira's pattern?" "I'll super-impose for you." "This projection was made using mixed data, so a direct comparison is difficult." "But I believe that this boy's pattern is the key to solving the riddle of Akira's growth pattern process." " Fine, you may continue." " Thank you very much, sir." "I'm certain he'll turn out to be a worthy addition to the numbers." "It may be rough on him, but I thought we'd start him with level 7 capsules." " Is it safe, Doctor?" " I'll take care of it." "No!" "I wasn't talking about the boy at all!" "I meant if he ends up with a power like Akira's, are you positive that you are able to control it?" " Oh, well, that's a..." " Can I leave this in your hands?" "In my opinion, if we can use the latest examination equipment to collect even more data and do a multi-faceted analysis as we go, then surely..." "But maybe we weren't meant to meddle with that ultimate power." "You mean, the power of a god?" "'Ah...ki...ra.'" "But we have no choice but to grasp that power." "Grasp that power and learn to control it." "If this situation gets out of hand, he's to be terminated..." " and without hesitation." " Yes, Colonel." "'This school is your last chance!" "'If trash like you can't keep up with regular students, that's it!" "'You end up here!" "'If you screw up here, it's the end of the road!" "'" "Although you're under 15, if you get more than 50 penalty points on your record, you go to the regular courts." "Bite me!" "Don't mess with us, you bald old goat." " Are you listening?" " You lost me!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Dismissed!" "Thank you very much, sir." "You loser!" "You and me are gonna go at it someday, Jack!" " We'll remember this." " Rot in hell!" "Yeah, you sick mother!" "Damn!" " You sure?" " Look!" "Hey!" "Why did they keep you so long?" " You've been fighting." " So what?" "My friends told me you fought the Clowns in the old city." " Big deal." " Why don't you wipe them out?" "Those guys are so gross." "There were demonstrators, cops, the damn army... and that idiot Tetsuo had an accident." " What happened to Tetsuo?" " He's in some hospital." "Dumb loser was trying to show off." "How am I gonna eat with this tooth?" " Stupid idiot." " You're talking about Tetsuo, right?" "Shut up already!" "Why do you have to hang off my arm every minute?" "!" "What the heck's gotten into you?" "Huh?" "Tetsuo, it's time for your medication." "Doctor, hurry!" "The boy is gone!" "No, I can't." "The dorm mother throws a fit if you go out before ten." "Yeah, you know, the one with a face like a goat?" "She's such a pain!" "She's always complaining about us girls." "Tomorrow at three?" "Yeah, that's cool." "Hey, what happened to that girl - you know who - after my friend saw her?" "I didn't like her at all." "Her attitude really gets on my nerves." " Kaori." " What the?" "Tetsuo, you're here!" "Everyone's been worried about you." "They thought you were dead." "When I woke up, I was on an operating table, or something." "That examination..." "It's like they were messing around inside my head." "No, I don't want to go back there again." " We'll run away." " Where would we go to?" "I don't know." "Someplace." "Someplace far away." "Hey!" "It's self-study today!" "Where did the teacher go?" "What about my burning desire to study and learn a vocation?" " We'll drag his butt here!" " Ahh!" "Kaneda, hurry, come quick, your bike!" " What about my bike?" " See?" "Look down there!" "What?" "!" "Tetsuo!" " Is this OK?" " Quiet!" "Shut up and hang on!" " Huh?" " What's wrong?" " Jesus Christ!" " Uh-oh!" "We're stopping now...stopped." "Oh, I get it." "The engine can't drop below 5,000rpm even when you're changing gears." "Ouch, my butt hurts." "Hey, look, some bikes!" "Is that Kaneda, and..." "No, it isn't!" "Oh, shit!" "Kaori!" "Any sign of 'em?" "The others went to look around Kisarazu." "The only place we haven't searched is the industrial area." "OK, let's go!" "We owe you for the other night." "Now it's payback time." "Woo-hoo!" "Shut up!" "Kaori!" "What happened?" "No!" "If you put a single scratch on that bike, I'll kill your ass!" "Huh?" "Run!" "After them!" "No, wait!" "Huh?" "Tetsuo!" "You're gonna kill him, Tetsuo." "You want that?" "I want more." "I'll split his frigging head open." "Just knock it off now." "This all happened because you took my bike for a spin." "Enough already." "Shut up!" "Don't order me around." "We were just worried." "Why do you always have to try and save me?" "I could handle it on my own." "Yeah, I admit I've gotten beaten before, but I won't always be on the receiving end, you hear that?" "You understand?" "!" "Tetsuo, I..." "Shut up!" "Go away." "Hey wait!" "Where are you going?" " Leave me alone." "'Akira!" "'" "Tetsuo!" "Is something wrong?" " 'Akira!" "'" " I don't know who that is." " Tetsuo, what's wrong?" " Are you all right?" "This is strange." "I'm getting a blue pattern on scope number three." "What?" "No!" "Retrieve the subject now, hurry!" "Why don't you guys just leave my friend alone?" "!" "What's with the get-up, huh?" "You going to a funeral?" "." "Tetsuo!" "Kaneda!" "Screw you!" "No wait!" "Kaneda, what the hell's going on?" "Well, I see we have some hip youngsters doing their thing in spite of the checkpoints they've got tonight." "And that means they're all pretty stupid, don't it?" "Oh, whatever." "This is boring." "Hey, what do you say let's go home?" "What?" "!" "But it's still early." "Without their bikes, they're just tail-chasers out of water." "You mean fish." "Come on, let's go and toss these fish back." "Hey, Kaneda, what are we going to do?" " What the heck?" " Look!" " It's that girl!" " Here we go again." "Let's get out of here before we get caught up in it." "Huh?" "Kaneda?" "Hey!" "'This area is being cordoned off due to a terrorist bombing." "'Those who wish to enter, line up single file, 'present your ID and proceed through the checkpoint.'" "Get in." "What's wrong?" "Hurry!" "I'll meet you shortly." "You know the rendezvous point, right?" " Be careful." " You too." "You be careful." "Hold it right there!" "She's got a gun!" "OK, that's far enough, all right?" "Drop it!" "Drop it!" "Don't do it!" "I think it came from over here." "There were two shots." "No, three." "It's just up ahead." "Hey!" "Let's get out of here." "Come on!" "Kaneda!" "There." "Now, what's the matter?" "Talk about it." "It was a dream that I saw." "A dream?" "The city started to crumble apart, covered by a big shadow." "And lots of people died." "And the three of us, we get to meet Akira again." "Akira?" "!" "The city will crumble." "So many people..." "So many will die." "When will it happen?" "Do you know when?" "Kiyoko!" "You mustn't let that boy go." "His power, it..." "What's she talking about?" "Well, there, ah,..." "There seems to be nothing physically wrong with her." "Her medication looks accurate." "There's no sign of abnormalities in her EKG or EEG." "I think Number 25's statement is probably her pre-cognitive power at work." "This needs to come before the Supreme Council for inquiry." "Do you believe her?" "I have no doubts regarding Number 25's abilities." "We have data that substantiates it." " What do you believe, Colonel?" "." " It isn't my job to believe or not." "It's to act or not act." "There are several security measures before we enter." "Here, sir." "Cold gear, Colonel." "Please put it on." "You too, Doctor." "The other day, a researcher came to me and asked me something." "He wondered if their power was the form of the next stage in human evolution and perhaps we'd be able to control it someday." "Humph!" "Scientists are a bunch of romantics." "Military men, on the other hand, always consider the risks first." "Over 30 years it's taken." "We've come so far, crawling up from the rubble." "We can't just trade one for the other." "But I've always thought that you held a resentment for this city." "The passion to build has cooled and the joy of reconstruction forgotten." "Now it's just a garbage heap made up of hedonistic fools." "But in spite of that, you're trying to save the city?" "I'm not a scientist." "I think like a soldier." "Colonel, we're here, sir." "This way, please." "Room ten, 148 degrees Kelvin." "Fluctuation tolerance range, check." "Room nine, 118 degrees Kelvin." "Fluctuation tolerance, check." "Emergency power generator, check." " Open the door." " Sir." " The control room." "Do it." " Yes, sir." "Room one is at 0.0005 degrees Kelvin." "It's within tolerances." "No abnormalities detected in rooms, walls or defence system." "No abnormal atmospheric concentrations or reactions recorded." "So, then, all systems are nominal." "Look at what they abandoned in their panic." "They were afraid." "They were scared so they hid it from the public, losing all honour, casting aside the civilisation and abandoning the science that created it, shutting the lid of the Pandora's Box they themselves had opened." "We're still young, we could start over again." " What do you think?" " Ryu!" "It was the first time you killed a man, right?" " I'll go with you." " Ryu!" "You aren't listening." "Turn yourself in, I'll go to the police with you." "Anyway, when you get out, I'll be there." "Let's go out for drinks, all right?" "Don't kick yourself over it." "What's done is done." "The guy is dead and gone." " Huh?" "Identify yourselves." " Ah!" " Ryu, are you all right?" " Kei, it's you!" " Ryu!" "Who's this?" "Who's this?" "!" "Well, if I say I'm her boyfriend, it's stretching it a bit." "Depends on your point of view." "We haven't gone physical or anything!" " Are you a spy?" " No!" " Well, is he a spy or not?" " Whatever he is, he's not a spy." "Ow!" "Sneak into their lab?" "That's crazy!" "Ridiculous!" " Remember the fiasco with that kid?" " They're last-minute orders." "The plan is in place already." "These are the lab passes they issue once a week." "From Mr Nezu, right?" "What's the objective?" "To gather detailed data on the new subject." "You're kidding!" "A new subject?" "Yes." "Last week." "On the same night we tried to abduct the subject called Number 26." "A boy who was in an accident on the highway was brought to the lab." "Seems he's a student at a vocational training school." "Now he's their new subject for human experimentation." "Hey, hey, hey, hey!" "What's the big idea?" "Kaneda!" "Should I kill him?" "He heard us." "Wait!" "Just hold on a minute." "Hear me out." "Please listen to me." " He did save me." " Yeah, twice!" "Maybe he did it to get close to us." "The guy who was in that accident is a friend of mine." "I know it's hard to believe but it's the truth." "I was there when it happened." "Come on!" "Don't they say the only foolish questions are unasked ones?" "They don't?" "That's an intriguing story, now, isn't it?" "Well, will you be taking the boy with you?" "He knows the subject and we can use him as a decoy if we need to." "Neo Tokyo is going to change soon." "In all respects, this city is saturated." "It's like an over-ripe fruit, and buried within it is a new seed." "We need only await the wind to make it fall to fruition." "The wind called Akira." "Ryu, look over here." "What is it?" "We aren't the ones who will change it." "I'd rather it's those citizens who hope for Akira that will." "Science perverts providence!" "Progress encourages extravagance!" "Civilisation devastates the spirit of man!" "The time of atonement is upon us." "Are your hearts prepared?" "The time is nigh!" "The time of His awakening is nigh!" "Lord Akira's awakening draws closer." "Are your hearts and minds prepared..." "Break it up!" "Holding meetings here is prohibited!" "This gathering is illegal." "Terrorist activities carried out by anti-government elements have skyrocketed this month." "The army, riot squad and even traffic police have been fully mobilised." "The overtime costs have used up the Public Safety budget." "And Number 26's abduction." "Isn't their existence the highest of state secrets, Colonel?" "." "Is there peace and order here?" "And this request of yours for further..." "Ah, yes, "For further funding because of Number 25's prediction."" " Well..." " You must be joking!" "Whilst fixing the tax blunders of our former prime minister, we have been bowing our heads and begging the public to bear with us, and what does he ask for?" "Money!" "Where, exactly, do we get that kind of money?" "You've spent a fortune and all we have is that grotesque kindergarten." "The Olympics are next year and the post-war period is over." "How much longer will we throw away money?" "Put that money into the welfare program." " Shut up, old man." " What?" "!" "Listen here, that power is starting to walk around free." "Unless we control that power now, we'll lose everything we've tried to achieve..." " Take that "old man" comment back!" " Your lack of policy started this." "There's still no proof that the last world war was started by Akira." "Don't you understand?" "Unless an Akira disaster actually happens, don't you understand anything?" "Has anyone ever seen Number 26, Akira?" " He was Number 25!" " Break it up!" "I say the Colonel has lost sight of his duty." "I have had several reports - reports on anti-government elements." "How they're using your Akira madness to whip up their terrorist fervour." "It's not true." "What about that Akira World Renewal Movement?" "Information's being leaked." "Renewal Movement?" "It's more like end of the world." "Aren't you using Akira as camouflage to cover up your misconduct?" "What are you getting at?" "Colonel, please be calm." "Try to understand that we can no longer leave the peace of Neo Tokyo to your sole discretion." " Get rid of him!" " Throw him out!" "You are to be put before an inquiry committee." "The whole military needs a reform!" "Excuse me!" " This discussion isn't over." " This is an outrage!" " Explain yourself!" " You're insulting the Council." "His behaviour's intolerable." "Need water." "Hey!" "Wait a minute." "Let's see." "Isn't that cable replacement next week?" "'Well, the cable they ordered came in a week early.'" "Besides, I got vacation time coming and I'm leaving this weekend." "If I bring the workers back, there'll be overtime." "I could leave and come back but the work has to be done sooner or later." "All right, guys, let's go." "What the...?" "What the hell...?" "It's milk!" "What..." "Stay away!" "No!" "Urgh!" " It's blood!" " I'm scared." " Weirdo!" " What..." "Those kids, who were they?" "Huh?" "Hmm?" "Patient room 887." "Shima, Tetsuo." "The automatic lock's off!" "Hey, you!" "You're not allowed to leave your room." "See to it." "There, we'll find another room." "Get a load of the room!" "Looks like a tornado hit it." "There are 58 blocks with circuits that the computer won't display." "Of those, 40 are on underground levels seven and eight." "That's probably the place." "The central wiring shaft should be up ahead." "We can use that to go straight down to the sub-levels." "Be careful." "It's deeper in the middle." " Oh!" "What a stench!" " Don't you ever stop talking?" "What?" "I said it stinks because it stinks." "Keep up and be quiet." "Damn!" "Hug the walls." "Huh?" "What are you guys doing?" "You idiot!" "Get down." " Looks like they beefed up security." " Must be that siren we heard." " Shall we scout a way around it?" " No." "Hey, are you OK?" "Damn!" "They spotted us!" "Run for it." "Take that, you bastard!" "Hold your fire!" "Shimazaki!" " You assholes!" " Run!" "What the hell is that thing?" " Go!" " He's dead, let it go." "This is unit 304, shaft H. I have encountered intruders." "Requesting back-up." "Here it comes!" "Kei!" "Damn it!" "The gun!" "Kaneda!" "Hey!" "Over here." " Hurry!" " Now!" "Kaneda!" "Come on, hurry!" "Kaneda, no!" "What the hell..." "Where are the brakes?" "Er..." "I..." "This is the central wiring shaft, I think." " I can't figure it out." " What..." "There now." "That's right, behave." "'Ask for clearance on the use of firearms.'" "Turn the radio up." "'There must be some mistake." "That boy looks like the one they admitted.'" "'Correct." "The boy is named Tetsuo Shima." "'He escaped and is headed for the baby room.'" "Tetsuo?" "!" "'He's extremely dangerous." "Do not let him through." "'I repeat, do not let him through.'" "It's no use hiding any more." "We have no choice, then." "Use your guns." "We can't let him go any further, no matter what." "Fire!" "Good." "All here, are you?" "Stop it!" "How long are you gonna keep playing around?" "Where's the other one hiding?" " Hey, you!" "You're a cretin!" " Huh?" "Die!" "Takashi!" "What the hell is going on with me?" "Am I dreaming?" "These powers, are they real or just an hallucination?" "Where the hell am I going?" "!" "Where?" "Proceed straight." "Proceed straight ahead." "Huh?" "!" "You'll find a freight elevator ahead." "You can take it down to sub-level eight." "That's good, you're all together." "You thought you could kill me?" "I'm through with it." "You tried to mess with me... and now I'm gonna kill you." "Huh?" "You were there." "I remember." " Takashi!" " Huh?" " Together, let's attack him." " Er...uh-huh." "You little twerps!" "All of you!" "That is enough." "Who the hell are you?" "Huh?" "!" "What's the matter?" "Is your head hurting?" "Tetsuo, your power isn't fully matured yet." "If you push yourself, you might do irreparable damage." "What the hell?" "." "What...did...you people do?" "!" "You messed with my head!" " Tetsuo Shima, calm yourself." " He can't control it, sir." "What did you say?" "She said that big people like you should never use the power in the way that you are." "Bad things will come of it." "Ha!" "Mind your own business, will you?" "What?" "More powerful than I am now?" "He's the one!" "He's the one who's been invading my head all along!" "Where is he?" "Where's this Akira?" "Tell me!" " What?" "!" " Kiyoko says you'll wake him up." "If you awaken Akira like that, no one will be able to stop him." "To prevent it, we have to stop you." " Ridiculous." "Akira's already..." " Where is he?" "!" " No!" "Don't!" " Stand back!" "'Threat level to facility has passed level seven." "'Enacting disaster protocol." "'Threat level to facility integrity has passed level seven." "'Threat level to facility integrity has passed level...'" "Hands up, now!" "Where's the frigging baby room?" "Groups of unemployed workers, who have grown in number due to the tax reforms enacted by the former Prime Minister, are rioting all across the country." "And with the confusion among members of parliament sparked by the comments of Finance Minister Takanashi during a recent parliament inquiry, there seems to be no compromise insight between the government and opposition." "Hey." "What'll it be?" "Give me three peanuts." "Let's see here..." "We've herded those Clown bastards onto Route 5." "Damn it, don't scare me like that!" "Open the damn door quietly!" "You wouldn't be so jumpy if you didn't have something to hide!" "Try selling some normal drinks sometime, huh?" "How about buying something for once?" "!" "This ain't a hangout!" "And drink that dog piss you sell?" "!" "Twin ceramic rotor drives on each wheel..." "And these are..." "Computer controlled anti-lock brakes... 200 horsepower at 12,000 rpm..." "You wanna ride it, Tetsuo?" "All right, let's go!" "That bike's been customized just for me." "It's too wild." "You couldn't handle it." "I don't see how you can ride something like that, man." "I could!" "If you want one so bad, steal a big one for yourself." "Unbelievable." "School kids these days..." "Wait!" "Hey, waiter!" "They ran into the alley!" "After 'em!" "This isn't a game, you idiot!" "Shit...!" "That's" "This is car 375." "We've got reports of biker gangs fighting near the intersection of Highway 14 south!" "Request immediate assistance!" "Car 375, en route to the scene!" "It's the cops!" "What should we do?" "Damn, and my motor coils were just getting warmed up..." "Bastards..." "Let's go, Tetsuo!" "Right!" "Damn!" "A skirmish has broken out between student protesters and riot police assigned a security." "There appear to be some casualties." "Furthermore" "What the--?" "What the hell's going on?" "!" "Move it, jerk!" "I'm in a hurry!" "What was that?" "!" "Call the police!" "Repeal the tax reforms!" "This area is off-limits!" "Go back!" "It's dangerous!" "Something's strange here..." "Let me through!" "I'm sorry, let me through!" "What's the big idea?" "Look!" "Blood!" "Who are they?" " Excuse me." " Hey!" "Don't push!" "Excuse me." "Hey!" "Watch it, jerk!" "Pardon me." "I'm sorry." "Ryu!" "Hey!" "He ran away!" "He's got a gun!" "Fire!" "Hold your fire!" "There's a kid with him!" "Run..." "Hurry..." "Go to Ryu..." "Ryu will help you now..." "Hurry..." "Get out of here..." "Kei!" "What are you doing?" "Hurry!" "He vanished...!" "He's to the west." "The west?" "He's in the old city, then." "Eat this!" "Tetsuo!" "Ryu!" "Ryu, where are you?" "Kei!" "No, that's--!" "How you like that?" "!" "Well?" "Who is it?" "It's not him!" "It's not Tetsuo!" "Okay!" "Let's go!" "You little..." "What did you do...?" "Tetsuo!" "Hang on!" "Hey!" "Huh?" "What did you say?" "That kid..." "He's hurt bad!" "Hey!" "Wait!" "We gotta get him to a hospital!" " He needs an ambulance!" " We can't move him!" "W-What the hell?" "!" "There's no escape." "We've come for you." "We can't survive on the outside." "Come on, let's go home." "It's the army!" "Those are army helicopters!" "Move out!" "Down on your stomachs!" "Spread your arms and legs!" "Um..." "We're just, uh..." "Down on your stomachs!" "Spread your arms and legs!" "Ow..." "Damn it, that hurts!" "Kai!" "Hey!" "Sir?" "Who are they?" "They seem to be an ordinary bike gang, sir." "We're going back." "Ow!" "Hey, wait a minute!" "My arms don't bend that way, damn it!" "Load the wounded onto the helicopter!" "Tetsuo!" "Wait!" "Where are you taking him?" "Kaneda!" "What the hell?" "We didn't do anything!" "He's heavy...!" "So you and your friends went out at night on your bikes to visit your dying mother, and a group of hooligans called the Clowns picked a fight with you." "They hurt your friend, so you lost your temper, which is why eight Clown members are now in the hospital." "That's your story?" "She's cute!" "Hey!" "You can't look at this!" "And how's your mother doing?" "!" "Huh?" "Oh." "Luckily, she made it through the worst of it last night." "And I suppose she's made it over the mountains on a bike by now?" "It couldn't be these bozos." "You can tell that just by looking." "Wait on that bench." "Understand?" "How much longer are we gonna have to wait?" "Okay!" "The next five, come get in here!" "So the army's working with the police to hunt down anti-government groups now, huh?" " Wanna put up a fight, huh?" " He's holding something!" "Bastard!" "Long live the freedom revolution!" "He's got a grenade!" "Crazy son of a bitch!" "All right, that's enough!" "Take him away!" "We'll really teach him a lesson later." "You dumb bastard!" "If you wanna die, just hang yourself or something!" "Hey!" "You people can go." "We've contacted your school." "What?" "You son of a" "Hey, hold on a minute, pops!" ""pops"?" "!" "There was one more of us." "What?" "Pardon me." "What're you" "This is her." "Can she leave with us?" "Who are you calling " Pops," you punk?" "Ow!" "Look here, kid!" "I'm only 25!" "I'm not even married!" "So watch your mouth!" "She can go with you!" "Call a doctor!" "So I think the army was chasing that weird kid Kaneda saw..." "I think I saw him, too." "And what about Tetsuo?" "Why the hell wouldn't they tell us what hospital he's in?" "What did you say?" "!" "I was just wondering if you wanted to grab some tea or something over there." "I figured we could have a nice, long talk about that "revolution" deal." "Skirt-chasers will try anything these days..." "You'll help anyone so long as it's a girl, won't you?" "No way!" "I have high standards!" "No way!" "I have high standards!" "It's not their looks that count." "It's their..." "I dunno, their sensitivity that makes me do it." "I suppose I owe you one." "Thank you very much, uh..." "I'm Kaneda." "Nice to meet you." "See you around, Kaneda." "You're leaving already?" "Don't be like that!" "Hey, come on!" "I did save you and all!" "At least tell me your name, you bitch!" "I'll try talking with them for the time being, but it's risky." "If they think you're trying to avoid taking responsibility, it'll blow up in your face." "I can't believe that there's a mole on the executive council." "Even if that's true..." "That isn't important." "What's important is diplomacy and political maneuvering, which you seem to despise." "I never studied them in school, you see." "I n any case, at the next executive council meeting, your poor management of this last incident will be called into question." "There 's a phone call for the Colonel." "You should put your affairs in order." "It's me." "This way, Colonel." "I'm terribly sorry to call you here, but there's something you really must see." "Please observe." "It's the special pattern from that young boy." "It doesn't resemble any I've seen so far, and I've never seen a developmental speed or confiiguration like this." "It may have begun with the shock of contact with Number 26, or possibly..." "Have you finished running a comparison with Akira's pattern?" "I'll superimpose it over this one." "This projection was constructed using mixed data, so a comparison is difficult, but I believe this boy's pattern is the key to solving the riddle of Akira's pattern growth process." "All right." "Continue." "Very well, sir." "Thank you." "I'm sure he'll turn out to be a worthy addition to the Numbers." "It may be rough on him, but I thought we might try starting him off with level 7 capsules." "Is it safe?" "Leave everything to me." "That's not what I meant!" "I'm asking that if he turns out to have power like Akira's like you said, will we be able to control it?" "Well, that's" "Can I leave this to you?" "Well, if we use the latest examination equipment to collect even more data and do a multifaceted analysis, then surely..." "Maybe we shouldn't touch that power." "The power of God?" "A... ki... ra..." "But we have to." "We have to touch it and control it." "If it looks like it's too much for us to handle, terminate him at once!" "There can be no hesitation!" "Very well, Colonel." "This school is your last chance!" "If trash like you that can't keep up with the academic ability of regular students..." "If trash like you that can't keep up with the academic ability of regular students and can't adapt to living in a group screw up here, it's the end of the road!" "Even if you're under 15, if you get more than 50 penalty points on your record, you're sent to the regular courts!" "Bite me!" "Don't mess with us, you bald goat!" "Aren't any of you listening?" "You lost me halfway through!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" " Discipline!" " OW!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Discipline!" "Dismissed!" "Thank you very much, sir!" "You bastard!" "You and me are gonna go at it someday, jack!" "We're gonna remember this!" "I hope you rot and die!" "You sick bastard!" "Shit..." "Yamagata!" "What happened to your cheek?" "Shut the hell up." "Let me guess, Jaws from P.E.?" "They say you fought the Clowns on a highway in the old city!" "Yeah." "Why don't you just wipe 'em out?" "Those guys are so gross!" "And last night..." "There were demonstrators, cops, and even the damn army!" "And that idiot Tetsuo had an accident, too." "What happened to Tetsuo?" "He's in the hospital, I guess, but we don't know where." "The idiot was trying to show off." "That idiot..." "What, you mean Tetsuo?" "Shut up!" "I've had enough of your damn flirting!" "What's gotten into you?" "!" "Tetsuo?" "It's time for your medication." "Doctor!" "There's a problem!" "I can't." "The dorm mother throws a fit if you go out before 10." "Yeah, the one with the face like a goat." "That old bag's such a pain..." "She's always yammering on and on and on." "Tomorrow at three?" "Sure, that'd be okay." "Hey, what happened to that girl a while back?" "I don't like her much." "Her personality just gets on my nerves." "Kaori..." "Tetsuo!" "Everyone's been worried about you!" "They thought you might be dead." "When I woke up, I was on an operating table or something." "And that examination..." "It's like... they were messing around inside my head." "I don't want to go back there." "Let's run away..." "Where?" "Someplace." "Someplace far away." " What's your problem?" " That's mine!" "I wanna get laid!" "Hey!" "Today's independent study!" "Hey!" "Today's independent study!" "Say what?" "What about my burning desire to study?" "!" "Say what?" "What about my burning desire to study?" "!" "Drag his butt in here!" "Kaneda!" "Your bike!" "My bike?" "Look!" "Tetsuo!" "Are you sure this is okay?" "Shut up!" "Just keep quiet and hang on!" "Huh?" "What's wrong?" "Shit!" "Oh, no..." "We're stopping..." "We stopped." "Oh, okay." "The engine can't drop below 5,000 even when you're changing gears." "Oh, okay." "The engine can't drop below 5,000 even when you're changing gears." " My butt hurts." " Okay, I get it..." "Look, bikes!" "Is that Kaneda and...?" "It's not them!" "Kaori!" "Any sign of him?" "Kuwata and the others went to look around Kisarazu." "All that's left now is the industrial area!" "Okay, let's go!" "We owe you for the other night!" "Shut up!" "Kaori!" "What did they do, Kaori?" "!" "Don't!" "If you so much as scratch that bike, I'm gonna kill you!" "Run!" "Don't let 'em get away!" "Wait!" "Tetsuo!" "That's enough, Tetsuo!" "Are you trying to kill him?" "Yes!" "I'm gonna kill him!" "I'll split his damn head open!" "Knock it off!" "." "This happened because you took my bike for a joyride." "Enough, already!" "Shut up!" "Don't order me around!" "We were worried about you." "Why do you always have to come and save me?" "I could've handled it myself!" "." "I admit I got beat up that one time, but I won't always be on the receiving end!" "Understand?" "!" "Tetsuo..." "Shut up!" "Stay away from me!" "Hey, wait!" "Where are you going?" "Leave me alone!" "Akira!" "Tetsuo!" "What's wrong?" "Akira!" "I don't know who that is!" "Tetsuo, are you..." "Hey!" "This is strange." "I'm getting a blue pattern on scope #3!" "Oh, no!" "Retrieve the subject!" "Hurry!" "What're you doing to my friend?" "!" "What's with you?" "You just come back from a funeral?" "Tetsuo!" "Kaneda!" "Shit..." "Wait!" "Hey, Kaneda..." "I see we have some youngsters doing their thing in spite of the tight checkpoints." "That just means that they're stupid, don't it?" "This is boring." "Hey, let's go home." "But it's still early!" "Yeah, but without their bikes they're just skirt-chasers out of water." "You mean "fish"!" "Come on, let's go." "Let's toss these fish back!" "Hey, Kaneda, what're we gonna do?" "What the--?" "Look!" "That's..." "Here we go again..." "Let's get out of here before we get involved again." "Huh?" "Kaneda?" "Hey!" "This area is being cordoned off due to a terrorist bombing." "Those who wish to get through, line up in single file, present your ID and go through the checkpoint." "Get in." "What's wrong?" "Hurry." "I'll be right behind you." "You know the rendezvous point, right?" " Be careful." " You too, Ryu." "Stop!" "Stop, damn it!" "She's got a gun!" "Okay, that's far enough!" "Drop the gun!" "Drop it now!" "Stop!" "I think it came from over here!" " There were two shots!" " No, three!" "It's just up ahead!" "Hey." "Let's get out of here." "Come on!" "Kaneda!" "So, what's the matter?" "Try telling me about it." "I had a dream." "A dream?" "The city will be covered by a dark shadow and start to crumble." "Lots of people died and we met Akira again." "Akira?" "!" "The city will crumble, and so many people will die..." "When?" "!" "When will it happen, Kiyoko?" "!" "You mustn't let that boy go." "His power, it..." "What did she mean?" "!" "Well, there's nothing physically wrong with her." "Her medication is normal, too." "There's no sign of any abnormalities in her ECG or EEG, either." "I think what Number 25 said was her precognitive power at work." "This must be presented to the supreme executive council for inquiry, but..." "Do you believe her?" "I have no doubts regarding Number 25's abilities." "We have all sorts of data that substantiate her abilities." "What about you, Colonel?" "My job isn't to believe or disbelieve." "It's to act or not to act." "Here, sir." "Cold gear, Colonel." "Please put it on." "You, too, Doctor." "The other day, a young researcher asked me something." "He wondered if their power was the form the next stage of human evolution was taking, and perhaps that we'll all be able to control it some day." "Scientists are a bunch of romantics." "Military men always consider the risks first." "It's taken thirty long years." "We've come so far from the rubble." "We can't just trade one for the other." "I've always thought that you hated this city, Colonel." "The passion to build has cooled and the joy of reconstruction forgotten, and now it's just a garbage heap made up of hedonistic fools." "So you're trying to save the city, then." "It's how a soldier thinks." "A scientist wouldn't understand." "Colonel, we're here." "This way, sir." "Room 1 0, 1 48 degrees Kelvin." "Fluctuation tolerance range, check." "Room 9, 118 degrees Kelvin." "Fluctuation tolerance, check." "Emergency power generator, check." "Open it." "Yes, sir." "Uh..." "Go to the Control Room!" "Yes sir!" "Room 1 is at 0.0005 degrees Kelvin." "It's within tolerances." "No abnormalities detected in any of the rooms' Dewar Walls or in the defense system." "No abnormal atmospheric concentrations or reactions recorded." "All systems nominal, then?" "Look at what they abandoned in their panic." "They were afraid!" "They were too scared, so they hid it away from the public." "They forgot all shame and honor and cast off the civilization and science we had created, and shut the lid of the Pandora's Box they themselves had opened." "Ryu!" "Hey, we're still young." "I think we can start over." "I'll go with you to the police." "Ryu!" "Come on, turn yourself in!" "That was the first time you ever killed somebody, right?" "Ryu!" "Anyway, once you've purified your body and soul," "Let's go out for tea or something." "Don't kick yourself over it, okay?" "What's done is done." "The guy's dead." "Who're you?" "!" "Ryu!" "You're okay!" " Kei, is that you?" " Ryu!" "Who's this?" "Who, me?" "Well, I guess saying I'm Kei's boyfriend might be stretching it a bit." "But we haven't gotten physical or anything yet, understand?" " Are you a spy?" "!" " No!" "Liar!" "Is he really okay?" "All I know for sure is that he's not a spy." "Ow..." "Sneak into their lab?" "!" "Are you serious?" "Don't you remember the fiasco with that kid?" "!" "Last-minute orders." "Besides, the plan's already in place." "The lab passes they issue once a week..." "They're from Mr. Nezu?" "What's the objective?" "Detailed data on the new subject." "New subject?" "Yes." "Last week, on the night we tried to abduct the subject called Number 26, a boy who was in an accident on an old city highway was brought to the lab." "Looks like he's a student at a vocational training school, but he's now their new subject for human experimentation." "Ow!" "OW!" "What's the big idea?" "!" "You!" "He heard us!" "Let's kill him!" "Ryu!" "W-Wait a minute!" "Listen to me!" "Listen to what I have to say!" "He saved me!" "Twice!" "Maybe it was just to get close to us." "The guy who was in that accident in the old city is a friend of mine!" "I know it's hard to believe, but it's the truth!" "I was there when it happened!" "Don't they say the only foolish questions are unasked ones?" "Huh?" "They don't?" "That's an intriguing story." "Will you be taking the boy with you?" "He knows the subject, and I think we can use him as a decoy if necessary." "Neo Tokyo is going to change." "I n all respects, this city is saturated." "It's like an overripe fruit." "And within it is a new seed." "We only need to wait for the wind which will make it fall." "The wind called Akira!" "Ryu, look!" "What is it?" "We aren't the ones who will change it, but rather, those citizens who hope for Akira will." "That which is called science perverts providence!" "That which is called progress encourages extravagance!" "That which is called civilization devastates the spirit of man!" "That which is called civilization devastates the spirit of man!" "The time of a tonement is upon us!" "The time of his awakening is nigh!" "The time of Lord Akira's awakening draws near!" "Are your hearts prepared?" "!" "Are your hearts prepared?" "!" "Holding meetings here is prohibited!" "Break up this illegal gathering!" "Terrorist activities carried out by anti-government elements have skyrocketed this month." "The army, riot police, and even traffiic police have been fully mobilized." "The overtime costs alone have used up the public safety budget." "And then there's the abduction of Number 26!" "Isn't their existence supposed to be highest of state secrets?" "No one's ever heard of "Peace and Order" here in Neo Tokyo, then?" "And then there's this request of yours for further funding because of subject Number 25's prediction." "You must be joking!" "We Parliament members have been begging the public to bear with us while we straighten out the former Prime Minister's historic tax reform blunders, so where, exactly, are we supposed to get that kind of money?" "!" "You've spent a fortune, and all we have to show for it is that grotesque kindergarten!" "The Olympics are next year." "The postwar period is over." "How much longer will you keep spending money on some ghost?" "!" "I always said that we should've put that money into the welfare program!" "Shut up, old man!" "What?" "!" "That power is starting to walk around free as we speak." "Unless we control it now, we'll lose everything!" "Who do you think you're talking to, youngster?" "It was your lack of policy that started this mess in the first place!" "There's still no proof that the last World War was caused by Akira!" "Won't you even try to understand anything at all unless an Akira disaster actually happens?" "!" "Has anyone actually seen this "Akira" ?" "Wasn't Akira Number 25?" "No, I think he was Number 2 1 ..." "The Colonel has lost sight of his duty as a soldier." "I've had reports that anti-government elements are using this "Akira" madness of yours as an excuse to whip up their terrorist fervor!" "No!" "That's untrue!" "Then what about that Akira world renewal movement?" "Wouldn't you say that information's being leaked?" "World renewal movement?" "End of the world, more like!" "Aren't you just using Akira as camouflage to cover up your misconduct?" "What are you getting at?" "Colonel, we can no longer leave the peace of Neo Tokyo to your sole discretion." "Right!" "You are to be put before an inquiry committee." "I agree!" "Excuse me!" "Colonel!" "Colonel, where are you" "Wait!" "This discussion isn't over yet!" "Explain yourself!" "." "Are you trying to insult the supreme executive council?" "!" "Colonel...!" "Wait, Colonel!" "W-Water..." "Hey, wait a minute..." "Isn't that cable replacement scheduled for next week?" "The cable they ordered came in early." "Besides, I'm going on vacation at the end of the week." "Besides, I'm going on vacation at the end of the week." "I've brought some workers with me, too." "I could take it back, but the work's gonna be done sooner or later." "Okay, let's go." "What the--?" "Milk?" "Stay away!" "Blood!" "I'm scared!" "jerk!" "W-Who the hell are they?" "Room 887, Tetsuo Shima..." "A problem with the automatic lock?" "Hey!" "You can't just walk off from your room!" "Come on, let's go back." "What the hell happened?" "What a mess!" "There are 58 blocks with circuits that the computer won't display." "Of those, nearly 40 are concentrated on underground levels 7 and 8." "That's probably the place." "The central wiring shaft should be up ahead." "We should be able to use it to go straight to the sublevels." "Be careful, it's deeper in the middle." "What a stink!" "Quiet!" "What?" "I said it stinks because it stinks!" " Is your nose busted?" " Hurry up and stay quiet!" "Damn!" "Hide!" "Huh?" "Where?" "What're you doing, you idiot?" "!" "They left?" "Looks like they've beefed up security." "Must be that siren we heard." "What should we do?" "Scout around some?" "No." " Are you okay?" " Let's keep going." "I want to check out their security at the very least." "All right." "We've been spotted!" "Run!" "Shit!" "Don't!" "Don't shoot!" "Shimazaki!" "Shit!" "Forget about him!" "Run!" "What the hell is that?" "Here it comes!" "Forget it!" "You can't do any good!" "Die!" "This is Unit 304, Shaft H!" "Have encountered intruders and am engaging!" "Request backup!" "Here it comes!" "Kei!" "Where's that gun?" "!" "Damn it...!" "Kaneda!" "Kei, this way!" "Hurry!" "Kaneda, hurry!" "Kaneda!" "The brakes!" "Where are the brakes?" "!" "That's not it?" "This is the central wiring shaft!" "It's gotta be this one, then!" "Okay, I'm getting the hang of this!" "Ask the Colonel for clearance to fire!" "Turn that up!" "There must be some mistake." "That boy looks like the patient they admitted to the lab." "The boy, the subject named Tetsuo Shima, broke out of his room." "I think he's headed for the Baby Room." "Tetsuo?" "!" "He is an extremely dangerous state!" "Don't let him through!" "I repeat, do not let him through!" "What the--?" "It's no use hiding." "We have no choice, then." "Use your guns!" "We can't let him go any farther, no matter what it takes!" "Fire!" "So, here you are..." "Stop it!" "How long are you gonna keep playing around?" "!" "Where'd the other one go?" "Why, you..." "Die!" "Takashi!" "What the hell is going on?" "Am I dreaming or something?" "I never knew I had powers like this!" "Damn it, which way should I go?" "!" "Straight." "Straight ahead..." "Huh?" "There's a freight elevator." "We can take it to sublevel 8." "Good, you're all together." "You thought you could kill me?" "You tried to mess with me..." "I'm gonna kill you!" "That was you" "Takashi!" "Attack him together!" "O-Okay." "You little twerps!" "That's enough!" "All of you!" "Who the hell are you?" "!" "What's the matter?" "Does your head hurt, Tetsuo Shima?" "Your power isn't fully matured." "If you push yourself, you might do irreparable damage." "just do as we tell you." "What the hell did you people do to my head?" "!" "Calm yourself, Tetsuo Shima!" "He can't control it." "What?" "!" "She said that big people like you should never use the power like that." "She says something horrible will happen." "Mind your own business." "What?" "More powerful than me?" "He 's the one!" "He's been popping in and out of my head lately!" "Where is he?" "!" "Where's this "Akira" ?" "!" "What?" "!" "Kiyoko said that you'll awaken Akira." "If that happens, no one will be able to stop him." "So before that can happen, we have to stop you." "Impossible!" "Akira's already" "WHERE IS HE?" "!" "Stop it!" "Shut up!" "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" ?" "!" "Heads up!" "Gangway!" "Coming through!" "Kiyoko!" "That hurt!" "Kaneda!" "What are you doing in here?" "Tetsuo!" "Are you OK?" "I'm here for the rescue." "Hurry up!" "What are you?" "Stupid?" "If we don't get out of here, those..." "There he is!" "Capture him!" "You keep away!" "Kaneda!" "Oh, that's right!" "I forgot you were there." "There, do you see, Kaneda?" "I won't be needing you to come to the rescue ever again." "OK?" "From now on, I'll be in charge of the heroics." "So if you need any saving, just ask." "Damn it, Tetsuo!" "Who the hell do you think you're talking to?" "!" "You don't like what you're hearing, do you?" "Makes you angry?" "So what are you gonna do now?" "Well, Kaneda?" "What are you gonna do now?" "!" "That's enough." "Stop it." "Don't hurt anyone else." " Where's this Akira?" " I won't tell." "Olympic stadium...underground." "No, don't!" "What you're thinking is wrong!" "Akira is..." "Ah!" "Wait!" "What the hell?" "." "I can do this too?" "!" "Kiyoko, are you all right?" "It doesn't look like she's hurt." "And you, Masaru?" "You're bleeding." " Where did he go to?" " He flew away." "How can he have so much power?" "How could this have happened?" "Damn it, where are my men at?" "He's developed so much power it's unbelievable." "Find him!" "Start searching for Tetsuo." "Kaneda, quick!" "Come on, get up!" "Someone help me with this rock." "Clear the rubble." " Tetsuo went to Akira." " What?" "That's good." "You're all safe." "He's heading for the facility below the Olympic construction site." "How did he find out about it?" "Damn it!" "You're saying that he's managed to escape?" "All right, then, we'll follow him." "You, men, look alive." "Get this place in order." "Prepare for pursuit." "He's heading towards the stadium." "Move!" "I want checkpoints on..." "Oh!" "It was you!" "According to security, tapes showed five intruders disguised as workers entered into the wiring shaft..." "'I must stop him before his powers mature.'" "Your objective is the boy." "If we cannot capture him, we'll lure him to the old city and attack." "Request assistance from the Eastern District." "Tell them there isn't a moment to lose." "I've been waiting here a long time, Colonel." "What are you doing here?" "Huh?" "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 shall be placed under arrest."" "What the hell...?" "Kindly accompany us now." "You really expect me to hand Neo Tokyo over to those fools now?" "!" " Shoot him." " What?" "!" "No!" "Wait!" "Hold on!" "No!" "Enough!" "Open your eyes and look at the big picture." "You're all puppets of corrupt politicians and capitalists!" "Don't you understand?" "It's pointless to fight each other." "Announce a state of emergency and arrest all members of the Executive Council." "Break their chain of command." "Lift off." "We're going after Tetsuo." "'Urgent message to all District Battalion Commanders...'" "Yo." "What's up?" "You're alone?" "That's right, weren't you in an accident?" "Your friends have been really worried." "You OK?" "Give me some...capsules." "What?" "!" "Are you sure you want capsules, son?" "You look kinda woozy." "You better get 'em now." "Ha!" "All right, whatever the customer wants." "But with all the terrorist attacks, things are pretty rough." "They're hard to get so the price is pretty expensive." "Tetsuo's run off somewhere." "Kaneda's disappeared - the team's finished!" "And the checkpoints are so strict these days..." "Even the Clowns are laying low." "What the hell happened?" "!" "Look at..." " He's dead!" " What?" "!" "Who's that?" " It's Tetsuo." " Why are you here?" "You did this, didn't you?" "Look who's here." "Wanna pop one?" "What are you talking about?" "!" "You look like a crackhead." "Talk sense." "What happened here?" "Did you notice that the owner's dead?" "A fish out of water dies, huh?" "Are you..." "Tetsuo...or someone else?" "Kaneda sends his regards." "You saw Kaneda!" "Where is he?" "He's probably dead by now." "Kai was right." "You did this, didn't you?" "All you're good for now is telling me where Kaneda's bike is." "Tetsuo!" "It's a piece of shit anyway." "You son of a bitch!" "Yamagata!" "God damn it!" "Huh?" "!" " So, is he off to find Akira?" " That's what that girl was saying." "Now the army, Ryu and yourself want to find this Akira guy." "And that's why you're after Tetsuo." "He must have to do with the powers he's got." "Uh, what the hell is this Akira thing?" "I asked Ryu one time." "He told me that Akira is ultimate energy." "Ultimate energy?" "Humans do all kinds of things during their lifetime." "Discovering things, building things..." "Things like houses, high-speed trains, motorcycles, bridges and cities, rockets..." "Where do suppose that knowledge and energy comes from?" "Humans were once like monkeys, right?" "And before that, like reptiles and fish." "And even before that, plankton and amoebas." "Even little creatures like those have incredible amounts of energy." "Oh, yes, so..." "It's in the genes, right?" "Even before." "Maybe there was genetic material in the air and water." "Even in the particles of dust in space." "And if that's the truth, then what memories are hidden within them?" "The beginning of the universe or maybe even before that." "What's with all the crazy talk?" "Are you sure you're OK?" "Listen to you!" "Did you get bonked on the head?" "And what if everyone shares those ancient memories?" "What if there were some mistakes in the progression?" "Like an amoeba is suddenly given the higher powers that a human has." "Akira is an amoeba then?" "Amoebas don't build their own houses and bridges." "They devour all the food they can find around them." "Is that what Tetsuo's doing?" "!" "Are you saying he has that kind of energy?" "Long ago there were people who tried to gain control of that power." "That is all at the government's request." "But they failed and it triggered the fall of Tokyo." "And that power is something that is totally beyond our..." " What?" "!" " The door's unlocked." "Huh?" "It's a trap." "This is just too good of a set-up." " Go back, then." " No way!" "I wanna find out how much of a trap it is." "By the way, what's going on with you...and that Ryu guy?" "What are you talking about?" " You're always together." " That's none of your business." "Wait, hear me out." "What I'm saying is, does he know about us?" "About us?" "Hey, wait a minute?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "Do you think it'll work?" "At this point in time, our only option left is to use her." "The fact that without us looking she turned up under our noses says as much, what do you think?" "I guess so." "'Have arrived at Ward 13, East Ginza intersection.'" "'Northern Battalion is not responding to request.'" "'We're at the highway interchange at Ward 8." "'It doesn't look like any bomb explosion so we think it was him." "'No, sir." "It wasn't a gas explosion." "'It was almost certainly the work of the subject that escaped." "'Yes, sir." "Understood.'" "Kaneda, wait!" "What?" "Yamagata's dead?" "!" "Something seemed strange the second I saw his face." "It's odd." "He was wearing a hospital gown." "He acted like a different person." "Yamagata asked him if he was really Tetsuo or someone else." "And then he..." "Yamagata!" "Why?" "!" "We've always been together." "I've known everything about him ever..." "Ever since we were in the children's home." "They teased..." "Everybody tried to make him cry." "Oh, yeah." "He really wanted to know where your bike was." "Where my bike was?" "What are you gonna do?" "I'm gonna go send Yamagata his wheels." "You dumb bastard!" "Kaneda!" " Kei!" "What's wrong?" "That night...you were there." "Wait!" "Kei!" "They're gone!" "You're the one!" "You changed my friend!" "'The thing about Akira's power is it exists within everyone.'" "Hey!" "Who is that?" "'But when that power is awakened inside, 'it is important to wisely choose how to use it.'" "When the time comes, you might not know it, let alone be prepared for it." "Your friend has already made his choice." "'Tetsuo is our newest companion, he's our friend also.'" "His actions are out of control and for that we are partly to blame." "Great!" "Then what in the hell did you take Kei for?" "We're hoping she'll be able to help us in some way." "They are people, not toys." "Bring her back to me!" "And Tetsuo's our friend, not yours." "If someone's gonna kill him, it should be us!" "Hey!" "Are you sure?" "They've been arrested in the coup d'etat?" "That's right." "The house guards are fighting them right now." "Yes." "I'd like to have a helicopter waiting for me." "Yes." "That damn Colonel." "I can't believe he's taken up arms." "I've underestimated him." "Mr Nezu, I..." "Ryu, is that you?" "I came to apologise, sir." "The mission was a failure." "Damn you!" "I told you you can't be seen here." "Get out!" "My two best men...they're dead." "Everyone was killed." "You bastard!" "You sold me out!" " What..." "Kei..." "Huh?" "What?" "Yeah, Seventh Avenue is just up ahead." "It intersects this road 100 metres from here." "Battle stations!" "Right." "The subject has been spotted." "What?" "Attack the kid?" "!" "But, sir, he's just a boy." "We can't attack him." " Look, there he is." " Is this for real?" "." "Firing preparations are complete." "Damn it!" "Fire!" "Is it Akira?" "Look!" "It's Lord Akira!" "Don't be fooled!" "He's a false messiah!" "Shut up." "Long live Akira!" "Fire!" " What the..." " What's wrong?" "'Coming to you live from News Chopper One." "'Neo Tokyo Broadcasting is covering the news in spite of martial law." "'What in the world is happening here in Neo Tokyo?" "'What you see seems to be fires caused by tanks." "'But who is this young boy?" "Is he fighting the forces by himself?" "'" "I'm sorry." "We've been ordered to land." "The army has just illegally ordered us to land." "Freedom of the press is at stake." "I'm sorry..." "The bridge!" "He's heading for the bridge!" "Come on." "Are you sure you wanna do this alone?" "This is what he wants, isn't it?" "At least give me time to get the gang together." "Wait!" "I wouldn't want to keep him waiting." "Kaneda!" "Hold on!" "Rethink!" "Half of them seem to be anti-government demonstrators." "The rest are like some crazy cult, not on-lookers." "They're following after the subject." "The flames raze the collapsed city and burn forevermore the unclean believers of our time." "We give ourselves to the flames so we all shall be reborn again." "Consume our heart, wash our unclean hearts in the eternal fire." "Your bodies can be purified in the flames." "Ready?" " What?" " Fire!" "Set the switch to hold for three seconds, then converge your beams." "Aim." "Fire!" "Let's get out of here!" "Save me!" "'Ground forces, ground forces, come in!" "'" "What is the subject's status?" "Do you read?" "A line to the doctor." "We have confirmation of his recent movements and are in pursuit." "His present position is... coordinates 9-9-8-7-1 by 4-3-3-2." "About two kilometres from the Olympic construction site." "What?" "Where did that blast come from?" "Look!" "That must be over at the toll booth being guarded by the second platoon." "What the hell...?" "Turn around." "This area is off limits to civilians." "What?" "That's the subject?" "Stop!" "Don't come any closer." "Stop, damn it!" "Nice place you have here, isn't it?" "Huh?" "You were the girl that was with Kaneda." "You shouldn't use your power in this way for it is not correct." "What's that?" "Because in the end, you won't be able to control it." "It will control you." "It's the kids talking." "You're those brats, right?" "Nice one!" "What's going on?" "Wait!" "Colonel, it's not safe here!" "All right, now." "Next move." "Open now!" "What the hell is this?" "'That is Akira, Tetsuo." "'That's the Akira you wanted to meet." "There is your messiah, 'the chosen one you've been looking for.'" "Not long after his transcendental awakening, he was subjected to every test known to modern science - he's dead." "That's it." "What you see lying there is all that's left of him." "All of the scientists were unable to solve the mystery, so they decided to entrust all the data to future generations by preserving them in frozen capsules and locking them away." "SOL, we will use SOL." "'Akira had been dead all this time." "Now you know the truth." "'Are you satisfied, Tetsuo?" "'" "'Now, will you return with us?" "'" "Like hell!" "Contact the Central Defence Centre." "Tell them to patch us through into SOL's control circuits." "Now!" "Asshole!" " Hey!" "Watch it, jerk." " Move!" "Get out of the way." "Move it." "What is this, a science classroom?" "Huh?" "What's wrong?" "Have some trouble?" "Yeah." "But I already took care of it." "You're too late." "You missed the show." "Tetsuo, you had me worried again." "I figured you'd be sobbing like a little baby." "Kaneda, you've always been a pain in the ass, you know." "You've been telling me what to do since we were kids." "You always treat me like a kid." "You always show up and start bossing me around and don't you deny it." "And now you're a boss, too..." "of this pile of rubble." "Kaneda!" "That's Mr Kaneda to you, punk!" "Tetsuo!" "Son of a bitch!" " Kei!" " Ah!" "Damn it!" "Do it!" "Ha!" "Got you!" " Wh...!" " Huh?" "!" " The damn battery's dead." " What's the matter now, Kaneda?" "Damn it!" "It ain't fair, Tetsuo!" "Fight with your bare hands." "Huh?" "This is funny!" "Feeling frustrated?" "Now do you understand how it feels being little and helpless?" "Huh?" "Where's this light coming from?" " Were we on target?" " Hard to tell." " Too close to the impact point." " Prepare a second volley." "Hey!" "Kaneda!" "Tetsuo!" "Shit!" "Huh?" "What the...?" "Correcting error on tracking system." "T minus 20..." " Get the fire extinguishers." " What's going on?" "What happened?" " Kaneda!" " What...?" " Kai!" "Kei!" " Kaneda, hurry!" " Get on!" "Get on." " Quick, hurry!" "What is that?" "Reports say it's SOL." "Magnificent." "'Do you mean when Tetsuo's power reaches its peak?" "'" "'That's when we do it, but will it really work?" "'" "We know the future doesn't always proceed along a single course." "There ought to be a future we can choose." "It's up to us to find it." " What's Tetsuo's status, Doctor?" " Ah!" "Colonel." "We set up a camera in the stadium if you want to check." "We have him under observation." "You must take a look at this data." "It's phenomenal." "We're still analysing the energy from the subject." "It's magnificent!" "Oh, yes!" "Wonderful." "Of course, this is clearly a proton collapse." "We're also detecting a number of unknown particles." "If we can put this into a framework, then physics, quantum physics, humanity itself could know the fundamental truths..." "Er..." "Well, you see..." "We haven't finished making our adjustments." "Wait, Colonel, please!" "What the...?" "The pattern!" "You bastard!" "What did I tell you?" "!" "But Colonel..." "I couldn't throw away such a magnificent subject." "Shut up!" " Shit!" "It's on fire!" "My bike." " Quick." "The battery!" "It's burning up!" "Ah!" "Hey, what's losing a bike or two?" "What?" "!" "Then there's nothing wrong with using yours, right?" " I said that out loud, did I?" "!" " Yeah, you did." "By the way, your bike's still on fire." "Oh, man!" "Tetsuo?" "Tetsuo, why is everyone calling you Akira?" "What does it mean?" "It means nothing." "He never existed." "It doesn't matter who he is, they don't care." "Just so long as he destroys things." "What's that?" "Your arm!" "Look at it." "It doesn't look like much, but it still works pretty good." "What's wrong?" "Are you OK?" "It's nothing." " Tetsuo, I..." " Shut up!" "Just go away." "Medicine." "What's wrong, Tetsuo?" "Are you in pain?" "Huh?" "!" "Go back to the lab and get that medicine." "Doctor, did you hear that?" " I did, Colonel." " 'Well, any signs of it?" "'" "I can't be certain, but it seems that the power, which had been held back by the drugs, is breaking free." "He may not be able to control the power!" "He's in an extremely critical condition." "Come back to the lab and receive proper treatment." "If you don't, you may die." "You want me to enrol in your kindergarten and live happily ever after?" "Be quiet and do what you're told?" "Take your medicine and end up shrivelled like those kids?" "Kaori!" "Kaori." "Medicine...please." "No!" "Stop, Tetsuo!" "Tetsuo!" "No!" "Tets..." "Kaneda!" "Huh?" "Son of a..." "Huh?" "What are you three doing here?" "You didn't learn your lesson, huh?" "Heads up, Tetsuo!" "Takashi." "Akira's here." "Help!" "Kaneda, help me!" "Kaori." "Please help me." "Help me!" "Let her go!" "What the...?" "Kaori!" "Kaori!" "Kaori!" "Tetsuo, are you there?" "Kaori!" "Kaori's gonna die!" "What?" "What did you say?" "My body's not doing what I tell it to." "My power is acting on its own." "Kaori!" "Kaori's dying." "Kaneda, help me." "Stop this, Tetsuo." "Stop it now!" "Kaori's pain is coming into me." "Tetsuo!" "Kaneda, run away!" "Tetsuo!" "Kiyoko, Takashi, Masaru!" "Hurry!" "Get away from here." "Come on!" "I can't believe it." "It's as if..." "Kiyoko, the gun!" "Hi..." "Akira." "Argh!" "Oh, no!" "That's the..." "That's impossible!" "Where am I?" "'Hurry, get into the tunnel." "You'll be safe in there.'" "Kiyoko, where are you?" "Tetsuo!" "Kaneda!" "Hang on!" " You gotta get out of here!" " Move!" " Tetsuo!" " Don't go near it." "No, don't!" "Wait, Takashi." "If you went in now, you'd be trapped along with him." "But he..." "None of this is his fault at all." " Takashi." " Takashi!" "If we went in there...we wouldn't be strong enough to come back out again." "But if the three of us tried, maybe we could save that boy." "You're right." "Us three together." "Look at that!" "We should get out of here now." "Hey!" "Kaneda's in there." "'You see that?" "You not revving your engine enough.'" "'When you go into a corner, lean in suicidally." "Watch.'" " 'What do you call that?" "!" "' - 'Cornering, man." "'You got it, Tetsuo?" "'" "'Look, they brought another kid." "Is he a transfer student?" "'" " 'His mom and dad left him.' - 'You can tell.'" "'Are these all of your dreams and memories, Tetsuo?" "'" "Wait!" "'Is this Akira?" "'" "'Yes." "We called him here to the three of us." "'He's going to take Tetsuo with him.'" "Take him where?" "Where?" "'It's too much for Tetsuo and for us three." "And for Akira too.'" "'It's way too big for us as we are now.'" "'But someday, we ought to be able to...'" "'Your friend, she's...'" "'My friend?" "'" "Kei!" "It's Kei you're talking about." "Tetsuo." "This is yours, right?" "They're always like that with the new kids." "Hey, you came today, right?" "They beat me up, too." "But those guys are wimps." "My name is..." "Tetsuo." "Tetsuo Shima." "The truth is, I just got here myself." "My name is..." "'Kaneda.'" "Kaneda, Kaneda!" "Kei." "What in the world is happening?" "Ah!" "No, this isn't..." "If this is correct, it's showing that this is the birth of the universe." "Kei!" "What's going on here?" "It's disappearing." "It's disappearing!" "Kaneda, can you hear me?" "Tetsuo." "Kaneda, what is it?" " Thank you." " Huh?" "You called me, didn't you?" "And I heard you." "Kaneda." "Oh, my!" "Where's Tetsuo?" "He just left." "Those kids did, too." "Akira also." "Kaneda, back then..." "Did you just..." "Kaneda!" "You're alive!" "I thought you were in there." "I thought you were in there for sure." "Tetsuo!" "What happened to Tetsuo?" " Is he dead?" " I'm not sure." "Something..." "'But someday we ought to be able to...'" "'I am Tetsuo.'" "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 fiinished." "And the checkpoints are so strict, even the Clowns are staying put." "What's wrong?" "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 snack barnear 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!" "...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 illegall ordered us to land!" "Freedom of thepress 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 purifiied 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." "SOL..." "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..." "Kaori..." "Please..." "I need that medicine..." "No...!" "Tetsuo!" "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...!" "Help me!" "Stop it!" "Kaori?" "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!" "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."