Akira Quotes

“Only the framing material," Lucas demurely, "obvious influences, Neo-Tokyo from Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima, or as he's known in my crib, God.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge

“Silence is the cousin of invisibility.”
― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

“Keisuke: "It's alright for you to kill someone?"
Akira: "As long as they have tags. According to the rules, if there's three people present, it's an official battle. I'm not sure how you're supposed to start it, though."
Keisuke: "So killing people is just a game, huh?"
Akira: "It's the only way to survive.”
― Suguro Chayamachi, Togainu No Chi 1

“Man is incapable of seeing past the end of his nose. He huddles upon the ground staring at his own feet. It is only when he considers his own mortality that he clings to whatever God or Buddha offers him hope.”
― Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Vol. 4

“Rin: "You realize you two are trespassing, don't you? This place is my territory, get it? And anyone who comes into my territory without permission...has to pay a toll!"
Akira: "Toll...?"
Keisuke: "A...a girl??"
Rin: "Sorry to break it to you...but I'm packing!"
Keisuke: "P-packing...? What? !@*?!!”
― Suguro Chayamachi, Togainu No Chi 1

“My love for Neo-Tokyo is a bulbous mass
of post-human organic circuitry.
Cyperpunk is my mother tongue.
My love is a man-machine interface gun.”
― Yann Rousselot, Dawn of the Algorithm

“According to the Japan External Trade Organization, 60 percent of all TV cartoons worldwide are anime. Children's anime programs, such as Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon, rank in the top ten of American children's programming (third and sixth respectfully).”
― Susan J. Napier

“In the fusion of Akira's brightness and Sunyata's emptiness, we discover a universe where every moment is a convergence of infinite possibilities of quantum consciousness.”
― Amit Ray, Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity