Legacy
- In various interviews with the U.S. edition of Shonen Jump, Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto has cited the Akira manga and anime as major influences, particularly as the basis of his own manga career.
- Acclaimed anime director Satoshi Kon was credited for some of the artwork in the Marvel editions of Akira.
- Josh Trank the director of the film Chronicle cited Akira as an influence.
- Sean Lennon has expressed being a fan of the story, since he was a child living in Japan.
- The Akira Class starship from the Star Trek Franchise, and first introduced in Star Trek First Contact, was named after the anime by its designer Alex Jaeger, of Industrial Light & Magic.
- Akira also inspired The Matrix, and Otomo can be seen with The Wachowskis in a group photo, along with Moebius and Rintaro.
- In The King of Fighters 2002, Kusanagi and K9999 have an Akira-esque intro before they fight, since Kusanagi has the same voice as Shotaro Kaneda and K9999 has the same voice as Tetsuo Shima. For more information, see Akira (film).
- Kanye West has a tribute to the anime film in his Stronger video.
- M83 has created a two part tribute to Akira (and other influences) with their videos for Midnight City and Reunion
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