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Akira Number 2

2014

A scrappy, punchy schoolyard brawler that breezes by on fight energy and simple rivalry.

Directed by
Norihisa Yoshimura
Genres
Action
Starring
Manami Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Kido, Shodai Fukuyama
Overview
Akira, is trying his best to become the strongest in his high school, not in terms of intelligence but through fighting since this high school revolves around fighting for the top spot instead of education. Even teachers can't resist the fighting and are nearly forced to overlook the violence. Akira wants to dethrone the current No.1 Tsutomu but to get there he has to take on a few more challengers since most of them want to take the spot for themselves.

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Directed by
Norihisa Yoshimura
Genres
Action
Starring
Manami Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Kido, Shodai Fukuyama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • violence
  • power
  • coming-of-age
  • rebellion
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action
Directed by
Norihisa Yoshimura
Written by
Sakurako Inoue, Norihisa Yoshimura
Starring
Manami Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Kido, Shodai Fukuyama, Maasa Igarashi, Ryota Ozawa
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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