AKIRA Fan Questionnaire

by Tetsuo

1. Introduce yourself.

2. When/where did you first learn about AKIRA?

3. Which came first for you, the movie or the manga?

4. Have you seen AKIRA in theaters?

5. What were your first impressions of AKIRA?

6. How much of a fan of AKIRA would you say you are? Obsessive, casual...?

7. When you saw the movie for the first time did you understand it? Or did you have to re-watch it?

8. What about the manga? Did it confuse you?

9. What version of the manga did you read the first time? (Dark Horse, Epic Comics, YOUNG, 35th box set, etc.)

10. What is your opinion of the Epic Comics colored version of AKIRA?

11. Have you played any of the video games based off the AKIRA film?

12. How many times have you watched the movie?

13. How many times have you read the manga?

14. Who voiced Kaneda best? Mitsuo Iwata, Cam Clarke, Johnny Yong Bosch, someone else?

15. Who voiced Tetsuo best? Nozomu Sasaki, Jan Rabson, Joshua Seth, someone else?

16. Did you know about Otomo's work before you saw AKIRA?

17. Which of Otomo's other works do you like or is your favorite?

18. Which do you like better, the movie or the manga? Why?

19. What about the planned animated series? Do you think it's still gonna happen? Are you excited for it or apprehensive?

20. Who is/are your favorite character(s)?

21. What is your favorite volume?

22. What about your favorite volume cover?

23. Do you have a favorite title page?

24. What's your favorite scene or part from the movie?

25. What's your favorite scene or part from the manga?

26. How about the opposite: What's your least favorite part of the movie? Why?

27. And the manga? Why?

28. Who are your least favorite character(s)?

29. How about your least favorite AKIRA volume cover?

30. Which song is your favorite from the AKIRA Soundtrack?

31. Have you listened to Geinoh Yamashirogumi besides the AKIRA Soundtrack? If not, you should.

32. Do you think anyone in AKIRA is "good" or "evil"?

33. What is your opinion on the attempts to make a live action AKIRA?

34. What do you think of the "AKIRA slide" meme?

35. What do you think of other AKIRA memes? (e.g. "Leave me alone!" or "KANEDAAAA! TETSUOOOO!")

36. Do you own any merchandise (fanmade or official) related to AKIRA?

37. If not, do you want to? Or, if you do, is there anything you wish you had?

38. How about tattoos related to AKIRA, do you have any?

39. Do you want any?

40. Have you ever been to special events related to AKIRA? Like a cel exhibition, etc.

41. Have you ever made fan works related to AKIRA? Art, writing, etc?

42. Ever dressed up as anybody from AKIRA?

43. Do you have a favorite "AKIRA artist"? (Not just art, maybe a writer or something else)

44. What's the best opinion or "take" on AKIRA you've seen?

45. What about the worst?

46. Do you think you have a "hot take" or different opinion on AKIRA?

47. Do you think AKIRA is underrated or overrated in any way?

48. If you had the chance to speak to Otomo or ask him any question about AKIRA, what would you say?

49. How has AKIRA impacted you?

50. Last question: What is AKIRA to you?