> an advanced style in a medium nobody had really explored with a cohesive well thought out message. Only of you ignore Miyazaki. Nausicaa and to a lesser exte

> an advanced style in a medium nobody had really explored with a cohesive well thought out message. Only of you ignore Miyazaki. Nausicaa and to a lesser extent Castle in the Sky aren’t cyberpunk, but definitely pushed the state of the art and storytelling forward with universally applicable narratives. I’m not saying Akira isn’t good or that the viewing wasn’t serendipitous, but it certainly wasn’t alone in what was happening in Japan at the time.