This is the end. The story of Akira comes to an end with the sixth volume where we learn the fate of Akira, Tetsuo, Kaneda, Kei and many others. I won't go into details.
I'm not going to lie. I had no clue what happened at the end and had to look it up online. When I was scrolling through the results, it looked like I wasn't the only one who had that issue. I really did enjoy the entire story, even though on the surface, it isn't really the kind of story that sounds like it would appeal to me. It was just at the end, everything went all strange, and I got confused. In that respect, I'd usually take many points off, but for some reason, I still enjoyed this a lot. It was unique and something out of the norm of my usual genres. This particular manga was instrumental in spreading the artform beyond the shores of Japan, especially in France and America. I think that's pretty cool.
I watched the movie a while back, and apparently it was different from the manga. I mentioned that I'd like to watch it again, so I'm going to have to track it down again and give it a watch. I can't really remember the end, so I'm wondering how it compares.
Overall, it's getting a Good Story! review. I didn't understand all of it, but I was able to get some clarity from the internet. I read a couple different views, and it was interesting to see how people interpreted the story. If you're interested in a good, cyberpunk manga with some cool themes, you might want to check out Akira!
