Like many, Akira was my introduction to Anime and it really spoiled me. It was such a revelation that everything which came afterwards lived in it's mighty shadow.
Also the fact that is was all hand-drawn makes it so much more amazing. Seeing something done with CG (especially obvious CG) takes away some of the perception of skill. It goes from "wow!" to "Nice. But they did it on computers."
Also the fact that is was all hand-drawn makes it so much more amazing. Seeing something done with CG (especially obvious CG) takes away some of the perception of skill. It goes from "wow!" to "Nice. But they did it on computers."