Was just re-watching Akira so my daughter could see it for the first time and I realized the story takes place this year! Fortunately, no city-destroying espers so far! (Still five months to go though!) If you haven't seen it, it's worth a look. It's pretty serious. It also seems that there is a 4K remaster coming out, a new animated series and a live-action adaptation!

All of the trailers give too much away, you should just go in cold...

I re-watched that a few months ago, I think it was on Hulu? I still enjoy it!

AKKIIIIIRRRAAA!

Hopefully it will fare better than the live action Robotech and Neogenesis attempts.