Above: People walk by a mural in Tokyo’s Shibuya district depicting scenes from the “Akira” manga.MATT SCHLEY Contributing writer “Akira” begins with a giant flash of light, signaling an explosion that decimates 1980s Tokyo and starts World War III. The film then jumps forward to 2019, a year in which the metropolis has rebuilt itself as Neo-Tokyo and is preparing … Continue reading Akira: Looking back at the future