 If you liked Akira |  ...then you might like Devilman: Crybaby |
The psychological anguish felt - hopefully viewers of one are ready for another go with the other. Crybaby - it's not just a nickname for Akira, but more of the viewer as well, yet not in a negative manner. The worlds in these horror series are just that messed up.
report Recommended by Yemi_Hikari
Akira has a similar apocalyptic kind of story with a really fast pacing, making they feel a bit similar not only as narratives, but as experiences too. While the manga that originated Akira is from the 80s, Devilman Crybaby is based on a 70s manga, which means that while there is an age gap between the original stories, they are both adaptations of older manga.
Both have a sense of philosophical storytelling in it and of course an especially big focus on the ultra violence to to help spice the story up.
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Aside from the fact that the protagonist from Devilman is literally called "Akira" (which actually has nothing to do with the movie) both feature a simillar archeotype of protagonist who gets consumed by some power, both have unique and visually great animations, both feature a large-scale deconstruction in the end, and both make a simillar serious/bizarre approach to their respective worlds