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There is a terrible secret hiding under Akira’s Olympics. In the Akira movie, spoiler alert, the Olympic Stadium is literally built on the remains of a human weapon named Akira. But in reality, this seems to mirror Japan’s own connection to the Olympics–one of horror and rebirth.

Written by Tyler Knudsen & Sophie Lasken

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Sources:

[Young Magazine No24] https://bit.ly/3iQB9NW
[BFI] Akira (BFI Film Classics) by Michelle Le Blanc
[Empire] Akira: The Story Behind The Film by Andrew Osmond - https://bit.ly/3sXBIM5
[Forbes] Katsuhiro Otomo On Creating 'Akira' And Designing The Coolest Bike In All Of Manga And Anime by Ollie Barder - https://bit.ly/3JEOUeR
[Slashfilm] The Anime Classic 'Akira' Foresaw The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics – And Its Empty Stadium - https://bit.ly/3zqycLy
[AV Club] Thirty years ago, Akira predicted the chaos of 2020 - https://bit.ly/3EOZNqU
[​​animenewsnetwork] We Could Have Had Akira and Mario at the Olympics Opening Ceremony - https://bit.ly/3FXslzS
[Anime Encyclopedia] The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation
[XII Olympiad Wiki] 1940 Summer Olympics - https://bit.ly/34uW1Xn
[Mukden Wiki] - Mukden Incident - https://bit.ly/3qTHax6
[Unit 731 Wiki] - Unit 731 - https://bit.ly/3q12KAs
[Occupation Wiki] - Occupation of Japan - https://bit.ly/3pZuNjO
[‘64 Olympics Wiki] - 1964 Summer Olympics - https://bit.ly/32OdFVz
[Tokyo Olympiad Wiki] - Tokyo Olympiad -
[LWL] - Akira and the traumatic spectre of nuclear war - Little White Lies - https://bit.ly/3qVvR7t
[Cherry Blossoms Wiki] Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night - https://bit.ly/32T8weT
[Reuters] Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19 - https://reut.rs/3q5HKIX
[CBS News] Cancel the Tokyo Olympics? It's unlikely. Here's why - https://cbsn.ws/33jboS8
[2020 Olympics Wiki] 2020 Summer Olympics - https://bit.ly/3t5Jcgj
[Hirohito Wiki] Hirohito - https://bit.ly/33bzf62
[US Biowarfare Wiki] - ​​United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories - https://bit.ly/3f6PdRM
[Guardian] - Unit 731: Japan discloses details of notorious chemical warfare division - https://bit.ly/3qQPApD
[Akira Fandom] https://akira.fandom.com
[Bubble Economy Wiki] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanes...
[Japan Times] https://bit.ly/3tQzZIH

Music:
Epidemic Sound

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Sigma 18-35mm Lens
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