In a message dated 6/30/01 1:45:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
azabaro@ix.netcom.com writes:


> Akira is sorta considered a classic, though that may only be because
> it's one of the few anime shown theatrically in the US. And it was
> apparently the anime that first caught Roger Ebert's eye, and got
> him reviewing anime...
> 
> 

Thanks for pointing this out Alan.. that Akira is a classic that is... I 
always thought of it in that context too, and I was surprised when other list 
members sorta put it down..  when I was younger the only anime I had ever 
heard of was Akira, it was a big thing then..
Mel