In the 21st Century, 30 years after a devasting global nuclear war, mankind is once again on the brink of total annihilation. In a world populated by rival motorcycle gangs and petty politicians, a powerful psychic force, known only as "AKIRA" suddenly resurfaces in Neo-Tokyo. Tetsuo--a young inexperienced biker--is driven beyond the boundaries of sanity by the power of AKIRA and forced to conjure up demons laying within his subconscious