From the box:
In the 21st century, 30 years after a devastating 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 - driven beyond the boundries of sanity by the power of
AKIRA, is forced to conjure up demons laying within his
subconscious.
AKIRA redefines the very essence of the medium... a mindboggling film unlike anything ever seen before... a milestone in the history of Japanese animation.