What? No Couch Gag?
July 6, 2015 2:44 AM Subscribe
Remember "Bartkira" (previously here), which adapted the manga Akira into the world of The Simpsons? (Now with a website where you can read the first three volumes) Of course you know Akira was adapted into an anime, and now, so has Bartkira... kind of... at least a shot-for-shot remake of the Akira trailer. (For comparison, the original Akira trailer it's modeled from.)
The evil genius behind animating Bartkira is Kaitlin P. Sullivan, who coordinated with Ryan Humphrey and James Harvey of the manga project, as well as over 30 other animators and creatives. Which is not so much compared to her previous project with 240 other animators, "Moon Animate, Make-Up!" (previously here)
Correction: there is kind of a couch gag...
The evil genius behind animating Bartkira is Kaitlin P. Sullivan, who coordinated with Ryan Humphrey and James Harvey of the manga project, as well as over 30 other animators and creatives. Which is not so much compared to her previous project with 240 other animators, "Moon Animate, Make-Up!" (previously here)
Correction: there is kind of a couch gag...
Of course, the best Akira homage in American animation was the first episode of Batman Beyond and its bike chase with the Jokerz gang.
posted by sukeban at 4:35 AM on July 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by sukeban at 4:35 AM on July 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
Any news on the utterly doomed Hollywood remake of Akira?
posted by GallonOfAlan at 4:41 AM on July 6, 2015
posted by GallonOfAlan at 4:41 AM on July 6, 2015
it remains doomed
posted by DoctorFedora at 4:51 AM on July 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by DoctorFedora at 4:51 AM on July 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Man, that music gets me every. time.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 5:17 AM on July 6, 2015 [6 favorites]
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 5:17 AM on July 6, 2015 [6 favorites]
There's also an auction of Bartkira art for charity on ebay (not sure if that's been announced yet, I got an email as I did a few pages)
posted by The River Ivel at 6:49 AM on July 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by The River Ivel at 6:49 AM on July 6, 2015 [2 favorites]
Ralph Wiggum as Akira is too perfect.
posted by a lungful of dragon at 7:14 AM on July 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by a lungful of dragon at 7:14 AM on July 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
Ralph Wiggum as Akira is too perfect.
So it's technically Ralphkira.
posted by GuyZero at 9:11 AM on July 6, 2015
So it's technically Ralphkira.
posted by GuyZero at 9:11 AM on July 6, 2015
Bart is Kaneda.
posted by sotonohito at 9:48 AM on July 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by sotonohito at 9:48 AM on July 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
Milhouse is Tetsuo, which makes much more sense. That trailer was fantastic.
posted by salmacis at 10:54 AM on July 6, 2015
posted by salmacis at 10:54 AM on July 6, 2015
There's also an auction of Bartkira art for charity on ebay
This may be the greatest work of art ever.
OK, well, maybe not, but it's awesome.
posted by GuyZero at 11:00 AM on July 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
This may be the greatest work of art ever.
OK, well, maybe not, but it's awesome.
posted by GuyZero at 11:00 AM on July 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
And featuring Dr. Nick as the Scientist. (I can't stop watching this, it's so good.)
posted by a lungful of dragon at 12:05 PM on July 6, 2015
posted by a lungful of dragon at 12:05 PM on July 6, 2015
hahaha the cat lady as the prophet! This is pure gold.
posted by yoHighness at 1:27 PM on July 6, 2015
posted by yoHighness at 1:27 PM on July 6, 2015
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