Watch ‘Akira’ and Other Katsuhiro Otomo Anime Films for Free!

If you’re looking for more anime films to watch while staying at home, you’re definitely in luck! Now you can watch Katsuhiro Otomo’s popular anime movies online for free.

He first started as a manga artist, then is later highly recognized as one of the most influential people in the anime and manga industry due to his massive contribution to the mentioned mediums. Some of Otomo’s notable works are Akira, Steam Boy, Short Peace, and Memories.

If you are interested to watch these movies, you can watch them on the Japanese video streaming side Abema. Each movie is free for one week. Streaming of the movie Akira will begin on Sunday, May 3 at 9pm. This will then followed by Steam Boy (May 10), Short Peace (May 17), and Memories (May 24).

About Akira

Japan, 1988. An explosion caused by a young boy with psychic powers tears through the city of Tokyo and ignites the fuse that leads to World War III. In order to prevent any further destruction, he is captured and taken into custody, never to be heard from again. Now, in the year 2019, a restored version of the city known as Neo-Tokyo—an area rife with gang violence and terrorism against the current government—stands in its place. Here, Shoutarou Kaneda leads “the Capsules,” a group of misfits known for riding large, custom motorcycles and being in constant conflict with their rivals “the Clowns.”

During one of these battles, Shoutarou’s best friend Tetsuo Shima is caught up in an accident with an esper who finds himself in the streets of Tokyo after escaping confinement from a government institution. Through this encounter, Tetsuo begins to develop his own mysterious abilities, as the government seeks to quarantine this latest psychic in a desperate attempt to prevent him from unleashing the destructive power that could once again bring the city to its knees.

About Steam Boy

Ray is a young wunderkind inventor living in Victorian England. His life is turned upside down when he receives a special package hailing from the United States, sent by his grandfather, Lloyd Steam. The package contains a device called a Steam Ball, a device so powerful that it can drive any machine that requires steam with a nearly limitless amount of energy.

Ray is instructed to not let the Steam Ball fall into the wrong hands, which include the mighty O’Hara Foundation, who desperately want to bring the Steam Ball back into their control so they can achieve their less than noble goals.

He will need to use every bit of his brilliance in order to dodge the countless goons that are sent to snatch the device from him. It will be a battle between good and evil, a battle for redemption, a battle for the future!

About Short Peace

A traveller is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine, a white bear defends the royal family from a red demon, and ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.

About Memories

Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres.

Magnetic Rose

In the far reaches of space, after tracing a distress signal to a large abandoned space station, a pair of engineers—Heintz Beckner and Miguel Costrela—find a derelict mansion and decide to explore on foot. Their investigation reveals a dark secret surrounding the fate of Eva Friedel, a renowned opera singer with a tragic history. Hallucinations soon begin to plague them, and they must fight to retain their sanity in order to escape the station alive.

Stink Bomb

Hapless lab technician Nobuo Tanaka consumes some pills at his laboratory to cure a cold. Unknown to him, however, the pills are actually experimental drugs that enhance his flatulence to a lethal degree. As the toxic gas escaping him kills everyone in his vicinity, he is ordered by his superiors to retreat to the company headquarters in Tokyo. The journey to the city is made all the more arduous as Nobuo struggles with his deadly odor while the police, military, and foreign adversaries are hot on his trail. 

Cannon Fodder

In a fortress city filled to the brim with cannons, a young boy wishes to surpass his father by becoming a revered artillery officer. Despite no proof of an enemy nation, he cannot resist the urge to partake in the daily bombardment routines organized by the city. Whether at school or just before bedtime, he only dreams of someday firing a cannon for the sake of his homeland.

Be sure to watch these awesome films made by a great Japanese anime genius!

Source: SoraNews (with synopsis from MAL)