Akira(アキラ) is a Visual novel adventure game based on the 1988 animated movie version of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga of the same title. It was released in 1988 by Taito for the Nintendo video game console exclusively in Japan. The player takes the role of Kaneda, who begins the game when his motorcycle gang is taken to police custody after the abduction of their friend Tetsuo by the military.