

At the end of _Akira_ , there is a massive power release; then:

> Tetsuo manages to gain full control over his powers, and these abilities end
> up creating a new Big Bang in another dimension.

After this event, Tetsuo says the following: "I am Tetsuo."

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Why did he say this? What meaning does it have?


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Why does Tetsuo say "I am Tetsuo" at the end of Akira?


Testuo (probably like Akira before him) finally gains full control of his
powers, and uses it to initiate the creation of a new universe. In effect he
is now the creator god of this new universe, and he proclaims this at the end:

"I am Tetsuo"

_This_ is the real Tetsuo, he is saying. His essence without the limiting
shell of his mortal body. The pure energy of his being distilled into a pocket
universe.


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I think I may disagree a little here, since one of the main themes of the film
is evolution and the main subtext is about puberty, (Tetsuo being unable to
"control his body" and his inability to "ride Kaneda's bike") I think Tetsuo
simply reached the next step in our plane of existence. Like Akira, Tetsuo has
accepted his role as a superior being; however, since he is aware of the
damage that he creates (told through dream sequences, and Kaneda's exploration
of his psyche), he is also partly human. He is aware of any and all change
around him, including the change within himself. He undergoes a total
metamorphosis, completing his evolutionary destiny. By recognizing that he is
a supreme being with mortal qualities, he comes to accept himself thus his
statement, that he's neither the experiment known as #41, nor is he the
resentful boy, he is and has always been, Tetsuo.


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I do not negate or confirm whether he has created a new universe or just come
to terms with his pubescent angst... I would say it is just as likely that he
is merely coming to terms with **death**? But, what is the difference? That is
the beauty of the story. It could be all three... I mean, creating a new
universe and now becoming its god, that's insane. Not to say impossible, but
in our view it would be the same as death.

I am curious about the puberty undertones, I can see that but I have to say
_undertone_ , no more. I feel that Akira is social commentary at it's peak and
puberty may be a theme, but not the main one. I like the idea of a new
universe but I feel that it is not obviously stated. Yet I cannot deny that it
is a great analysis of the ending. So, having never read the manga, because I
am a cheap jerk or whatever, I feel that Tetsuo dies. He dies, only in our
eyes. It is a perfect ending. We do not know what comes after death, and I
agree the theme is about the Star Child, human evolution, 2001 Space Odyssey,
etc. So all these interpretations are essentially the same ending. AMAZING. I
don't know. AKIRA! Every time I watch it I am blown away. Tears. Amazed. Or as
Kei said, "Fantastic."


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It is due to he and Akira moving on to another plane of reality and creating a
new universe. This directly correlates to the ending of the manga when Kaneda
is trapped inside the energy wave as Akira engulfs Tetsuo to keep him from
getting too out of control. Those pages talk about the initial genetic testing
on humans which led the test subjects towards a new step in evolution. The
conclusion being the possibility of creating a new universe via the powers
granted through genetic manipulation and high doses of experimental drugs over
subsequent generations of test subjects. Ultimately, the power talked about in
both the film and the comic is "the power". It is the power that drives
physics, chemistry, and all of life. It is the power to both create and
destroy.


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"I am Tetsuo" is a great and memorable line, but albeit a tricky one to
decipher. I believe the intent is to serve two points to the audience,
anything further might be reading too much into it.

The first point serves to inform to the user that Tetsuo is still "alive" (as
in he' still out there), but not necessarily in a physical sense. The second
point serves to point out to the audience the _individual_ entity know as
"Tetsuo" still exists. Not as part of Akira or as a new merged entity, but as
Tetsuo in one form or another.

Though this doesn't necessarily doesn't explain or foreshadows anything, it's
a reminder to the audience that somewhere in the vastness of space of that
world... Tetsuo is out there.


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I believe that Tetsuo had created a new world to inhabit as a higher power and
not in a firey passion but in a benevolent society. Perhaps he had just said I
am Tetsuo to to hint at his conciouaness thrives on.


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