By offering mature art and story lines , `` [ 'Akira ' ] saved anime , '' said Wos , who is collaborating with Peacock on the `` Art of Akira '' exhibit . `` `` Akira '' '' ushered in a new wave of sophisticated and diverse anime . Many backgrounds created for Akira can be appreciated as standalone works of art . Kramer is exhibiting his personal collection of `` Akira '' cels at Pittsburgh . Says 160,000 follower : ` ` Akira '' is `` considered the pinnacle of animated art .
`` `` Akira '' '' ushered in a new wave of sophisticated and diverse anime . Many backgrounds created for Akira can be appreciated as standalone works of art . Kramer is exhibiting his personal collection of `` Akira '' cels at Pittsburgh . Says 160,000 follower : `` Akira '' is `` considered the pinnacle of animated art .