アキラ(AKIRA) is a Japanese manga and anime film set in the mythical year of 2019 and follows the exploits of a biker gang member who finds himself in the crossfires of shady government research and the laws of the universe itself.

It’s implied that WW3 started due to Akira’s awakening which led to an explosion in the middle of Tokyo. But, if this explosion was caused by the Japanese…why did WW3 start?

My current (hilarious) thought is that the Japanese caused WW3, then blamed outsiders (possibly the Americans), which then caused WW3. They then won the war.
How do I know they won? They’re still an independent entity and are insanely militarized by Japanese standards.

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