Why 160,000 Hand-Drawn Cels Broke Animation Forever | Akira (1988)

Golden Flicker

In 1988, a team of animators completed 160,000 hand-drawn cels to produce the most technically ambitious animated film ever attempted. This is the hidden production history of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and how it permanently rewired global cinema. In this deep-dive video from Golden Flicker, we revea