Not only is it praised for its retro animation, fantastic voice-acting and sentimentality, but being adapted from a Ted Hughes story,
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Akira
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Anime was barely realised before 1988, so despite only being successful in its native Japan to begin with, it is credited with being the movie to introduce the magic of Anime to America and the masses. It also was inspiration for movies like The Matrix and Chronicle.
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Fantasia
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Despite fairly positive reviews on its initial release, this struggled to make money due to its expensive technologies involving the new Fantasound. However, it boomed in the 1960s due to its psychedelic imagery. It's now regarded as one of the greatest animated films ever made!
