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Shotaro Kaneda (éç°ćŁĺ¤Şé, Kaneda ShĹtarĹ) was the leader of The Capsules and is the main protagonist of the manga and anime. Kaneda is childhood friends with Tetsuo Shima.Kaneda is portrayed as the main symbol of defiance against traditional forms of authority, particularly Colonel Shikishima, being very rebellious and anarchic. His fellow bikers and classmates all describe him as being "egotistical", as he likes to show off in everything that he does. He is known to act before thinking things through, which gets him into trouble several times. Despite his failings, Kaneda is brave, independent and has a heart of gold. Beneath his tough and cocky exterior, he looks out for the safety and well-being of the members of his biker gang (most notably Tetsuo Shima, his best friend), and becomes angry to the point of tears when he loses one of them. Kaneda is very trusting in his friends, but is vengeful when that trust is broken.
Kaneda is a young man standing at near average height, with short black hair and dark eyes. His most notable feature is his attire that consisted of a red biker jacket that had its sleeves pulled up, on it's back is a large design of a capsule. He wears biker jeans that are similar in color to the inside of his jacket and dark red biker boots. On his hands he wears red motorcycle gloves. Under his jacket he wears a yellow short-sleeved T-shirt.
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Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated science fiction action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto and based on Otomo's manga of the same name, focusing mainly on the first half of the story. The film depicts a dystopian version of Tokyo in the year 2019, with cyberpunk tones. The plot focuses on teenage biker Tetsuo Shima and his psychic powers, and the leader of his biker gang, Shotaro Kaneda. Several parties, including Kaneda, resistance terrorist Kei, Colonel Shikishima of the JSDF and a trio of espers, attempt to prevent Tetsuo from releasing the imprisoned psychic Akira. While most of the character designs and settings were adapted from the original manga, the restructured plot of the movie differs considerably from the print version, pruning much of the last half of the manga.