AKIRA: Kaneda Faces Tetsuo Blob Form – Production Douga (Toho, 1988)

AKIRA: Kaneda Faces Tetsuo Blob Form – Production Douga (Toho, 1988)

We open a new chapter in our cel showcase with nothing less than a holy relic from AKIRA — the 1988 masterpiece by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by TOHO. A film that forever redefined animation, not just in Japan but across the world.

This production douga comes from 01:51:01:00, as Kaneda confronts a now grotesquely mutating Tetsuo, mid-transformation into his infamous blob form. The moment is charged with emotional weight and terrifying spectacle — a metaphor for power unchained, identity lost, and friendship tested.

The sketch is dynamic, violent, and haunting — capturing a split-second of chaos that still resonates almost 40 years later. Every line screams Otomo’s perfectionism and visionary direction.

This is not just anime. This is cinema.