:44:03
Neo Tokyo is going to change.
:44:07
In all respects, this city is saturated.
It's like an overripe fruit.
:44:12
And within it is a new seed.
:44:15
We only need to wait for the
wind which will make it fall.
:44:19
The wind called Akira!
:44:22
Ryu, look!
:44:26
What is it?
:44:27
We aren't the ones who will change it,
:44:30
but rather, those citizens
who hope for Akira will.
:44:34
That which is called science
perverts providence!
:44:38
That which is called progress
encourages extravagance!
:44:41
That which is called civilization
devastates the spirit of man!
:44:43
That which is called civilization
devastates the spirit of man!
:44:46
The time of atonement is upon us!
:44:50
The time of his awakening is nigh!
:44:52
The time of Lord Akira's
awakening draws near!
:44:55
Are your hearts prepared?!
:44:56
Are your hearts prepared?!
:44:59
Holding meetings
here is prohibited!
:45:01
Break up this illegal gathering!
:45:04
Terrorist activities carried out by...
:45:06
...anti-government elements
have skyrocketed this month.
:45:10
The army, riot police, and even traffic
police have been fully mobilized.
:45:14
The overtime costs alone have
used up the public safety budget.
:45:18
And then there's the
abduction of Number 26!
:45:20
Isn't their existence supposed
to be highest of state secrets?
:45:23
No one's ever heard of "Peace and
Order" here in Neo Tokyo, then?
:45:27
And then there's this request of yours...
:45:31
...for further funding because of
subject Number 25's prediction.
:45:36
You must be joking!
:45:37
We Parliament members have been
begging the public to bear with us...
:45:42
...while we straighten out the former Prime
Minister's historic tax reform blunders,
:45:48
so where, exactly, are we supposed
to get that kind of money?!
:45:51
You've spent a fortune, and all we have to
show for it is that grotesque kindergarten!
:45:56
The Olympics are next year.
The postwar period is over.
:45:58
How much longer will you keep
spending money on some ghost?!