The credits end.

Credits for photography, computer graphics, sound, music, and the Akira Committee.

Credits for animators, art, and photography staff.

The starfield fades to black as the voice acting credits complete and the credits for staff and animators begin.

Colonel Shikishima, Kaneda, Kei, and Kai travel back into a heavily damaged New Tokyo. A new universe is born as the end credits begin. With Sam Stovold and Barm.

Kai reunites with Kaneda and Kei. The three wonder about Tetsuo's fate and are bathed by a beam of sunlight breaking through the clouds. With David Fruchter.

Kei finds Kaneda as he clasps between his hands the shrinking bubble of light that had engulfed his friend. With David Fruchter.

The sphere that had engulfed Tetsuo collapsed, causing destruction for Dr. Onishi's lab and many skyscrapers. With David Fruchter.

Kaneda wakes from his memory when he hears Kei calling his name. The sphere of destruction widens. Dr. Onishi tries to make sense of the data he's gathering. With David Fruchter.

Kaneda floats through a double helix of debris, and then relives the moment from his childhood when he befriended Tetsuo. With David Fruchter.

In the children's memories, they undergo operations and explore their psychic powers under the supervision of lab technicians. In the present, they explain to Kaneda that they have called Akira to help them deal with Tetsuo. With Curtis Bloes.

Kaneda moves from Tetsuo's memories to memories of Takashi, Masaru, Kiyoko, and Akira as children. With Curtis Bloes.

Within the bubble created by Akira, Kaneda floats among the wreckage of the city and then enters into Tetsuo's memories. With Curtis Bloes.

The psychic children decide to sacrifice themselves by going into the expanding white bubble to save Kaneda. With Curtis Bloes.

Kiyoko teleports Colonel Shikishima to safety as an expanding white bubble threatens to engulf both Tetsuo and Kaneda. With Curtis Bloes.

Tetsuo almost engulfs the Colonel and the psychic children, but the canisters break open and Akira appears. With Eric Ambler.

By shooting through it with his laser gun, Kaneda manages to escape the ever-growing mass of flesh that Tetsuo has become. The fountain of flesh approaches Colonel Shikishima, who tries to warn the psychic children. Meanwhile Dr. Onishi stares at the pattern projected in his mobile lab. With Eric Ambler.

Tetsuo's body reaches out and engulfs Kaori and Kaneda. The psychic children sit concentrating in front of the Akira samples. Tetsuo pleads for help from Kaneda as his body crushes Kaori to death. With Eric Ambler.

Kaneda scores a laser shot which Tetsuo deflects with his new metal arm. Kiyoko heralds the coming of Akira as the sample jars begin to bubble. Tetsuo's body suddenly grows monstrously huge. With Eric Ambler.

Kaneda grazes Tetsuo with a laser cannon shot. The psychic children appear on the scene. With Eric Ambler.