Neo-Tokyo is gearing up for the Olympics which will be held there. These events mean little to Kaneda and his motorcycle gang. Their goal in life is to have a good time, without getting into any real trouble. However, trouble finds them as one of the bikers, Tetsuo, 'runs into' a psychic kid and is taken away.
Kaneda finds that this is all linked to a dark mysterious secret called 'Akira'. The plot is some-what confusing, but this is one of the most technically impressive anime movies to date. (copy from other site) ^-^