Shotaro Kaneda

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Shotaro Kaneda (Japanese: 金田 正太郎, Hepburn: Kaneda Shōtarō) is the main protagonist of the manga series Akira, written by Katsuhiro Otomo. He is an antiheroic, brash, carefree delinquent and the leader of a motorcycle gang. Kaneda is best friends with Tetsuo Shima, a member who he has known since childhood, but their friendship was ruined after Tetsuo gained and abused his psychic powers. He becomes involved with the terrorist resistance movement and forms an attraction for their member Kei, which eventually develops into a strong romantic bond between the two. Kaneda eventually takes it upon himself to fight Tetsuo before he continues killing other people. Inspired by Tetsujin 28-go, Otomo created Kaneda's characterization based on his own youth. Otomo drew his fight scenes with a gun and bike carefully to avoid making him look too cool. The character was voiced by Mitsuo Iwata in Japanese while Cam Clarke and Johnny Yong Bosch replaced him for the two English dubs. Despite mixed commentary...

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