Finally, scrap your Canadian DVD release of Akira now that the new Special Edition is coming. This DVD is packed with features that only owners of the Criterion Laserdisc were privy to and then some. For one, the new dub features the original/international script found on the subtitled version which is much easier to understand. The most exciting aspect of this new DVD double set is the restoration by THX and the newly remastered soundtrack. At long last, this cherished Anime classic gets the complete treatment it deserved for nearly a decade.