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Kei is the deuteragonist of the 1982 psychological cyberpunk series Akira and its 1998 anime film adaptation. She is the member of the anti-government organization and the love interest of Kaneda.
History[]
Kei is the young female member of the anti-government organization. Kei helped Ryu, and the man kidnaps Takashi during a point in the film, and witnessed his full telekinetic powers, before being arrested.
During her confrontation with Kaneda who freed her from the detention faculity, he invited her out for drinks, but only replied with thanks before disappearing once more. After an explosion at a mall, Kaneda saw her running with Ryu and helped her escape certain death after she killed a police officer. She made it to the meeting point, and saved Kaneda's life, when her fellow members of the resistance, wanted to kill him - believing him to be a spy. When Kaneda learned the location where Tetsuo was being held, he offered to help them and staged an escape.
After being chased down the sewers, they hijacked a hovering bike, where Kiyoko channeled through her discovering her latent abilities. After Tetsuo managed to escape himself, she and Kaneda were apprehended by the military and held in a prison cell, where she explained who Akira was.
"Akira is ultimate energy. Humans do all kinds of things in their lifetime right? Discovering things, building things, like houses, bridges, high speed trains, rockets. So where do you think all that energy comes from?" After the door to the cell was unlocked, they made their way down to the river in which they find Kaisuke. Takashi appears and takes her with him to much of Kaneda's suprise. Kei involuntarily walks down to the river top of the water and went away with Takashi. The Espers use her to object Tetsuo in a climactic battle, unaware of the abilities she can wield. During the battle, she is injured and is rescued by Kaisuke. After Kaneda experiences Akira, Kai communicates with with him which takes him back to his reality. Kaneda awakens to discover that Kei and Kai have survived, and they drive away into the ruins of Neo-Tokyo together.
Manga version[]
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Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- In the streamline dub, Kei’s Name is spelled as Kay in the early English transitions. But in the pioneer dub, Her name is spelled as Kei in a Japanese pronouncation to fit the story.
- In the pioneer dub, She is voiced by Wendee Lee who also voiced Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop, and Yoruichi Shihōin from Bleach.