The directors of “Matrix” showed Keanu Reeves the legendary anime “Akira”

A couple of years ago it was revealed that Keanu Reeves is an anime fan to such an extent that many began to call him otaku, as a great follower of these Japanese animations. What was unknown until now was how he got into this industry, and the actor blames the “Matrix” directors, the Wachowskis, for showing him “Akira”.

In his recent appearance at San Diego Comic Con of 2022, Keanu Reeves revealed how he became interested in anime; a situation in which the Wachoswki sisters have had a lot of participation, showing them great classics of Japanese animation that yes or yes are unmissable if you are a fan of this world.

During the “Matrix” era, the Wachoswki sisters made Keanu Reeves watch “Akira” and “Ghost in the Shell”‘, where great anime works that are now considered industry classics and which, of course, were the actor’s first step into this world.

It is not surprising that the directors asked the famous actor to watch these two souls, since all of them the ‘Matrix’ saga has a strong influence of ‘Akira’ and ‘Ghost in the Shell’; but it is shocking that the first Japanese animations that the performer saw were these, because it is well known among the fans of the sector that they are heavy stories to keep an eye on for those who just want to know this type of productions.

Keanu Reeves, from the vision of anime to the creation of his own

The revelation about “Akira” and “Ghost in the Shell” doesn’t come out of nowhere, as Keanu Reeves shared it during his participation in Comic Con 2022 due to the anime adaptation he has in development on his comic, ” BRZRKR “, on the Netflix platform.

Although there hasn’t been an advance on the type of trailer, some details have been released on the production of the anime “BRZRKR”. Such is the case with the confirmation of a second season, because although a second part has not yet been released, it is already secured on the streaming giant’s platform.

On the other hand, the release date of “BRZRKR” is still unknown and although progress has been made on it, they cannot reveal much yet. Fans of this comic and of Kenu Reeves himself, who will also star in the adaptation, will have to wait a little longer before Netflix has its first premieres ready.