American Akira is a YouTube video by Harry Partridge on what the classic anime film Akira might be like if it were developed especially for Americans.Laughing Squid: What If Akira Was Made For An American Audience? (December 4, 2008)

The video opens on a baseball lot in NeoTokyo, where Kanada and his gang are celebrating after a game.YouTube: The American Akira (Coming 2011) (Time: 1:09)

No time to talk, guys, evil scientists and wrinkly children in flying chairs are holding our friend Katsuo captive and performing experiments on him.... (pause). And the prom's tomorrow! Now, we're going to show those douche bags they can't mess with us, or my name isn't Kanada Washington Sawyer Fenn Bush Cheney Pamela Anderson Lee!—KanadaYouTube: The American Akira (Coming 2011) (Time: 1:09)

• YouTube: The American Akira (Coming 2011) (Time: 1:09)