What is Akira's IQ Score?

Akira has an IQ Score of 173/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 46/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 38/50 Educational Value, and 46/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Akira educational?

Akira is strong on Educational Value, 38/50 on TVI's rubric, which rates the density and integration of substantive information within the work.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's current published formula is round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers. TVI publishes a three-dimension breakdown only when those values reproduce the displayed composite. The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Akira IQ Score 173/200

Akira has an IQ Score of 173/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-08-22·Methodology

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173/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Exceptional cognitive and educational substance, delivered with craft that sustains close attention

Akira poster, IQ Score 173/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Legacy score. Published under our earlier workflow, before the current standard took effect in August 2026. A founder reviewed and approved it against our methodology, under a process that does not meet the standard we hold now. What this means →

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Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

Cinematic Score/50

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4) · How we score →

What these dimensions mean

Cognitive Stimulation: observable narrative complexity, conceptual density, ambiguity, inference, and sustained intellectual demands in the work.
Educational Value: the density and integration of substantive academic, historical, scientific, cultural, ethical, or practical information in the work.
Craft & Quality: production excellence in service of the work, its direction, writing, performance, and aesthetic intent.
Cinematic Score: composition quality, emotional impact, and how the music integrates with the work. Does not affect the IQ Score.

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The Verdict

Best forAnimation and sci-fi viewers who want to see where modern cyberpunk's visual grammar began

Skip ifGraphic body horror and a dense final act are not what you signed up for

Use it asA benchmark screening for how far hand-drawn spectacle can go

Why you should trust this score

Scored under Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician and founding editor. Maintains the adult catalog against the published rubric and reviews the rubric application.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.3.1

Formula

round((C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4)

Database scale

2,606 titles, version-controlled

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TVI Essential · Consensus

Akira scores 173/200 on the TVI IQ Score, placing it in the Masterclass tier. Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cyberpunk masterpiece redefined animation worldwide; its vision of Neo-Tokyo remains the benchmark for animated sci-fi spectacle and storytelling ambition, earning Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, and Lasting Significance. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cyberpunk masterpiece redefined animation worldwide; its vision of Neo-Tokyo remains the benchmark for animated sci-fi spectacle and storytelling ambition

People & Production Katsuhiro Otomo · TMS Entertainment · Japan 26 connections