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Is it a general fear of poor quality adaptation in general?
Can't speak for the community, but this is it for me. In a world of Charlie's Angel's, Avatar, Daredevil, Batman and Robin, both Mortal Kombat movies, Tomb Raider, and Scooby-Doo (to name the ones that come to mind immediately) I can't see something like Akira being done well.

This is a movie that has similarly been in development hell for years, has been cast with recognizable white actors with recognizable Japanese names for marketing's sake, has a near-unrecognizable plot in relation to the original, and is being directed by the genius who brought us the classics "Orphan" and "House of Wax."

And no, seeing a trailer is not going to get my hopes up. Terrible movies can have decent trailers. You'll be aware of nothing more than the skill of the director of the trailer.