Akudama Drive
Also known as: アクダマドライブ
Akudama Drive is a TV series by Studio Pierrot that premiered in Fall 2020. It is finished airing with 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Average AniList score: 7.4/10.
Synopsis
Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama’s way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.
(Source: Funimation)
Note: On May 28, 2021, a director's cut of the final episode was released which included approximately 5 minutes of new content.
Akudama Drive episodes
- Episode 1: Se7en — aired October 8, 2020
- Episode 2: Reservoir Dogs — aired October 15, 2020
- Episode 3: Mission: Impossible — aired October 22, 2020
- Episode 4: Speed — aired October 29, 2020
- Episode 5: Dead Man Walking — aired November 5, 2020
- Episode 6: Brother — aired November 12, 2020
- Episode 7: The City of Lost Children — aired November 19, 2020
- Episode 8: Black Rain — aired November 26, 2020
- Episode 9: The Shining — aired December 3, 2020
- Episode 10: Babel — aired December 10, 2020
- Episode 11: War Games — aired December 17, 2020
- Episode 12: Akudama Drive — aired December 24, 2020
Main characters
- Ippanjin (Main) — voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Hakobiya (Main) — voiced by Yuuichirou Umehara
- Kenkaya (Main) — voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi
- Hacker (Main) — voiced by Shun Horie
- Isha (Main) — voiced by Megumi Ogata
- Chinpira (Main) — voiced by Subaru Kimura
- Satsujinki (Main) — voiced by Takahiro Sakurai
- Kuroneko (Main) — voiced by Maaya Uchida
- Imouto (Main) — voiced by Kana Ichinose
- Shokeika Deshi (Supporting) — voiced by Yumiri Hanamori
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