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Akudama Drive
Synopsis
The story
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. Note: On May 28, 2021, a director's cut of the final episode was released which included approximately 5 minutes of new content.
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Episode guide
12 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Hakobiya
Main
Chinpira
Main
Ippanjin
Main
Hacker
Main
Satsujinki
Main
Kenkaya
Main
Isha
Main
Shokeika Deshi
Supporting
Shokeika Shishou
Supporting
Boss
Supporting
Kuroneko
Main
Keibi Robo
Background
Usagi-chan
Supporting
Same-kun
Supporting
Imouto
Main
Onnanoko
Background
Shokeika Kouhai
Supporting
Kansai Kaigi Saikou Kanbu
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Norimitsu KaihouSeries CompositionNorimitsu KaihouScript (eps 1, 2, 4, 5)
Masashi KudouKey Animation (ep 12)
Maiko IuchiMusic
Tyler WalkerADR Script Supervision (English)
Kazuo TakigawaKey Animation (ep 9)
Shinobu TagashiraKey Animation (OP)Shinobu TagashiraStoryboard (eps 5, 8, 9)
Kazutaka KodakaOriginal Story
Rui KomatsuzakiOriginal Character DesignRyou MoriseScript (eps 3, 5)
Tomohisa TaguchiDirectorTomohisa TaguchiStoryboard (OP, eps 1, 10, 12)Tomohisa TaguchiEpisode Director (OP, eps 1, 8, 9, 12)Tomohisa TaguchiSeries CompositionTomohisa TaguchiScript (eps 1-12)
Yukio NagasakiSound Director
Yoshio TaniokaArt DirectorTakumi DouyamaEpisode Director (ep 5)
Brittany LaudaADR Director (English)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Anti-HeroCast-Main Cast97%
UrbanSetting-Scene95%
CrimeTheme-Other95%
CyberpunkTheme-Sci-Fi93%
FugitiveTheme-Action92%
DystopianSetting-Time91%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast85%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast83%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast77%
GoreTheme-Other70%
PoliticsTheme-Other67%
ConspiracyTheme-Drama66%
PrisonSetting-Scene65%
TomboyCast-Traits63%
Artificial IntelligenceCast-Traits61%
CGITechnical58%
Community pulse
165K members
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Watch status
Current10,423
Planning60,058
Completed84,002
Dropped5,776
Paused4,719
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Crazy criminals go on a killing spree to save the owner of a robotic cat, then it all falls apart...
@lllllllllll72/103 helpful
A wild ride from the start, but kind of falls a little by the end
@CeeJayz11/20 helpful
Akudama Drive presents the extent of creating controlled chaos in specialized, self-conscious vision
@SunlitSonata19/27 helpful
Simple, straightforward fun is what Akudama promised, exactly what action anime has largely neglected to be.
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