Akudama Drive

Akudama Drive / アクダマドライブ

Genres: Action, Adult Cast, Gore, Sci-Fi, Suspense
Themes: Adult Cast, Gore
Studios: Studio Pierrot
Producers: Aeon Entertainment, Amuse, BS NTV, Contents Seed, Delfi Sound, Marvelous Entertainment, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Sammy, Yomiko Advertising
Licensors: Funimation
Rating: 7.57 / 10
Rank: #1727
Popularity: #528
Users Listed: 472,161
Users Scored: 218,562
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 01/27/2024
Aired: October 8, 2020 – December 24, 2020 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Thursday at 21:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

Kansai City presents a stark contrast: gleaming technology and vibrant neon juxtaposed with a hidden world of crime. The Kansai police are preparing for the public execution of Cutthroat, an Akudama notorious for a staggering death toll. However, a cryptic proposition disrupts this plan. Several highly skilled fugitives are offered a large sum to intervene and secure Cutthroat’s freedom.

This clandestine operation draws these individuals together, revealing a complex scheme orchestrated by an unknown entity. As the execution draws nearer, it becomes clear that this is not simply about one life; it's part of a larger, calculated event designed to unleash chaos. The series explores themes of morality, justice, and the blurred lines between law and lawlessness within a richly detailed urban environment populated by those deemed outcasts.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: SE7EN (Aired: 10/08/2020)
Episode 2: Reservoir Dogs (Aired: 10/15/2020)
Episode 3: Mission: Impossible (Aired: 10/22/2020)
Episode 4: Speed (Aired: 10/29/2020)
Episode 5: Dead Man Walking (Aired: 11/05/2020)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Brawler (Main) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Shunsuke, Robinson, Zeno, Rizzi, Francesco, Silva, Dláigelles, Thomsen, Uwe, Miranda, Enzo
Courier (Main) - Voice Actors: Umehara, Yuuichirou, Scott, Jonah, Neves, Gabriel, Oldani, Andrea, Reggio, Sebastián, Graue, Alejandro, Meeker, Courtney, Führ, Sebastian, Fujiwara, Natsumi
Cutthroat (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Takahiro, Shipman, Matt, Bertolucci, Daniel, Gobbi, Marcello, Thiele, Louis Friedemann, Bernal, Rómulo
Doctor (Main) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Megumi, Lauda, Brittany, Prado, Lilian, Magnaghi, Debora, Urbschat-mingues, Claudia, Barros, Paula Andrea
Hacker (Main) - Voice Actors: Horie, Shun, Chang, Yung-I, Schmidt, André, Singh, Mosè, Stein, Flemming, Lazcano, Samuel
Hoodlum (Main) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Subaru, Goff, Kellen, Vestri, Alexander, Zanandrea, Federico, Hahn, Benedikt, Ramirez, Jonathan
Ordinary Person (Main) - Voice Actors: Kurosawa, Tomoyo, Johnson, Macy Anne, Munuera, Viviane, Pallavicino, Valentina, Wurmer, Lara, Ayala, Carolina
Black Cat (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Maaya, Guevara, Daisy, Longo, Annalisa, Flechtner, Derya, Villaverde, Andrea, Zaneti, Paula
Boss (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakakibara, Yoshiko, Taylor, Veronica, Araya, Ximena, De Luca, Lorella, Pinochet, María Teresa
Brother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Guevara, Daisy, Longo, Annalisa, Flechtner, Derya, Sanchez, Gael, Uchida, Maaya, Cavalcanti, Thayná
Bunny (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kovach, Michael, Mamiya, Kurumi, Bonfitto, Sabrina, Capella, Monalisa
Execution Division Apprentice (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanamori, Yumiri, Yokobori, Jenny, Guilen, Nathalia, Giorgio, Elisa, Noguera, Judith
Execution Division Junior (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Almeida, Lucas, Lee, Eddy, Lucchelli, Stefano
Execution Division Master (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio, Douglas, D.C., Ávila, Cassiano, Scattorin, Lorenzo, Liebrecht, Torben, Matus, Edson
Shark (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cho, Campos, Ricardo, Beltramo, Andrea, Rumbaut, Ernesto, Cho, SungWon
Sister (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cherubelli, Laura, Cristina, Camila, Ichinose, Kana, Stahl, Laura, Leisner, Amira

Staff:

Cook, Justin (Producer)
Danno, Yoshito (Producer)
Takahashi, Kazuaki (Producer)
Tominaga, Yoshihiko (Producer)
Herek, Samantha (Assistant Producer)
Taguchi, Tomohisa (Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Series Composition)
Nagasaki, Yukio (Sound Director)
Odaka, Yoshinori (Episode Director)
Suzuki, Yuuta (Episode Director)
Murata, Hikaru (Script, Storyboard)
Sasahara, Yoshifumi (Script, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!! (Theme Song Performance)
Urashimasakatasen (Theme Song Performance)
Aida, Shigekazu (Music)
Aoki, Kaoru (Background Art)
Ghignone, Luca (ADR Director)
Gouda, Saori (Color Design)
Guilen, Nathalia (ADR Director)
Hasegawa, Saki (Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Yukio (Animation Director)
Ichino, Maria (Key Animation)
Inadome, Kazumi (Animation Director)
Iuchi, Maiko (Music)
Kaihou, Norimitsu (Series Composition)
Kanno, Yoshihiro (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kodaka, Kazutaka (Original Creator)
Kojima, Erina (2nd Key Animation)
Komatsuzaki, Rui (Original Character Design)
Kouno, Maki (Animation Director)
Lauda, Brittany (ADR Director)
Matsuda, Takeshi (Key Animation)
Matsumoto, Yoshiaki (Planning)
Mishima, Akinori (Editing)
Miyagawa, Haruo (Mechanical Design)
Munhoz, Anibal (ADR Director)
Numata, Kumiko (Animation Director)
Oh, Hyun Kyung (2nd Key Animation)
Ootsuka, Norikazu (Planning)
Ozawa, Kazunori (Key Animation)
Sakai, Satoshi (Key Animation)
Satomi, Haruki (Planning)
Sawatani, Kenta (Background Art)
Suwa, Harumi (Background Art)
Tachikawa, Seiji (Animation Director)
Tajima, Hiroyuki (Planning)
Tanioka, Yoshio (Art Director)
Tsuneki, Shinobu (Mechanical Design)
Ueda, Kazumichi (Planning)
Watanabe, Haru (Animation Director)
Yamada, Kazuhiro (Director of Photography)

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for November (11/03/2021)
Fall 2020 Simulcast List [Update 12/1] (09/28/2020)
Fall 2020 Preview (09/15/2020)
'Akudama Drive' Reveals Additional Cast, Second Preview (09/10/2020)
Anime Postponements Due to COVID-19 Outbreak [Update 2/5] (04/22/2020)
Title, Cast, Additional Staff Announced for 'Akudama Drive' Original TV anime (03/13/2020)
New Game Company Too Kyo Games Announces Anime Project with Studio Pierrot (09/11/2018)