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Akudama Drive

Akudama Drive

Science Fiction

20207.51 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Norimitsu Kaiho
Written by Norimitsu Kaiho, Tomohisa Taguchi, Kazutaka Kodaka
Produced by Kazuaki Takahashi, Akimichi Tsugawa, Yoshihiko Tominaga
NetworksAT-X

Top Cast

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Tomoyo Kurosawa

Ordinary Person (voice)

Yuuichirou Umehara

Yuuichirou Umehara

Courier (voice)

Shunsuke Takeuchi

Shunsuke Takeuchi

Brawler (voice)

Shun Horie

Shun Horie

Hacker (voice)

Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Doctor (voice)

Subaru Kimura

Subaru Kimura

Hoodlum (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Cutthroat (voice)

Themes & Keywords

conflictcriminalanimeterritorial divisionsuspense

About Akudama Drive

Akudama Drive is a animation, mystery, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, crime series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of conflict, criminal, anime, territorial division, suspense. Created by Norimitsu Kaiho, it stars Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuuichirou Umehara, Shunsuke Takeuchi. 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.

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