Series synopsis
Akudama Drive, also known as アクダマドライブ is a Japanese animation mystery action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy crime television series that premiered on AT-X on October 8, 2020. It ended on December 24, 2020. It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuuichirou Umehara, Shunsuke Takeuchi and Shun Horie.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Science Fiction
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomoyo Kurosawa as Ordinary Person (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Courier (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Brawler (voice)
- Shun Horie as Hacker (voice)
- Megumi Ogata as Doctor (voice)
- Subaru Kimura as Hoodlum (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Cutthroat (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuka Terasaki as Police robot (voice)
- Chado Horii as Yakuza (voice)
- Tomoyuki Shimura as Kansai Police Chief (voice)
- You Taichi as Announcement (voice)
- Shoya Ishige as Staff (voice)
- Takatsugu Awazu as Staff (voice)
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Guard (voice)
- Yoko Fujita as Announcement (voice)
- Ruri Arai as Tron (voice)
- Nobuo Tobita as Headmaster (voice)
- Mitsuru Ogata as Professor (voice)
- Natsu Yorita as Executioner (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 8, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SE7EN As criminals known as Akudama terrorize Kansai, an ordinary citizen gets dragged into danger when her good intentions steer her wrong. |
October 8, 2020 |
| 2 |
RESERVOIR DOGS The Akudama learn from the plan’s mastermind just how risky and troublesome it will be. As if things weren’t bad enough, trouble comes looking for them first. |
October 15, 2020 |
| 3 |
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE When the infiltration doesn’t go as expected and they’re running out of time, the group will have to improvise to pull off the ultimate heist. |
October 22, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2020 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2020 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:30:00 |