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Akudama Drive

2020 · 1 season

A neon-drenched, hyperactive thrill ride that rarely pauses for breath, blending stylized carnage with a surprisingly earnest core.

Created by
Yoshinori Odaka, Hikaru Murata
Genres
Animation, Mystery, Action & adventure
Starring
Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuuichirou Umehara, Shunsuke Takeuchi
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.

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Created by
Yoshinori Odaka, Hikaru Murata
Genres
Animation, Mystery, Action & adventure
Starring
Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuuichirou Umehara, Shunsuke Takeuchi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • survival
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, mystery, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, crime
Created by
Yoshinori Odaka, Hikaru Murata, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Yuta Suzuki, Tomohisa Taguchi, Takumi Doyama
Written by
Hikaru Murata, Norimitsu Kaiho, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Tomohisa Taguchi
Starring
Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuuichirou Umehara, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Shun Horie, Megumi Ogata, Subaru Kimura, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuka Terasaki
Music
Maiko Iuchi, Shigekazu Aida
Cinematography
Kazuhiro Yamada
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network
AT-X
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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