Drifters

Name: Drifters
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Released: 2016-10-07
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Yutaka Aoyama, Mitsuki Saiga, Yuichi Nakamura, Naoya Uchida, Junko Minagawa

ENDED1 Season12 Episodes★ 7.4

Drifters is an animated series on TOKYO MX that premiered in 2016, ending after 1 season and 12 episodes.

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NetworkTOKYO MX

First AiredOct 7, 2016

Last AiredDec 23, 2016

GenreAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Runtime24 min

Original Titleドリフターズ

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionHoods Entertainment, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Shonen Gahosha

Shimazu Toyohisa is a real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.

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Cast

Yutaka Aoyama

Hannibal Barca (voice)

Mitsuki Saiga

Yoichi Nasu no Suketaka (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Toyohisa Shimazu (voice)

Naoya Uchida

Nobunaga Oda (voice)

Junko Minagawa

Jeanne d'Arc (voice)

Shiho Kokido

Olminu (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Naoshi Kanno (voice)

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Murasaki (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 12 episodes

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A commander from medieval Japan is pulled into a mysterious world of legendary warriors and magical semihumans to battle evil as a "Drifter."

E1Fight Song

Oct 7, 201624m★ 7.0

In the aftermath of the Battle of Sekigahara, warrior Shimazu Toyohisa is suddenly thrust into a mysterious world where he is shocked to encounter the supposedly Oda Nobunaga and the historical figure Nasu Suketaka Yoichi.

E2Footsteps

Oct 14, 201624m★ 7.6

As Orte sets the Elven village ablaze in the distance, Nobunaga and Yoichi are dragged into action by Toyohisa's fearless forward charge. Meanwhile on the other side of the world, the march of the Black King is about to Commence.

E3Army of Ours: Sortie at Dawn

Oct 21, 201624m★ 7.0

The Black King’s army is marching on the Northern Wall of Carneades while the Octobrists attempt to convince Carneades' defenders to hand over control of the defensive force to Hannibal and Scipio. This will be the "Ends” debut on the battlefield.

E4Active Heart

Oct 28, 201624m★ 7.0

The Black King is dealing with the aftermath of the conquest of Carneades. Simultaneously, on the other side of the empire, the Drifters are preparing for backlash and starting to grow their own ambitions.

E5Bring Back Love

Nov 4, 201624m★ 7.3

As the lord's suppression force marches into the seemingly abandoned Elven village, a trap laid by the Drifters waits to be sprung. As a result of the clash, the lack of Elven women in the village is explained, and the flames of vengeance ignited.

E6Men of Destiny

Nov 11, 201624m★ 6.7

As the Elves tear apart the magistrate’s castle, a new player with unknown allegiances looms. Meanwhile, Oda starts work on creating the final nail in Orte’s coffin and bringing about a change that will shatter the foundations of this world.

E7Chaos Diver

Nov 18, 201624m★ 7.3

As Toyohisa and Joan clash in the moonlight, the strings of fate that tie the Drifters together start to converge, and the strength of their alliance is revealed. As the dust settles, the identity of the leader of the Octobrists is unveiled.

E8Mystery Call Me

Nov 25, 201625m★ 7.0

With the dust settling throughout the battlefield, Toyohisa declares that he acts based on his own rules. Far from the battlefield, the axis powers of World War II reunite, and proceed to fall apart. Elves liberated, next up...the Dwarves.

E9Serious Bomber

Dec 2, 201624m★ 7.0

Gadolka begins with the culmination of the effort spent on black powder and ends with a paradigm shift in the warfare of the new world. The full extent of the Dwarves suffering reveals itself, and a new cog is added to the war machine.

E10Baba Yetu

Dec 9, 201627m★ 7.1

After freeing the Dwarves, the Drifters’ plans continue getting derailed as unexpected guests show up. Meanwhile, far to the north, the Black King’s plan continues to unfurl as the Ends regroup and recover in preparation to strike back.

E11The Adventure of the Pistol Daimyo: Bullet Counting Song

Dec 16, 201628m★ 7.4

The coup begins yet right from the start there is an unexpected wrench thrown into the plans. The roar of muskets now rips across the new world, and the Drifters find their places leading armies.

E12Staring at Shinsengumi: The Song of the Fervid Kyushu Man

Dec 23, 201626m★ 7.3

As Toyohisa and Hijikata dance a deadly duet in the inferno of a capital, Nobunaga slowly moves to turn the tide. As the ashes settle on the city, a Pyrrhic victory is achieved with the line between victory and defeat not being so clear cut.

About Drifters

Drifters is an animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, comedy series on TOKYO MX. The show first aired on Oct 7, 2016 and currently has 1 season and 12 episodes. Drifters has ended. It has a rating of 7.4/10 based on 117 votes. The cast includes Yutaka Aoyama, Mitsuki Saiga, Yuichi Nakamura, Naoya Uchida, Junko Minagawa.