Drifters (ドリフターズ, Dorifutazu) is a 2016 anime series, based on the manga of same name by Kouta Hirano. The anime aired from October 7, 2016, to December 23rd, 2016, for a total of 12 episodes. A 13th and 14th episode were released on December 23rd, 2017, directly on blu-ray and DVD. A 15th episode was released with the manga's sixth volume limited edition on November 30, 2018.
Staff[]
- Animation Studio: Hoods Entertainment (as Hoods Drifters Studio)
- Direction: Suzuki Ken`ichi
- Series Composition: Kurata Hideyuki
- Music: Hayato Matsuo, Yasushi Ishii
- Design Research: Shirato Seiichi
- Character Design: Nakamori Ryouji
- Calligraphy Design: Yukida
- Chief Animation Direction: Nakamori Ryouji
- Sound Direction: Tsuruoka Youta
- Editing: Hirose Kiyoshi
- Art Direction: Tatefuji Ken`ichi
- Colour Design: Nobori Haruko
- CG Direction: Takae Tomohisa
- CG Producer: Tanaka Garyuu
- Script/Screenplay: Kurata Hideyuki, Kuroda Yousuke
Cast[]
- Yūichi Nakamura as Shimazu Toyohisa
- Naoya Uchida as Oda Nobunaga
- Mitsuki Saiga as Nasu Suketaka Yoichi
- Shiho Kokido as Olminu
- Takahiro Sakurai as Abe no Haruakira
- Tomokazu Sugita as Saint-Germi
- Yutaka Aoyama as Hannibal
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Scipio Africanus
- Daisuke Ono as Butch Cassidy
- Wataru Takagi as Sundance Kid
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kanno Naoshi
- Kanae Itō as Easy
- Mitsuru Miyamoto as Murasaki
- Kenji Fukuda as Alesta
- Koji Yusa as Flame
- Taiten Kusunoki as Black King
- Akira Ishida as Minamoto no Yoshitsune
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Hijikata Toshizo
- Junko Kitanishi as Anastasia Romanova
- Junko Minagawa as Joan of Arc
- Kenji Nomura as Gilles de Rais
- Masahiko Tanaka as Grigori Rasputin
- Junji Majima as Shara
- Masakazu Nishida as Kafeto
- Sayori Ishizuka as Marsha
- Tomoko Tsuzuki as Mark
- Yutaka Nakano as Yamaguchi Tamon
- Isshin Chiba as Aram
- Jiro Saito as Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Kirian Jō as Fukushima Masanori
- Tadahisa Saizen as Shimazu Iehisa
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Ii Naomasa
Music[]
- Opening Theme: "Gospel of the Throttle (Kyouhon Remix Ver.)" by Minutes Til Midnight (Episodes 2-3,6-7,9,12)
- Ending Theme: "VERMILLION" by Kurosaki Maon (Episodes 1-7,9-11)
- Ending Theme 2: "Rurou no Zakuro" (流浪の柘榴; Pomegranate for a Wanderer) by Yasushi Ishii (Episode 12)
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fight Song | October 7, 2016 |
| 02 | Footsteps | October 14, 2016 |
| 03 | Army of Ours: Sortie at Dawn | October 21, 2016 |
| 04 | Active Heart | October 28, 2016 |
| 05 | Bring Back Love | November 4, 2016 |
| 06 | Men of Destiny | November 11, 2016 |
| 07 | Chaos Diver | November 18, 2016 |
| 08 | Mystery Call Me | November 25, 2016 |
| 09 | Serious Bomber | December 2, 2016 |
| 10 | Baba Yatu | December 9, 2016 |
| 11 | The Adventure of the Pistol Daimyo: Bullet Counting Song | December 16, 2016 |
| 12 | Staring at Shinsengumi: The Song of the Fervid Kyushu Man | December 23, 2016 |
| 13 | Rewrite | December 23, 2017 |
| 14 | Bring on a War | December 23, 2017 |
| 15 | The Outlandish Knight | November 30, 2018 |
