On December 25, 2020, a few hours after the last episode was released, it was announced that the last Blu-Ray & DVD volume to come out on would include a "Director's Cut" with 5 supplementary minutes of content. For this reason, its manga adaptation's first chapter wound up releasing ahead of the anime, on July 6.įrom Octoto December 24, 2020, new episodes aired on Thursdays. Meant to start airing on July 7, 2020, Akudama Drive was put off due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, to finally release on October 8. Rui Komatsuzaki's 2018 Akudama Drive artworkįollowing the creation of Kazutaka Kodaka's new studio Too Kyo Games, Akudama Drive was first announced in September 2018 under the name "Project #2" and subtitled "everyone is a villain", accompanied by Original Character Designer Rui Komatsuzaki's initial character artwork. Director of Photography: Kazuhiro YamadaĪkudama Drive Opening - STEAL!! - SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!! MV Development.Original Character Design: Rui Komatsuzaki.Eddy Lee as the Execution Division Junior.Jenny Yokobori as the Execution Division Apprentice.Daisy Guevara as the Black Cat/ Brother.Macy Anne Johnson as the Ordinary Person.Taiko Katono as the Execution Division Junior (処刑課後輩 Shokeika kōhai).Yoshiko Sakakibara as the Boss (ボス Bosu).Yumiri Hanamori as the Execution Division Apprentice (処刑課弟子 Shokeika deshi).Akio Otsuka as the Execution Division Master (処刑課師匠 Shokeika shisho).Maaya Uchida as the Black Cat (黒猫 Kuro neko) / Brother (兄 Ani).Takahiro Sakurai as the Cutthroat (殺人鬼 Satsujinki).Subaru Kimura as the Hoodlum (チンピラ Chinpira).
Shunsuke Takeuchi as the Brawler (喧嘩屋 Kenkaya).Yuichiro Umehara as the Courier (運び屋 Hakobiya).Tomoyo Kurosawa as the Ordinary Person (一般人 Ippanjin).Those criminals are called Akudama." Episodes However, with the decline of the government and the police force, crime ran rampant. Kansai became a vassal state of Kanto and developed characteristic advancements. "Long ago, war broke out between the regions of Kanto and Kansai, splitting the country in two.