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Drifters

Genre:
Action, Historical


Airing Date:
October 7 2016


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Studios:
Hoods Drifters Studio

Synopsis

In the year 1600, the decisive Battle of Sekigahara took place.

In Satsuma Prefecture, Shimazu family military commander Toyohisa Shimazu had managed to escape death after risking his life in the battle to retreat, and was wondering around in the mountains.

In the middle of the pouring rain, he ends up in a corridor-like room with endless doors. There Toyohisa ends up being sent through a stone door to the other side, without even having the chance to question the mysterious man Murasaki.

This is a world ruled by the Kingdom Orte, another world where humans and demi-humans live. Along with war heroes Nobunaga Oda and Yoichi Nasu No who have drifted here from another time, with his unwavering samurai ideology Toyohisa rushes to this new world’s battlefield!

Characters & Voice Actors List

Toyohisa Shimazu

Voice Actor: Yuichi Nakamura


A military commander from the Satsuma Prefecture in the warring states period. Toyohisa Nakatsukasa Shouyuu Shimazu. Participated in the Battle of Sekigahara as part of the western fleet. In the midst of the retreat, he stood in the way of enemies who were pursuing his uncle, prepared to die in battle. While wandering around having escaped his death, he is sent to another world by Murasaki. Has an incredible sense for battle and a daring and determined personality that means he is willing to risk his life in order to attack. A chivalrous character that will do anything in his power to pay back the favours he owes.

Nobunaga Oda

Voice Actor: Naoya Uchida


The Daimyo of Owari Province during the warring states period. Nobunaga Saki no Ufu Oda. Has an incredible eye for war tactics. Declaring he would unify the nation by force, he used the a large number of the newest weapons, firearms, and aimed to unify Japan. Just as he was about to fulfill his goal, he was betrayed by one of his underlings Akechi Mitsuhide, and died in battle at Honnouji. Even in the other world he retains this ambition, and makes use of Toyohisa and the others both for battle and their resourcefulness.

Yoichi Nasu No

Voice Actor: Mitsuki Saiga


A Minamoto clan military commander from the end of the Heian Period. Yoichi Suketaka Nasu. The youngest of eleven siblings. Fought in the Genpei War alongside Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Has extraordinary skills with a bow and arrow, and managed to shoot through a folding fan that was swaying in the waves during the Battle of Yashima. After being sent to a different world, he teams up with Nobunaga turns an abandoned castle into their base. He’s so beautiful he is always mistaken for a woman.


Adaptation
Manga

Main Staff
  • Original Creator: Kouta Hirano
  • Director: Kenichi Suzuki
  • Script: Yosuke Kuroda
  • Series Composition: Hideyuki Kurata
  • Character Design: Ryoji Nakamori
  • Animation Director: Ryoji Nakamori
  • Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
  • Music: Yasushi Ishii, Hayato Matsuo

For more information: Official Website

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