[26][27], The series finale was acclaimed by Anime News Network and The Fandom Post for the focus given on Swindler's actions to generate chaos in the society to the point the law is attacked as well as Courier's last job he was given by his ally to protect both Brother and Sister. The Brawler ( Kenkaya) is a main character of Akudama Drive. Anime: Akudama DriveSong: https://youtu.be/10hjFXnkgLo*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*So. She promised to return it to him soon, at which he smiled and wished her luck. [25] This character's gender was confirmed in the official, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Four Akudama respond to the challenge and descend into Kansai Police Headquarters to earn a big payday. EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie. [79] Funimation and UK Anime News listed it as one of the best anime of 2020, with the latter commenting on to its usage of characters and setting to the point of calling it one of the best sci-fi anime alongside Id Invaded. TimesMojo is a social question-and-answer website where you can get all the answers to your questions. 283/14. Not wanting to get caught up and die, the Hacker left right away by jumping out the window with the Black Cat, and hid at the Abandoned Factory to later meet up with the others. Taguchi wanted to entertain Western audience besides the Japanese which is why the anime takes place in Kansai, as Taguchi believed the Kansai city of Osaka felt more Japanese to overseas tourists than Tokyo. [12] For the finale, Kurosawa stated she was glad with her work and wanted the audience to look forward to Swindler's role in the story. Courier and Brawler face them but are overpowered. The two children reveal themselves as the masterminds behind Black Cat and request the Akudama another mission: go back to Kansai, promising to double the amount of money they promised. The original soundtrack of Akudama Drive was made available via multiple audio streaming services on September 1st, 2021. While Kodaka agreed that character designer Komatsuzaki does not care about his works sharing similarities, the team wanted each of them to stand out in the same fashion protagonists of Danganronpa stand out. ()()()()()( Akudama Drive Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Courier ( Japanese: , Hepburn: Hakobi-ya) is a protagonist in the anime series Akudama Drive by Studio Pierrot and Too Kyo Games. Akudama Drive English Dub Officially Announced, Cast Revealed", "Akudama Drive Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Songs, October 8 Debut", "!!!! The placement of the "2D Works sign" was done at the time of shooting, and the color and density of the monitor material were adjusted so that it blended in with the background. Following 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. The Akudama only ever had two fighters : Brawler And Cutthroat, who are now both dead. Swindler even lampshades this when she tells Sister that she no longer can differentiate who's good or bad anymore. When it comes to hacking, he gets excited the more challenging the task. [14] Since the protagonist of the series is not an actual Akudama, Johnson felt such role to be "super fun" as she had to act like a criminal.[15]. And you are more likely to survive a stab in the stomach than a starship's attack and resulting fall of the train. This also helped to create cells and shading. 1w9. Cindy H. Yamauchi adapted Rui Komatsuzaki's original character designs for animation. [4] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. However, before even initiating his modified data, Brawler recklessly pushed the machine that would help them disable the barrier and allow the Hacker to get inside the box without getting turned into dust. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swindler_(Akudama_Drive)&oldid=1146420772, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 March 2023, at 19:38. All those floating building and debris to begin with. Director As a result of this, Swindler is the target of justice and often escapes from the policemen known as Executioners. ", "A dangerous journey unfolds Akudama Drive is now simulcasting on AnimeLab! [14] Taguchi personally revised scenes of the series. [20], Subaru Kimura's portrayal of Hoodlum was noted to fit the director's original approach. At the station, just as Brother is about to be shipped inside the, Swindler and Courier are trapped in their past memories in a digital world until they are both saved by Hacker. the Swindler accepted it and declared that they would see each other again. [2] Comic Book Resources noted that despite the simplistic personalities the protagonists have, they are still unpredictable to describe as a result of how violent they are due to their nature as Akudama, whom the writer compared to Quentin Tarantino's protagonists from the movie Reservoir Dogs. . [21] Brother was originally older than Sister, but Yamauchi altered them to make them look like twins while retaining their original clothes. It is later revealed that Brother has a healing factor. Roped into the job are an ordinary girl arrested on a minor charge but forced to keep up the appearance of a Swindler, and a low-level Hoodlum who was accidentally broken out of jail during the initial heist. Elsewhere, Cutthroat finds the rocket's crash site and promises to find Swindler. He even managed to hack the Quantum supercomputer of Kanto however his soul data got damaged in the process and he ended up dying as a result. After showing his ideas to Too Kyo Games, the project was greenlighted and Pierrot was brought in to create appealing action scenes. He easily hacked the third-tightest security place in all of Kansai, the Kansai Central Bank inside a Mixed-Use Building. 9/ . [24] The disciples had no major changes ever since their concept art. As criminals known as Akudama terrorize Kansai, an Ordinary Person gets dragged into danger when her good intentions steer her wrong after an encounter with Courier. It's still possible an autoimmune reaction but it's better than sure death. Akudama Drive (, Akudama Doraibu) is an original anime series produced by Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka with his recent studio, Too Kyo Games. [21] Yichir Umehara was found as the fitting voice actor for Courier, with the staff finding that if he talked too much, he would be out of character. Screenwriter [33] Anime Feminist made an article focused on the major character arcs involving Swindler and Pupil as the two characters have moral issues with how citizens are treated in Kansai with the former becoming more active throughout her appearances. Syfy.com found Akudama Drive to be a welcome renewal of the Cyberpunk genre, which was also brought up by Comic Book Resources, who similarly to the latter believed that the animation was the main reason for Akudama Drive's popularity. Courier, Swindler, Sister, Hoodlum, and Doctor all follow the Executioners to the Kansai Station. [19] As Swindler goes from an accidental criminal, the narrative explores her acceptance of any dark actions she has to commit for her job which involves her decision to protect Brother and Sister even if she has to kill people. The others did their best to not die immediately and Courier is the only one left who can put up any resistance in a serious fight. Benedict Cumberbatch described the horrible process of losing 21 pounds for his role in The Courier. [80][81] Anime Feminist listed it as a runner up involving the best 2020 anime series regarding it as "transgressive and subversive" for making a likable cast despite their professions and developing Swindler while at the same time criticizing the near rape scene and the apparent racist portrayal of Brawler. Studio The Swindler pretended to trust him, and opened the door, only to ambush him and kill him when he tried to strangle her, using an energy sword left behind by one of the Executioners he had killed. The Execution Division Master and Pupil, members of a police force specialized to deal with the criminals. But in the dark alleys around the brightly-lit buildings, an unforgiving criminal underbelly still exists in the form of fugitives known as "Akudama." For him, the biggest asset was having Tanioka as art director based on his idea that helped visualize the setting of Akudama Drive. This Wiki is outdated! Only the hairstyle was altered due to the artist's preference. Discover the MBTI personality type of 18 popular Akudama Drive (Anime & Manga) characters and find out which ones you are most like! [17] When they head to the Executioners' headquarters, they are confronted by Cutthroat, who reveals that he has been waiting for the right opportunity to kill Swindler. At the factory, farther down the mission, along with the Swindler and Cutthroat, he was assigned to push a button located upstairs to reach Kanto. Having successfully gone through, the Swindler allowed the group to get inside and continue forward. Hacker's information (consisting of his consciousness) could pass through. Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia and streamed it on its website in North America, the British Isles, Mexico, and Brazil,[36] in Europe through Wakanim,[37] and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. Personality. "Akudama Drive Original Anime Reveals Character Designs for 7 Main Characters", "Squad Up! Shun Horie was told by the staff to give him a cold personality. Aida Shigekazu composed the music. Akudama Drive was directed by Tomohisa Taguchi. Though the Swindler tried to understand his intentions, he would frequently brush her off. The second hint of their stupidity was the fact that the computer was only defended by a gravitational shield. Even if, for plot reasons, kanto computer were to be indestructible, there is still a huge miscalculation of Swindler and Courier that bothers me. After Brawler's death, Hoodlum returns to the Akudama who learn of Brother and Sister's origins. The Courier. In a dystopian future where Kansai became a vassal state of Kant, multiple highly skilled criminals, called Akudama, are sent a message from an anonymous client to free a death row prisoner named Cutthroat before they are executed. It won't be surprising once she finds out that the executioners are literally massacring the masses. In the ensuing chaos, Brother forces Swindler and Sister aboard the rocket to protect them, leaving himself behind as the rocket launches. Akudama Drive English Dub Officially Announced, Cast Revealed", "AKUDAMA DRIVE'S "SWINDLER" IS EVERY BIT HER NAMESAKE (WHETHER SHE BELIEVES IT OR NOT)", "English Dub Review: Akudama Drive: "Akudama Drive", "Akudama Drive Releases Collaboration Image with Danganronpa", """ ""!? with its first two chapters on July 7 with 48 pages, with 24 new pages per chapter every month thereafter. [10], Tomoyo Kurosawa voices the character in Japanese. Like all great sci-fi thrillers, Akudama Drive uses over-the-top action to tell a story about social inequities in modern society. Shortly thereafter, thugs find the two and aim to violate them. Animated by Studio Pierrot, it consists of one season of 12 episodes, which aired from October 8, 2020 to December 24, 2020. [10] Norimitsu Kaih commented that the cast is meant to be rebellious in contrast to similar series where the cast relies on each other. [83] Courier was also nominated to "Best Boy" in December 2020.[84]. ENFP. Each episode, aside from Episode 12, is named after a film title. Due to the cast being composed of seven protagonists, the team originally meant to call it Akudama Seven. Akudama Drive The Hacker is a notorious young man who hacks high-security systems for his own entertainment. However, Swindler's embracement of her criminal life was the subject of a more positive reception for becoming stronger as she wishes to protect two children regardless the cost. A young woman working at the Kansai Seal Office who accidentally becomes a criminal when meeting the Akudama Courier. As criminals known as Akudama terrorize Kansai, an ordinary citizen gets dragged into danger when her good intentions steer her wrong after an encounter with Courier. The whole "body mixing" technique used to create them is scientifically meaningless and a failed attempt at stimulating the viewer's compassion towards them. Once the execution was successfully interrupted and as everyone was finally safe, the Courier revealed himself to have a different mission: to deliver a strange case to the Cutthroat. As a side note, if the initial grand plan of the children had been to travel to the Moon, (how did they know about the rocket?) On their way to complete their mission, the Akudama are attacked by the two Executioners again. When its countdown came to an end, the power inside Kansai went out, giving the Courier a chance to destroy the weaponized airplane that was going after the Brother and Sister, as it was simultaneously shut down. He is often outwardly cold and blunt to others. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream, Persona 3 The Movie: No. However, with his hacking skills, he was able to protect his mind data before getting taken by Kanto's true form, allowing him to live inside it but be able to travel freely to the drone the Swindler kept on her backpack. One reviewer was more skeptical of the premiere, calling the series "edgy". [1], Cindy Yamauchi adapted Komatsuzaki's work for the anime. When Master catches up with the Akudama, Brawler fights him willingly, while the others are forced to do so as they try to make their escape. Takeuchi's pitch was carefully done to fit the idea of Brawler. When being asked about her similarities with Brother, Sister and Cutthroat, Kodaka claimed that while it is common to find visual similarities in designs within the cast, Komatsuzaki created the character to stand out alongside the other characters. In the aftermath of its war with Kansai, Kanto turned out to save and re-build the latter, and because of it is revered by its inhabitants. "Interview: Akudama Drive Creator Kazutaka Kodaka", "TV studio", "#12", "Creating Akudama Drive | Producer and Director Commentary", "Designing Characters For The Original Anime Akudama Drive", "", "", "w", "Akudama Drive Original Anime Reveals Character Designs for 7 Main Characters", "111 ", "Squad Up! Akudama Drive. [10] Anime Feminist also brought up the arguable depiction of the Brawler, and his death being the first, as "concerning", and included "racial stereotyping; death of marginalized characters" as some of their content warnings. She claimed to have tricked the list, which the Hacker found impressive. [12] In the making of the series, Kodaka had the idea of the main cast being villains. Akudama Drive. Swindler was originally the subject of a mixed reception by anime and manga critics due to how she comically becomes a member of the main cast by accident, but still has no reason for staying with them, making her characterization appear forced and weak. This change, along with her new design, were found impressive and praised by critics. In the Kansai city scene, signboards drawn with art and signboards of 2D works are mixed. Once the two were awake, the Hacker's drone reactivated from Swindler's backpack and explained Kanto's brainwashing system, the Decontamination Zone, and helped them get to Brother and Sister whose bodies and mind were trapped inside the Quantum Supercomputer. [21] The team found Cutthroat as the most difficult character to write. Aida Shigekazu, Maiko Iuchi In that sense, I wanted to create a character that would be like a matchstick, or a character that fans could use as a reference point to see the abnormality of the other Akudama. The ordinary citizen ends up helping Courier in destroying a tank drone. . ", "TSUTAYA ", "Exclusive Interview with Akudama Drive Creator Kazutaka Kodaka", "Interview: Akudama Drive Art Director Yoshio Tanioka", "Creating Akudama Drive | Producer and Director Commentary", "3", "Interview: Akudama Drive Creator Kazutaka Kodaka", "w", """ ""!? ; Decoy Protagonist: The group as a whole seemed to be the main characters. On the other hand, there were many cases where the signboard was drawn by art, and the signboard on the screen of the first episode. Once they finally reached the last carriage, Black Cat disintegrates into ash, leaving behind a special seal required to unlock the vault. Hacker is a notorious young man who hacks high security systems for his own entertainment and, therefore, ended up being hired by Akudama's group, as his Hacking skills would be quite useful to save the brothers who were the Offering, and also stop the government. [32] A collection of image songs was released on December 23, 2020. He then places explosive collars on all of them. The Akudama Drive Wiki is now available on Miraheze. However, the staff claimed there is no message and is instead meant to be ambiguous. Swindler is able to fight back, which gives them enough time to be saved by Courier. [70] Based on the premise and cast, Syfy.com considered as Suicide Squad-like story with elements of cyberpunk but in the form of a chaotic utopia as a result of how society is viewed. Firstly, the show might be the saddest I have watched so far. The Hacker, claiming with a smile that all of them were nothing but selfish, decided to come to her aid by attempting to reach the children from inside the Quantum Supercomputer, allowing the Swindler to reach them from the outside, sacrificing his data in the process and successfully rescuing them. [31][32], The character's death in the finale was also well received for the impact made as she interacts with the Executioners as she forces her own death so that Courier will transport Brother and Sister to a safe place while using her death scene as something the citizens of Kansai make each other wonder what is exactly a criminal resulting in mayhem in the entire city. is the term for criminals) to do a job. As they discussed the plan, two Executioners arrived at their room and began to fight the Akudama. The original soundtrack had initially been released in a bonus CD included with Volume 3 of the Japanese Blu-ray & DVD release. Set in a dystopian future in Kansai, the story follows a young woman who accidentally becomes a criminal known as Akudama . Hacker is an Akudama from the anime Akudama Drive. Courier is cornered by more Executioners, but people's protest against Swindler's murder allows him to escape with the children. Funimation acquired the North American license for the series' simulcast as well as an English dub. 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. The Swindler is the only person with whom Hacker appears to feel comfortable and has friendly interactions with, though he may disagree with some of her optimistic opinions and nature. Is Hacker still alive in Akudama drive? [71], Multiple writers from Anime News Network listed Akudama Drive as one of their favorite series from 2020,[77][78] while readers from the same site also voted it as the 9th best anime of the year. [24][25] Anime News Network stated that the Akudama are" all on relatively equivalent footingeven the aggressively normal Swindler finds herself welcome in their absurdly powerful ranks". In a panic, the Swindler stole one of Hacker's drones to push the knives one last time, managing to press the button and break the barrier. Courier manages to take them down (with a little help from Swindlers master plan causing a black out in the city) and dies peacefully as the children continue their escape. 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 May 28, 2021 would include a "Director's Cut" with 5 supplementary minutes of content. The characters were great (especially Doctor and Swindler), the story had me hooked, the world was really interesting, the fights were beautiful alongside the animation and visuals as a whole, and the music was neat. ISFP. Once they finally reached the last carriage, Black Cat disintegrates into ash, leaving behind a special seal required to unlock the vault. Which Teeth Are Normally Considered Anodontia. [4][5], The series' finale, Akudama Drive, was similarly acclaimed for its "beautiful storyboarding", the conclusion given to the Swindler and her ally the Courier and its commentary on the police's handling of criminals, though the latter was noted to lack in subtlety[5][6] compared to the deeper themes brought up by Syfy.com within the Swindler's last moments[7]. [21] Umehara explained he found it a fitting yet challenging job due to Courier's silent personality via his lack of interactions. Darwin wakes up in a strange school with his brother. Critical response to the series was positive based on the cyberpunk setting as well as the handling of the main cast, most notably the lead Swindler. However, after multiple discussions with director Tomohisa Taguchi, Swindler was rewritten to be as a more common character that might come across as the audience surrogate but still share her role as an assemble. [19] Yamauchi revised Swindler and Sister's design for the series' second half, giving them a more adult feel based on the video game Detroit: Become Human. When asked to fight alongside her to reunite the siblings, Courier allies with Swindler. The latter gladly opened it, and suddenly bomb necklaces had been installed around all the present Akudama's necks, including the Hacker's. The character's death scene was praised for the delivery and often compared with Christian religion. Animated by Studio Pierrot, a 12-episode season aired from October 8, 2020 to December 24, 2020. His motivation for participating in the Shinkansen heist was his desire to escape to Kanto, where he believed he would finally experience a lasting sense of excitement. [67] The following episode earned an "A" with praise focused on the cast's interaction and fight scenes. Goda personally revised the colors presented through the animation. The mastermind proceeded, as they had completed the first part of their mission, to pay the Hacker along with the rest of the group a total of 100,000,000 each, sent to their seal e-payment, claiming that if the group successfully raided the Shinkansen they would get a total of 1,000,000,000. Start streaming anime . 2022 - 2023 Times Mojo - All Rights Reserved Do Men Still Wear Button Holes At Weddings? Swindler (Japanese: , Hepburn: Sagi-shi), also known as Ordinary Person (, Ippanjin), is the protagonist of the anime series Akudama Drive by Studio Pierrot and Too Kyo Games. Umehara in particular enjoyed the work of Tomoyo Kurosawa (Swindler) and Takahiro Sakurai (Cutthroat) based on the appeal they give to their characters, with the former for portraying a different type of Akudama based on her innocence and the latter for showing areas of dementia when talking as well as due to the fact the are more involved in interactions. The Hacker ( Hakk) is a main character in Akudama Drive. The Akudama ( Akudama) are classified criminals in Kansai. He is a terse man who is skilled at delivering any package to any recipient as long as he is paid. The writers also found deeper themes in Swindler's death scene which causes a cross shaped blood and the fact that the series aired in Christmas Eve implied more commentary. The character was adapted by Cindy Yamauchi who aimed to give Swindler first an innocent design and later altered her into a more mature-like persona to symbolize her character arc. Yta Suzuki, Tomohisa Taguchi, Yoshifumi Sasahara. Kazutaka Kodaka fans found in Akudama Drive's first episode SE7EN similarities to his hit series Danganronpa, which they welcomed. [40], A manga adaptation debuted on Renta! Thats right, Akudama Drive, from Studio Pierrot and Danganronpa: The Animation creator Kazutaka Kodaka, is officially getting an English dub! This could have come handy in many ways along the road, if they had been intercepted. [22], Megumi Ogata's voice acting was done to create a sexually appealing woman in contrast to her previous roles which included young males. [11], Despite its positive reception, Akudama Drive was a commercial failure in Japan due to poor sales of its DVDs and Blu-rays, which were not released in the West, with their first volume accumulating little more than 500 copies sold. Inside, the Hacker is deeply bored and dissatisfied with his life in Kansai. All to save two *immortal* children. He was then to use his hacking skills throughout the way, in order to allow the group to move forward. [31] The opening theme is "STEAL!!" The Tstenkaku and Osaka Castle were carefully designed to give the setting the feeling the series was set in Osaka. The Hacker is more excited the more difficult something is, but is completely apathetic to things that do not interest him. 254/45. Check out this production materials clip of Hacker's intro in Akudama Drive! He easily hacked the third-tightest security place in all of Kansai, the Kansai Central Bank inside a Mixed-Use Building. Animated by Studio Pierrot, a 12-episode season aired from October 8, 2020 to December 24, 2020. 9w1. The Akudama Drive Wiki is now available on Miraheze. Taguchi and Umehara stated that across the finale, the Executioners were developed, most notably through Pupil. [8], Syfy.com found the violence to be too impactful for sensitive viewers. Later, he met the Doctor, Courier, along with the Brawler once again after falling from the ceiling over which he had been hiding, as the Brawler had destroyed it by launching the Doctor in the air. [42], Akudama Drive was approached by critics from manga and anime before its release. [68] Although Anime Feminist was concerned about the apparent poor portrayal of female characters citing Doctor's skimpy appearance and Swindler's weak persona,[69] Richard Eisbens from Biggest In Japan found the latter intriguing due to how she interacts with the rest of the cast despite her codename giving her the idea of an ordinary person, leading to conspiracy whether or not there was something missing to reveal in the narrative especially based on the writing previously made by the series' staff. Thanks to his "gift", the Swindler was later able to broadcast her execution to the entirety of Kansai, resulting in an uproar from the citizens opposing police violence. 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