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Akudama Drive

2020-10-08 · 24 min / episode · ★ 7.5

Animation · Mystery · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime

Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama's way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.

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Pierrot
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Japan
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Tomoyo KurosawaTomoyo KurosawaOrdinary Person (voice)
Yuuichirou UmeharaYuuichirou UmeharaCourier (voice)
Shunsuke TakeuchiShunsuke TakeuchiBrawler (voice)
Shun HorieShun HorieHacker (voice)
Megumi OgataMegumi OgataDoctor (voice)
Subaru KimuraSubaru KimuraHoodlum (voice)
Takahiro SakuraiTakahiro SakuraiCutthroat (voice)

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