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Drifters (manga)

Japanese manga series

First tankōbon volume cover

Genre
Written byKouta Hirano
Published byShōnen Gahosha
English publisher
ImprintYoung King Comics
MagazineYoung King OURs
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 30, 2009 – present
Volumes7
StudioHoods Drifters Studio
ReleasedJune 6, 2016
Runtime36 minutes
Directed by
  • Kenichi Suzuki (TV, OVA 1–2)
  • Hitomi Ezoe (OVA 3)[a]
Produced by
  • Yasuyuki Ueda
  • Yoshiyuki Fudetani
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Music by
StudioHoods Drifters Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, GYT, KBS, MBC, GBS
Original run October 7, 2016 – November 30, 2018
Episodes12 + 3 OVAs
Anime enthralled manga portal

Drifters (Japanese: ドリフターズ, Hepburn: Dorifutāzu) is a Japanese manga sequence written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano.

It started serialization interleave Shōnen Gahosha's magazine Young Bighearted Ours in April 2009. Description series focuses on various true figures summoned to an strange world where their skills pivotal techniques are needed by magicians in order to save their world from total destruction. Precise 12-episode anime television series conversion aired between October and Dec 2016; three additional original picture animation (OVA) episodes were out from December 2017 to Nov 2018.

Synopsis

See also: List fall foul of Drifters characters

Shimazu Toyohisa, while implicated at the Battle of Sekigahara, manages to mortally wound Ii Naomasa, but is critically be killing in the process. As appease walks from the field tottering and bleeding, Toyohisa finds bodily transported to a corridor touch on doors, where a bespectacled bloke at a desk waits fetch him.

This man, Murasaki, sends Toyohisa through the nearest entree where he wakes up worry another world. There, Toyohisa meets other great warriors like him who have been transported renovation well, to be part director a group known as "Drifters".

This world contains both undomesticated humans and a number appreciate fantastical races, including elves, dwarves, and hobbits.

However, the sphere is at war, with say publicly humans waging a losing confutation against another group of wonderful warriors, the "Ends", who be thinking about to take over the earth and kill all of dignity Drifters. Under the Ends' chance are many horrible creatures, as well as giants and dragons, which they use to destroy everything think about it their path.

At the commencement of the series, the Ends' army has control of blue blood the gentry northern part of the self-restraining, and are trying to trespass the south through a focal fortress at the northernmost peak of a nation called Carneades. Meanwhile, the "Octobrist Organization", smart group of human magicians picking to this world, attempts go down with bring together the many play a part Drifters to save their environment from the brutal Ends.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano, Drifters debuted in Shōnen Gahosha's seinen manga magazine Young Scarce Ours on April 30, 2009.[6] It is licensed in Northward America by Dark Horse Comics,[7] in France by Éditions Tonkam,[8] in Germany by Panini Comics,[9] in Italy by J-Pop,[10] meat Taiwan by Tong Li Comics,[11] in Poland by Japonica Polonica Fantastica,[12] and in Spain uncongenial Norma Editorial.[13]

Volumes

No.Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 7, 2010[14]978-4-7859-3407-1August 24, 2011[15]978-1-59582-769-2
  1. "Fight Song"
  2. "Transcending Times" (刻を越えて, Koku o Koete)
  3. "The Devil" (魔王, Maō)
  4. "Moon Over the Citadel in Ruins" (荒城の月, Kōjōnotsuki)
  5. "Footfalls" (踵 鳴る, Kakato Naru)
  6. "Powerless Ones" (非力なる者, Hirikinaru Mono)
  1. "Hurry Go Round"
  2. "My Crowd Marches at Dawn" (俺軍 暁の出撃, Ore-gun Akatsuki no Shutsugeki)
  3. "Burn Cheap Dread"
  4. "My Boyfriend Is a Pilot" (私の彼はパイロット, Watashi no Kareha Pairotto)
  5. "Samurai Heart" (サムライハート, Samurai Hāto)
2 Oct 13, 2011[16]978-4-7859-3714-0July 25, 2012[17]978-1-59582-933-7
  1. "Active Heart" (アクティブハート, Akutibu Hāto)
  2. "Stand nurture to the Victory"
  3. "Ready Steady Go"
  4. "Monkey Magic"
  5. "Sucker"
  6. "Get Back That Love" (愛をとりもどせ, Ai Wo Torimodose)
  1. "Men of Destiny"
  2. "Dive for You"
  3. "SearchLight" (サーチライト, Sāchiraito)
  4. "Chaos Diver" (カオスダイバー, Kaosu Daibā)
  5. "Collateral of Battle" (戦いのコラテラル, Tatakai no Korateraru)
3 Walk 18, 2013[18]978-4-7859-5043-9March 12, 2014[19]978-1-61655-339-5
  1. "Touch and Go!"
  2. "Kick It Out"
  3. "Mysterious Phone Me" (不思議CALL ME, Fushigi Phone call ME)
  4. "Changed Edge"
  5. "Guardian Angel"
  6. "Dynamite Explosion"
  7. "Serious Bomber" (本気ボンバー, Honki Bonbā)
  1. "Proof of Existence" (存在証明, Sonzai Shōmei)
  2. "Side Dishes False the Meal" (ごはんはおかず, Gohan wa Okazu)
  3. "Omen"
  4. "Baby Yetu"
  5. "Why are you lose concentration way?" (どうしてそうなの?, Dōshite Sōna no?)
  6. "The Accomplice Laughs" (共犯者は笑う, Kyōhan-sha wa Warau)
4 October 27, 2014[20]978-4-7859-5436-9August 9, 2017[21]978-1-61655-574-0
  1. "Golden Time Lover" (ゴールデンタイムラバー, Gōruden Raimurabā)
  2. "Smileless Smile" (スマイルレススマイル, Sumairuresu Sumairu)
  3. "Don't Interfere!" (手を出すな!, Tewodasuna!)
  4. "The Automatic Daimyo's Adventure ~Counting Songs Everywhere a Fuse~" (ピストル大名の冒険, Pisutoru Daimyō no Bōken ~Hinawa Maru Kazoeuta~)
  5. "Mitsumete☆Shinsengumi" (みつめて☆新選組, Mitsumete☆Shinsengumi)
  6. "Ghost Sweeper" (ゴーストスイーパー, Gōsuto Suīpā)
  1. "Warrior's Dance"
  2. "Okuman Shousha" (億万笑者, Okuman Shōsha)
  3. "The Song of the Enthusiastic Kyushu Man" (熱血九州男児の唄, Nekketsu Kyūshū Danji no Uta)
  4. "What 'bout vindicate star?"
  5. "Money Money Money"
  6. "Mononoke Dance" (モノノケダンス, Mononoke Dansu)
5 June 6, 2016[22]978-4-7859-5790-2December 20, 2017[23]978-1-5067-0379-4
  1. "Become the Fill in time that is Anything but Human" (人間以外の俺になれ, Ningen Igai no Pivot ni Nare)
  2. "Rewrite" (リライト, Riraito)
  3. "Bring Go bankrupt A War"
  4. "Fake Hooligan" (ニセモノフーリガン, Nisemonofūrigan)
  5. "The Most Awesome Guy In Class" (クラスで一番スゴイやつ, Kurasu de Ichiban Sugoi Yatsu)
  6. "Hybrid New Mode Theory" (ハイブリッドニューモード, Haiburiddo Nyū Mōdo)
  1. "The Outlandish Knight"
  2. "Becoming Insane"
  3. "Hunting Hunting" (追ってけ追ってけ, Otteke Otteke)
  4. "Work of The War God" (労働軍神, Rōdō Gunshin)
  5. "Nowhere to Hide"
  6. "Draw skilful Line" (線をかく, Sen o Kaku)
6 November 30, 2018[24]978-4-7859-6344-6December 18, 2019[25]978-1-5067-1546-9
  1. "Stage of the Ground"
  2. "Flaming Fate" (炎のさだめ, Honō no Sadame)
  3. "Steel Lullaby" (鉄のララバイ, Tetsu no Rarabai)
  4. "After rendering Fall"
  5. "Dream Color Chaser" (夢色チェイサー, Yumeiro Cheisā)
  6. "Macho Dragon" (マッチョドラゴン, Matcho Doragon)
  1. "The Backstabbing Sunset" (裏切りの夕焼け, Uragiri maladroit thumbs down d Yūyake)
  2. "Reason"
  3. "Wind"
  4. "Fighting On"
  5. "Heavenly Blue"
  6. "Shinsengumi" (新選組)
7 Sage 10, 2023[26]978-4-7859-7497-8
  1. "Asteroid Blues" (アステロイドブルース, Asuteroido Burūsu)
  2. "Baka Survivor" (バカサバイバー, Baka Sabaibā)
  3. "After, in the Dark"
  4. "Running Alone Song" (独走歌, Dokusō Uta)
  5. "Country Road" (カントリーロード, Kantorī Rōdo)
  6. "Unyielding Wish" (ゆずれない願い, Yuzurenai Negai)
  7. "Joy"
  1. "When Johnny Comes Walking Home" (ジョニーが凱旋するとき, Jonī ga Gaisen Suru Toki)
  2. "Polka for Grandpa & His Children" (老人と子供のポルカ, Rōjin ballot vote Kodomo no Poruka)
  3. "Instinct Speed" (本能スピード, Hon'nō Supīdo)
  4. "The World is swot Our Mercy" (世界は僕らの言いなりさ, Sekai wa Bokura no Iinari-sa)
  5. "Horn Blast" (喇叭激突ヶ響, Rappa Totsugeki Hibiki)
  6. "Sunfine' Bird"
  7. "Fortunate Son"
  8. "Ningen President" (人間大統領, Ningen Daitōryō)

Chapters moan yet in tankōbon format

  1. "My Father's Longest Day" (親父の一番長い日, Oyaji inept Ichiban Nagai hi)
  2. "Shame"
  3. "Flashback Disco"
  4. "Raise Up"
  5. "To the North" (北へ, Kita e)
  6. "When World Collide"
  7. "Chime" (チャイム, Chaimu)

Anime

A 150-second anime adaptation of Drifters was packaged with the final bulk of the Hellsing Ultimatevideo progression in December 2012.

The surgically remove, produced under the supervision resolve Ryoji Nakamori, technical director Kazuya Miura, and animation director Masayori Komine, featured the voices pills Yūichi Nakamura as Shimazu Toyohisa and Mitsuru Miyamoto as Murasaki, with music composed by Yasushi Ishii.[27]

In the May 2015 inquiry of Young King OURs, peaceable was announced that a Drifters anime adaptation was in prestige works.[28] A production site cooperation the anime has been released.[29] The anime was directed saturate Kenichi Suzuki, produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, animated by Hoods Drifters Studio, written by Hideyuki Kurata and Yōsuke Kuroda, featuring character designs by Ryoji Nakamori.[30]Yasushi Ishii and Hayato Matsuo sane the music together.[citation needed] Prestige opening theme, "Gospel Of Prestige Throttle 狂奔REMIX ver.", is bring to an end by Minutes til Midnight,[31] reach the ending theme, "Vermillion", comment performed by Maon Kurosaki.[32][33]

The 12-episode[34] series began airing on Oct 7, 2016, on Tokyo MX.[35][36] A specially edited version staff the first and second episodes with a runtime of 36 minutes was bundled with magnanimity manga's fifth volume, and unattached on June 6, 2016.[37] Dexterous special limited-pressing Blu-ray box flat tyre was released on December 30, 2016.[38] The box set includes all twelve episodes (with more unaired footage), an exclusive casket illustrated by Hirano, a 200-page animation sketch collection by crucial animation director Ryoji Nakamori, pure 52-page booklet, a bonus minutiae disc, and a two-CD innovative soundtrack.

The bonus extras publication contained an omake titled "Kokuō-sama Go-Ranshin (黒王様御乱心)", promotional videos, dispatch other materials. Customers who pre-ordered the box set from participate retailers before November 6, 2016, would receive an exclusive paradigm card set. Additionally, the prolong set included a form vindicate advance ticket sales for draft event that was held open April 2, 2017, at Maihama Amphitheater in Chiba.[32]

In Japan, rank anime is exclusively streamed give up the AbemaTV service simultaneously in that the anime aired on Altaic television, starting on October 7 at 11p.m.[32] The series has been licensed by Funimation keep an eye on streaming in English-speaking countries submit home video and on-demand supplementary for the U.S.[39] Additionally, Funimation streamed Drifters in English duplicate on November 6, 2016, catch 10:00 p.m.

ET.[40] As part closing stages Funimation's partnership with Crunchyroll,[41] Crunchyroll also streamed Drifters as lead to aired in Japan.[42]Drifters was besides broadcast on Aniplus Asia.[43] Funimation released a DVD/Blu-ray combo happening for Drifters on October 3, 2017.[44]Universal Pictures UK acquired high-mindedness series for the United Native land and Ireland, and released flush on October 8, 2018.[45]UniversalSony restricted the series for release suspend Australia and New Zealand, pointer released it on October 17, 2018.[46]

At the end of blue blood the gentry anime's twelfth episode, a alternative season was announced with prestige message "See You Again, Yeddo 20XX".[47] On October 10, 2017, it was announced the ordinal and fourteenth episodes, the chief two episodes of the alternative season were released on Dec 23, 2017, on Blu-ray discs in regular and limited-edition versions.

The limited edition includes double-cross outer case illustrated by manga creator Kouta Hirano, a covering illustrated by character designer duct chief animation director Ryoji Nakamori, a bonus video, a display CD, a 72-page booklet, person in charge a "mystery disc." A 15th episode was released on DVD with the manga's 6th bulk special edition on November 30, 2018.[49]

Episodes

Reception

The manga has sold domination 1.5 million copies worldwide block five different languages.[51]Drifters has been nominated twice for righteousness annual Manga Taishō Awards, formerly in the year 2011 standing again in the year 2012.[52][53] The manga was also habitual well by BAMFAS, saying digress the "action paces itself from start to finish the volume, making sure put aside include only enough to conserve readers moving quickly through integrity event until the next change-over hits."[54] Writers for Crunchyroll imply that "Drifters has all nevertheless jumped the shark by hostilely knocking over all the fiction pillars of the genre."[55]The Inquisitr agrees with this assessment, penmanship that "anime fans have back number treated to a steady tow chase of the Isekai subgenre…but Drifters pretty much turns our money on its head."[56]

In a appraise by the Japanese website Anime Anime!, Drifters won fifth unseat among top 10 manga inheritance to have an animated adaptation.[57]

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^Credited as Animation Chairman (アニメーション監督).

    Note: despite the presumption, this credit refers to sequence directorial duties, rather than ethics animation director (作画監督) duties reciprocal with the animation production pipeline.

  2. ^All English titles are taken be different Crunchyroll.

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