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Drifters

Shimazu Toyohisa is a real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.

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Fight Song

In the aftermath of the Battle of Sekigahara, warrior Shimazu Toyohisa is suddenly thrust into a mysterious world where he is shocked to encounter the supposedly Oda Nobunaga and the historical figure Nasu Suketaka Yoichi.

24 min
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Footsteps

As Orte sets the Elven village ablaze in the distance, Nobunaga and Yoichi are dragged into action by Toyohisa's fearless forward charge. Meanwhile on the other side of the world, the march of the Black King is about to Commence.

24 min
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Army of Ours: Sortie at Dawn

The Black King’s army is marching on the Northern Wall of Carneades while the Octobrists attempt to convince Carneades' defenders to hand over control of the defensive force to Hannibal and Scipio. This will be the "Ends” debut on the battlefield.

24 min
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Active Heart

The Black King is dealing with the aftermath of the conquest of Carneades. Simultaneously, on the other side of the empire, the Drifters are preparing for backlash and starting to grow their own ambitions.

24 min
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Bring Back Love

As the lord's suppression force marches into the seemingly abandoned Elven village, a trap laid by the Drifters waits to be sprung. As a result of the clash, the lack of Elven women in the village is explained, and the flames of vengeance ignited.

24 min
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Men of Destiny

As the Elves tear apart the magistrate’s castle, a new player with unknown allegiances looms. Meanwhile, Oda starts work on creating the final nail in Orte’s coffin and bringing about a change that will shatter the foundations of this world.

24 min
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Chaos Diver

As Toyohisa and Joan clash in the moonlight, the strings of fate that tie the Drifters together start to converge, and the strength of their alliance is revealed. As the dust settles, the identity of the leader of the Octobrists is unveiled.

24 min
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Mystery Call Me

With the dust settling throughout the battlefield, Toyohisa declares that he acts based on his own rules. Far from the battlefield, the axis powers of World War II reunite, and proceed to fall apart. Elves liberated, next up...the Dwarves.

25 min
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Serious Bomber

Gadolka begins with the culmination of the effort spent on black powder and ends with a paradigm shift in the warfare of the new world. The full extent of the Dwarves suffering reveals itself, and a new cog is added to the war machine.

24 min
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Baba Yetu

After freeing the Dwarves, the Drifters’ plans continue getting derailed as unexpected guests show up. Meanwhile, far to the north, the Black King’s plan continues to unfurl as the Ends regroup and recover in preparation to strike back.

27 min
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The Adventure of the Pistol Daimyo: Bullet Counting Song

The coup begins yet right from the start there is an unexpected wrench thrown into the plans. The roar of muskets now rips across the new world, and the Drifters find their places leading armies.

28 min
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Staring at Shinsengumi: The Song of the Fervid Kyushu Man

As Toyohisa and Hijikata dance a deadly duet in the inferno of a capital, Nobunaga slowly moves to turn the tide. As the ashes settle on the city, a Pyrrhic victory is achieved with the line between victory and defeat not being so clear cut.

26 min

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Cast and Crew

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Yutaka Aoyama

Hannibal Barca (voice)

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Mitsuki Saiga

Yoichi Nasu no Suketaka (voice)

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Yuichi Nakamura

Toyohisa Shimazu (voice)

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Naoya Uchida

Nobunaga Oda (voice)

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Junko Minagawa

Jeanne d'Arc (voice)

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Shiho Kokido

Olminu (voice)

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Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Naoshi Kanno (voice)

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Mitsuru Miyamoto

Murasaki (voice)

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Ryoji Nakamori

Supervising Animation Director

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Ryoji Nakamori

Character Designer

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Hayato Matsuo

Music

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Hiromitsu Saito

3D Modeller

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Tomoko Tonuma

3D Director

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Kohta Hirano

Comic Book

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Hisashi Matsumukou

Director of Photography

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Hideyuki Kurata

Series Composition

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Kiyoshi Hirose

Editor

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Yasushi Ishii

Music

Drifters

Shimazu Toyohisa is a real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.

Orignal Language

ja

Seasons

1

Genre

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Status

Ended

Release Data

2016-10-07

Production Companies

Hoods Entertainment, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan

Streaming Network

Tokyo MX

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