Akudama Drive
In a tightly controlled Kansai, an innocent civilian is mistaken for an Akudama and swept from a prison break into a mission with city-wide consequences.
- Genre:
- SF / サイバーパンク / アクション / オリジナル
- Medium:
- Anime
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Akudama Drive — Timeline12 events
An Ordinary Citizen Takes the Name Swindler
After a minor mishap forces her to hide her identity, an ordinary citizen joins a group of Akudama hired to break someone out of execution.
— Official INTRODUCTION and episode 1. ↗
The Akudama Escape the Execution Site
The group, including the Courier, breaks through the execution site, rescues the target, and returns to Kansai's underworld under pursuit.
The Black Cat Entrusts Two Children to the Group
A black cat appears before the Akudama and offers them a job: deliver two special children to the Shinkansen.
The Group Evades the Police and Executioners
With the children in tow, the group crosses controlled districts and uses Hacker's support and their individual skills to evade the cordon.
The Akudama Attempt to Seize the Shinkansen
At a sealed station, the group advances its plan to board the Shinkansen for Kanto while the Executioners counterattack.
The Group Learns the Children's Purpose
Inside the sealed Shinkansen, information about the children and the Kansai–Kanto division changes what the mission means.
The Group Advances toward Kanto's Core
Inside a Kanto facility, the group sees how the place the children seek is connected to the system governing the city.
The Executioners Intensify the Hunt
Back in Kansai, the group becomes the Executioners' target, and the conflict between Executioner and Courier takes on a personal edge.
Swindler Commits to Life as an Akudama
What began as an alias becomes a choice to defy the controlled society for the group's sake, and Swindler accepts her role.
The History of the Kansai–Kanto Divide Is Revealed
The information carried by the children reveals the history that enabled the city's development and Kansai's subordination.
Swindler and the Children Attempt Their Final Breakthrough
As the others take on the pursuit one by one, Swindler challenges both the Executioners and the city system to get the children to the future.
The Children Head Beyond Kansai
The Akudama's actions leave a wound in the city's order, and the children move toward a new place carrying what was entrusted to them.
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