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Akudama Drive Review
“It’s equal parts eloquently meaningful-cum-punkishly pissed off political critique, and adrenaline pumping thriller action. It excels at both.”
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Before I get into my thoughts on this episode, I want to note that what we saw this week wasn’t its final form. There’s an additional five minutes…
Akudama Drive Review (Spoiler)
There were so many animes in Fall 2020, but Akudama Drive was a spotlight for me. Akudama Drive Official Trailer The story begins in a place known as…
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The core of the anime involves a group of very different Akudama, which is a special designation of super criminals by the police, being brought together to take…
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For the Record: The Sci-Fi Channel’s Anime Schedule
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The V-Day Sci-Fi Special Returns for 2021!
The Legendary Mecha Anime returns to the big screen. Let’s try this again.
The V-Day Sci-Fi Special Returns for 2024!
Happy Valentine’s Day~! This might as well be recognized as some spiritual observation day on this blog, because longtime readers and friends may recognize that tend to go…
Akudama Drive Review – 75/100
On the surface, Akudama Drive is far from my cup of tea. It’s a spectacle-first production that operates on the fringes of sanity, working with characters so thin…
Akudama Drive – 01
「SE7EN」 "See a penny, pick it up, and all day long, you'll have good luck!”
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Akudama Drive – 06 – Akudama Brawlliant Park
Even though the Boss has mobilized every Executioner to seek and destroy the Akudama, Master gets there first, driven by his need to redeem himself for past failure.…
Akudama Drive – 07 – The Offering
As the elevator to Brother and Sister’s destination rises out of the debris, Hoodlum reunites with the others, proudly reporting to have stabbed the Apprentice to avenge his brother,…
Akudama Drive – 09 [The Shining]
For all the sex and murder featured in this episode, it left me a little cold. Last week’s focus on Swindler didn’t just make her more sympathetic, it…
Akudama Drive episode 1 anime review
An edgy, Western-media inspired “all villains” story that is as fun and violent as it is vapid. Is Akudama Drive good? It’s certainly fun, but I wouldn’t go…
Akudama Drive Episode 11
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First Look: Akudama Drive
In a crime-ridden cyberpunk version of Japan’s Kansai region, an Ordinary Person gets caught up in a death game involving several “AKUDAMA”, the most dangerous class of criminal.
Akudama Drive Episode 10
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Akudama Drive Episode 2
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Akudama Drive Episode 5
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Anime Reviews: Akudama Drive
Dont worry. Its spoiler free. Watching Akudama Drive was a three part experience for me: Part One: This show is awesome. Part two: Ok, now I’m bored. Part…
Hidden Gems: Akudama Drive
If you want to know whether or not you should watch this show without any spoilers then the answer is a resounding yes. It has excellent visuals, a…
Akudama Drive Episode 7
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Akudama Drive Episode 3
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Akudama Drive Episode 6
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Akudama Drive – 06 [Brother]
All of Akudama Drive’s episodes are named after famous crime or action movies: Se7en, Reservoir Dogs, Dead Man Walking, etc. Each film title has some relation to the…
First Impressions: Akudama Drive
Kansai: The future. There are holograms everywhere, IA cars, robot policemen, zeppelins in the sky with bright advertisements, floating neon lights, a bladerunnerian orange fog, and bus-like boats…
Akudama Drive Episode 4
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Akudama Drive – 04 [Speed]
Here’s a curious case of an episode that’s just as action-packed as the first two, yet fails to bring the thrills of those earlier installments. The whole time…
Akudama Drive – Episode 1
Akudama Drive comes in like a robot boxer: moving fast, swinging hard, and covered in LED lights.
First Impressions: Akudama Drive
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Akudama Drive (First Impression)
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Akudama Drive – 02 – 1.5 Meters for a Billion
With all the players introduced, the robotic Black Cat reveals she’s the mastermind who had them all collared as an insurance policy. The mission to rescue Cutthroat was…
Akudama Drive – 04 – The Kickass Express
As expected once the Shinkansen took off from Kansai Station, the action and difficulty level of the heist kicks into a higher gear. The train is hurtling towards…
The Evil Justice of Akudama Drive
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From the pages of SF Magazine circa 1985, a short interview with legendary illustrator and model maker Kow Yokoyama (Maschinen Krieger, Venus Wars).
Akudama Drive – 03 – Ocean’s Seven
As the Black Cat continues to describe the plan to infiltrate Kansai Station, the Ordinary Person tries not to stand out too much, lest her Swindler persona be…
Akudama Drive – 02 [Reservoir Dogs]
It’s often said that TV anime dump a disproportionate amount of time and talent into their first episodes, leading to a noticeable drop-off in episode 2. As a…
Anime Taste Testing: Akudama Drive
I don’t know what I just watched, but I know I want more of it.
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Akudama Drive: Last Minute Pivot
I have already written about anime that start off slow and then finish spectacularly, helping recontextualize everything that we had seen so far. You cannot have the gut-wrenching…
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Anime Taste Testing: Akudama Drive
I don’t know what I just watched, but I know I want more of it.
Akudama Drive – 03 [Mission: Impossible]
This episode was a far cry from the spectacle of the first two. There were no dust-ups with the Execution Department, no direct assaults on massive buildings or…
Akudama Drive is Surprisingly Good!
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Akudama Drive – 05 – Damn Kids
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Akudama Drive: Style IS Substance
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