Drifters
2016 1 season · 12 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Drifters

ドリフターズ

Synopsis

ドリフターズ

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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Animation + Sci-Fi & Fantasy in Japan

719 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Drifters itself).

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

Drifters holds position #176 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
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    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
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    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
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    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
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    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
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    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
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    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including Drifters. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.

The 3430th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

68
Reviews
69th
Review-volume percentile
54th
Popularity percentile

68 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan seriess in our index.

Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (54th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 7, 2016
Last Air Date
December 23, 2016
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
12 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 4.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
68
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,228 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #952 of 2,532 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesHoods Entertainment
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 12
Release DateOctober 7, 2016
Official Sitewww.nbcuni.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did Drifters end?

Drifters finished its run with its final episode airing on December 23, 2016.

Where did Drifters air?

Drifters aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.