Audience reviews
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RoqLobster
Drifters has the makings of a great story. The idea of sending historical figures to a medieval fantasy world where they can duke it out and team up is a great idea with some amazing potential, however, Drifters manages to tell a very boring story where almost every aspect fails to meet expectations.
The show is first and foremost an action show but the fights are generally boring to watch, with dozens of random nameless characters being mowed down practically every episode. When that isn't happening and the fights are supposed to between equal powers the show still can't make the fights interesting. One party is always dominating the other or one employs a tactic where they spend 90% of the fight running away.
Its characters and writing are not good either; they are bland and generic st…
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This show has so many interesting building blocks and does absolutely nothing with them.
The show is so clumsy in its handling of historical figures that it strips any interest that the characters had, and spends more time praising ADOLF HITLER than criticising him. These real iconic historical figures become grating, surface-level, and uninteresting action figures.
There are so many attempts at comedy, but almost all of them fall flat. They bring the pacing to a standstill just to make sexist, homophobic, or gross-out jokes. The sexism and homophobia also extend to the character designs and treatment of the female characters in story. (They make these jokes at the expense of gay people, and then go out of their way to create fanservice of the only main feminine male character Yoichi?)…
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Yes! Yes! Yes! This is what the fuck I’m talking about! Yes! This is entertainment!
Kouta Hirano has made many unsuccessful attempts at grabbing the attention of the mainstream audience. His first big hit was the Hellsing manga. Drifters is his new project. Warriors from all eras are summoned into this parallel world to fight. You get to see characters such as Oda Nobunaga (of course, wouldn’t be an anime with historical characters without good ol’ Nobu), Hannibal Barca, Butch Cassidy, Scipio Africanus, Joan of Arc (again, of course), Grigori Rasputin, and many others.
I cannot describe how much fun this series is. It’s an action-packed thriller from start to finish. The action slows down every now and again, but it never stops for a breather. The show must go on. For the most part, it’s…
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If you want a concise review that isn't riddled with vague pseudo-intellectual nonsense, read this one.
It's basically a crossover of many historical figures from different eras going at war with each other. They have their exact names, personalities, and have some an ability associated to some element of their lives.
You'll have to google some of the historical figures to understand some of their interactions. In other cases, you'll have to guess because they're not explicitly revealed.
Drawing style is like that of Hellsing. Combat animation is very fluid. Combat includes war strategies, not only direct combat. Accurate portrayal of historical figures.
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Before you scroll away I want you to at least read this following sentence : "Oda Nobunaga, Jeanne dArc, Saint Germain, Rasputin, etc.. You get to see all of them together in this anime."
Yep. That's right. If you have seen the fate franchise then this is pretty much the same with a little twist. So basically these historical figures die, they get isekaied into the same world where they either become one side or another ( drifter vs end ). They fight against each other in order to.. Conquer the world I guess?
Yeah that's about it. Be wary that this ends as a bigass cliffhanger. Regardless, Drifters was still very fun to watch and ain't it always cool to see historical figures interacting with each other? The more history you have inside your head the better the experience from watching…
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Drifters is a definition "Mindless Entertainment" anime that just causes your brain to implode if any sort of brainpower is focused on it.
A random dimension is now the site of an impending war to decide humanities fate, in that specific dimension. For unknown reasons an organization goes out of their way using magic and modern-ish technology to try and change the events unfolding in this dimension, for no real reason. They do so by specifically dragging people or indiscriminately sized 'objects' out of their home dimension near or right before their time of death/destruction, and just haphazardly dropping them around the world.
Samurai swords also cut anything and everything, because Japan. I thought we were past this meme by like 2005...
Story 4/10 - Very dull, unexplained, and vac…
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(NOTE: Some spoilers, mostly minor.)
Anybody who has seen Kouta Hirano's other famous work, Hellsing, will not be very surprised nor disappointed going into his next one, Drifters: Lots of action, badass shots of the characters, and not a ton of plot.
The story begins when Shimazu Toyohisa, a fighter in the great Battle of Sekigahara, is taken from his death in the battle at the last moments by a mysterious desk clerk in a world of infinite hallways, sending him to a mysterious world and averting his death. In this unnamed world he meets two other famous Japanese historical figures, Oda Nobunaga and Nasu no Yoichi, and begin to carve out a name for themselves in this world populated by fantasy races and humans alike by saving a nearby elven village and going from there.
Along the way, t…
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Drifters is a science fiction, fantasy action, adventure manga written by Hirano Kouta. You may know him as the writer of Hellsing. At the tail end of 2016, an anime adaptation of Drifters aired. It was brought to us by Hoods Entertainment. A studio that I've never reviewed an anime by before. So, is Drifters a series that's worth looking into?
Story:
After the battle of Sekigahara, Shimazu Toyohisa finds himself in a strange, light corridor filled with doors. A spectacled man gestures and he gets pulled into one of them and directly into another world. He finds himself meeting Oda Nobunaga and Nasu Yoichi, two men who were recorded as having died before his time. It turns out that in this world of elves, dwarves, halflings and men, certain people from our world are being sent just befo…
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Ok, yes, I'm definitely in the minority here, but I REALLY didn't enjoy this anime. I should've seen the signs when it looked like a serious show, but had a 'comedy'-tag - a combination that almost never works – but here we are.
For now, I'll start with the things I liked about this anime... if only because getting through those is a LOT quicker, lol.
First off, I have to admit, Drifters occasionally had some pretty decent and interesting strategies & tactics in its battles. For example in one instance towards the middle, Nobunaga ordered the elves that they were trying to save to dump the corpses they had from the fight before into their well and then run before the incoming troops of their enemy arrived. In case you don't know much about war-tactics: Throwing corpses into a well poison…
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Drifters combines various well-known tropes, bringing famous historical figures into a fantasy world, and pitting them against eachother in all-out war. If you don't like war or watching heads roll, you're probably in the wrong place.
The animation is amazing, the soundtrack fits perfectly, the main characters (feudal Japanese warriors) have very well developed personalities, while still staying impressively faithful to how they actually were in history, and the plot illustrates an unabridged version of early-modern Japanese warfare.
Overally, the anime is unbelievably excellent (for its genre, and in production quality); I'm not too keen on the details, but the studio, "Hoods Drifters Studio" appears to have been put together specifically for the production of this anime.
Art:
If anythi…
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STORY:
Dialogues: Mainly strategic.
Relationships: Comrades. Brotherhood.
Design: There's a guy that looked like an office worker working in a cubicle. Except he had his own desk and has the power to send historical figures to another world and change it. He kind of reminds me of the grim reaper. But in his environment involves light. Yet there's a woman that represents darkness and it turns out she's responsible for the ends. The ends look like ghosts/evil spirits with dark powers. They are making history in another world and that starts with helping the elves gaining more freedom against their oppressors.
CHARACTERS:
Shimazu Toyohisa: Swordsman/leader, fearless and honourable -- follows the code of war. Historically, he passed away in 1600 Battle of Sekigahara.
Oda Nobuaga: Bat…
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Drifters is a fantasy, alternate history series adapted from a manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano, who’s the original creator of the Hellsing series. It is directed by Suzuki Kenichi, who’s directed such anime as Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. One can tell that the series would involve nothing short of brutal, stylized action and Drifters meets this expectation. However, it offers a lot more than that.
[A different take on the ‘Isekai’ sub-genre]
The Japanese word ‘isekai’ can be translated directly to mean ‘different world’ and is a sub-genre of fantasy series that involves one or many characters transported to another world, often through magical means. The plot of such series revolves around the characters’ struggles as they try to leave the world which is unfa…
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Much like a beautifully wrapped Christmas present with a swarm of angry bees inside, Drifters looks fantastic but starts to get a little problematic the second you start trying to unpack it. I will elaborate as to why below, but if you are looking for a straightforward recommendation than in my opinion the good outweighs the bad and it is at the very least an entertaining viewing experience. If you liked Hellsing or other such gory, mindless, high octane romps, you will probably enjoy this too. But if you're watching it at all critically, you might find some problems.
Story: Is really pretty fun and engaging. Famous figures from history are taken at the moment before their deaths and thrust into a Tolkien-esque high fantasy world inhabited with elves, dwarves, dragons, and other fantasy s…
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Despite others saying that Drifters is overrated and is given to much praise, it still doesn’t change the fact that it easily caught a lot of attention, deriving popularity, and put off a show that greatly satisfies the audience. To be honest, I find the show to be quite a long shot from being a masterpiece but it sure was entertaining in a higher level, and that alone could prove that it deserves what it has now.
Let’s start with the story. One of the strength of this anime is its interesting background which, aside from using historical facts, combines a very dark theme with concepts of fantasy that stirs up the viewers’ interest. Simply put, the plot is intriguing enough to make someone stick throughout the entire series without a thought of dropping it or even finding it to be boring.…
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Before starting my review, I would like to note that almost every character of Drifters is a historical figure, so I would highly recommend you to use Google from time to time. Drifters uses American historical figures, Japanese historical figures, French historical figures, Russian historical figures, and others. Anyways, let us start.
Drifters: Battle in a Brand-new World War, Drifters, orドリフターズ, is a fantasy, alternate history Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. The manga started serialization in Shounen Gahosha magazine, Young King Ours, on April 30, 2009. It received an anime adaptation, which was announced in May, 2015 and aired between October 7, 2016 and December 23, 2016. A second season has also been announced.
Toyohisa of the Shimazu clan is in the heat of…
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Drifters is the type of show that you’ll quickly realize what it is from the start. Anyone familiar with Kouta Hirano (known for his work “Hellsing”) will get a familiar vibe with the style of the series. If you fancy a fantasy story about extraordinary individuals coming together, then Drifters will be quite a treat.
Adapted from the manga of the same name, Drifters initially will leave the impression of a dark fantasy tale. The first few episodes easily establishes its premise as we meet the Drifters, the main protagonists of the show. They are based on historical figures who are based from their timeline. Still, throughout the series, you’ll probably designate them more as anti-heroes by their actions. The primary cast composes of Shimazu Toyohisa, Oda Nobunaga, and Nasu Suketaka Yoic…
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This anime had me excited from the very beginning. The first episode had me craving more. I was desperate to know where it was going. The characters are astoundingly unique in personality. The whole idea of the series feels refreshing to the anime that have been released. Absolutely wonderful, excited for a next season Things they could have done better were to give more insight as to what the puppeteers were doing, who were they, and why. Though to many of you, it may not be a 10, it is one to me as I found it to be nigh perfect.
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"FATALITY!" -Every Mortal Kombat game since 1992.
*SPOILERS FOR DRIFTERS*
War is hell. We know this to be true by now. This also applies to the fact about there being a lot of "sent to another world" anime adaptations. You really need to do something really unique to stand out if you're one of these shows, and while I'd like to say that SAO and Re:Zero conditioned me to think otherwise, its obvious that their additions to the concept alone (bloodthirsty video game world and reset after death respectively) were what made them stand out, even if the actual concept, for most part does the exact opposite. With this show, they decided to make it have a full-fledged war, with loads of carnage peppered throughout. The concept is very interesting, especially since the war consists of famous peop…
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This is the type of show for those who want to watch history crossovers ("what if King Arthur fought William Wallace?" sort of thing). I am one of those, or was.
I got to say, Drifters was one of the moderatly anticipated shows of this season. But it could only go so far to prove those expectations true.
--Plot--
The background plot is a clichéed "person from our world in someone else's one". The difference being, all those guys are famous bigwigs over here, all of them got their name in history, and they come from different historical times. So it could be a Western-samurai-WWII with lasers genre (okay, without lasers, for the time being). It is pretty chaotic by itself, and lots of fun, but could be more well developed. But, as it seems they are going to produce a new season, there is s…
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Another magnificent anime has come to an end, however we will receive a SECOND SEASON. The hype is REAL.
Now to start off, I am a fan of the manga, and I can tell that a lot of love has been put into the development of this anime. It didn't miss a single important event, and you can feel the love of the creators every week while watching it.
Story
It is a magnificent story, although I can't be certain that it is a unique one. What makes this experience incredible, is that the characters in it, are historical figures, from different eras, dating back to 1500's and earlier. Every character is done with insane attention to detail, and once you start watching it, if you are not familiar with these characters, you are inclined to google them and get to know their stories, because they are…
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