DRIFTERS

The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the 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. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	DRIFTERS (latin)
Romaji	DRIFTERS
English	DRIFTERS
Chinese	漂流武士 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 25 min · 5h total
Aired	2016-10-07 → 2016-12-23 (Autumn 2016)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Hoods Entertainment
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Themes	Isekai Historical War Male Protagonist Samurai Gore Anachronism Swordplay Seinen Anti-Hero Primarily Adult Cast Primarily Male Cast Elf Language Barrier
Streaming	Netflix

Reception

Community score	7.63 / 10
Bayesian score	7.63 / 10
Composite	60.4
On lists	133,121
Favourited	2,657 (2.0%)
Completion	82.5%
Drop rate	5.8%
In backlog	35.0%
Score spread σ	1.50
MyAnimeList	7.88 / 10

Score distribution

122121683431487952,13864,253711,168815,77898,887103,928

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Hoods Entertainment	S+	1 of 31
Broadcast season	Autumn 2016	B	13 of 120
Year	2016	B	46 of 418
Demographic	Seinen	B	176 of 775
Genre	Adventure	B	242 of 1,534
Era	Late 2010s	B	245 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Autumn	B	268 of 1,921
Genre	Fantasy	B	297 of 2,142
Genre	Comedy	B	414 of 3,488
Genre	Action	B	420 of 2,765
Length	Single-cour	B	427 of 2,668
Source material	Manga	B	561 of 3,025
Format	TV series	B	597 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	933 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Kenichi Suzuki, Hiroshi Saitou, Youta Tsuruoka
Series composition	Hideyuki Kurata
Character design	Ryouji Nakamori
Music	Hayato Matsuo, Yasushi Ishii
Original creator	Kouta Hirano