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DRIFTERS Special edition

DRIFTERS: Special edition

Bundled with the fifth manga volume. It contains a specially edited version of the TV series' first and second episodes. (Source: AniDB)

Names

OriginalDRIFTERS Special edition (latin)
RomajiDRIFTERS: Special edition
English—
Also known asDrifters OVA

Facts

FormatOVA (home video) · 1 ep · 41 min · 1h total
Aired2016-06-06 (Summer 2016)
StatusFINISHED
StudioHoods Entertainment
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicSeinen
GenresActionAdventureComedyFantasy
ThemesAnti-HeroHistoricalGoreLanguage BarrierPrimarily Adult CastIsekaiAnachronismSwordplayWarSeinenMale Protagonist

Reception

Community score7.25 / 10
Bayesian score7.40 / 10
Composite51.4
On lists5,245
Favourited28 (0.5%)
Completion93.3%
Drop rate1.5%
In backlog28.8%
Score spread σ1.58

Score distribution

1152113244465123625375928539919310146

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioHoods EntertainmentB7 of 31
Broadcast seasonSummer 2016C37 of 93
Year2016C137 of 418
FormatOVA (home video)C292 of 944
DemographicSeinenD401 of 775
LengthOVA / SpecialC403 of 1,260
Season (all years)SummerC604 of 1,662
GenreAdventureC664 of 1,534
EraLate 2010sC698 of 1,863
GenreFantasyC888 of 2,142
GenreActionC1,210 of 2,765
GenreComedyC1,309 of 3,488
Source materialMangaC1,431 of 3,025
OriginJapanC2,716 of 7,157

Key staff

Original creatorKouta Hirano

Franchise — DRIFTERS

C
ドリフターズ
Drifters (OVA)
2012OVA (home video)54.4
B
DRIFTERS
2016TV series60.4
C
ドリフターズ (2017)
DRIFTERS OVA
2017OVA (home video)53.3

Related

RelationYearTitle
alternative2016DRIFTERS

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