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“Drifters” Anime Hits Japanese TV In October 2016

Written By Samantha Ferreira June 6, 2016

It’s time to drift into the latest series from Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano!

The latest issue of Kadokawa’s Da Vinci magazine (July 2016) revealed that the Drifters anime series will hit Japanese TV this October. Hirano, series editor Fudetani Yoshiyuki, and producer Yasuyuki Ueda will present the series at the Japan Expo in Paris, France on July 7.

Drifters will be directed by Kenichi Suzuki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Gundam Evolve) at Hoods Entertainment, with Ryoji Nakamori (Hellsing Ultimate) providing character designs. Hideyuki Kurata (Oreimo, The World God Only Knows) is in charge of series composition.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Shimazu Toyohisa: Yūichi Nakamura
Oda Nobunaga: Naoya Uchida
Nasu no Yoichi: Mitsuki Saiga
Abe no Seimei: Takahiro Sakurai
Olminu: Shiho Kokido
Kafeto: Masakazu Nishida
Jeanne d’Arc: Junko Minagawa
Gilles de Rais: Kenji Nomura
Anastasia: Junko Kitanishi
Rasputin: Masahiko Tanaka
Hijikata Toshizo: Hiroki Yasumoto
Murasaki: Mitsuru Miyamoto

Source: MoCa News

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): drifters, kouta hirano

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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