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Congratulations Akudama Drive for winning Anime Trending’s Anime of the Year award! Akudama Drive also won SciFi Anime of the Year, Best in Original Screenplay and Mystery or Psychological Anime of the Year.

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dearestones

Right Color (Courier x Swindler)

Warning: Fluff.

Anonymous Request: Here an idea/suggestion I was think about courier and swindler going shopping for clothes. This idea came to me when I thought how did swindler and sister got new clothes when they were being chase by executioner.

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“Here,” Courier muttered as he handed Swindler his seal.

With a sigh, he leaned his head against the wall that was unburdened by racks of clothing and was relatively hidden from any employee’s prying eyes. If it were any place else, he would have liked to kick back and relax with a cigarette on hand, but this was private property. Despite how disheveled and underground this particular brand of clothes store was, there was still bound to be someone who would take offense to his vices. And if someone was paying attention to them, then that meant that they would eventually catch on to the predicament that he had on hand.

Murmuring thanks, Swindler took the seal in one of her hands, still ungloved and grimy from her scuffle with the sex traffickers. Although the fight had only occured hours ago, she had the air of someone who was relaxed and somewhat optimistic despite the circumstances. For a person who was not an Akudama at the start of her journey, Courier thought, she knew how to roll with the punches.

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flamboyantanime

Half the reason Courier doesn’t reply to people is that he would just end up repeating their bullshit back to them as a question. Staying silent saves time.

zadgvcd-blog

if fictional why so attractive¿

sadasbreads

Courier, rubbing his head: I had a terrible dream last night. You were in it...

Doctor: Okay? ...And?

Courier: What do you meant and

mrspark03

Killing stare.

weebslawyer

I don't know what to do with this information so I'm just gonna let it here

spontaneousmusicalnumber

So I just finished Akudama Drive and… wow.

I went into it expecting some flashy fun. And it was indeed always flashy and never let up on the action. What I didn’t expect it was for to actually exceed my expectations and go from fun to good. I’ll try to keep specific spoilers out of this review.

Akudama Drive feels like three Hollywood action thrillers stacked on top of each other and translated into an anime. It’s neon-soaked and blood-drenched and on a scale so ridiculous that “over-the-top” feels like an understatement. The characters are larger-than-life tropes with potential prison sentences stretching into centuries. If it sounds painfully cheesy, you’re right. It would be if it didn’t take itself entirely seriously. It never once steps back or blinks or elbow-nudges at its premise or characters and instead lets the audience dive in with them for the thrill ride.

The premise of the show is a regular person gets swept up into the world of notorious criminals called Akudama and pretends to be one to save her skin, but gets herself in deeper as she is recruited along with them for a mysterious mission. I was immediately hooked by the world: their neon cyberpunk dystopia explained only through children’s tv show clips and offhand dialogue. Then they took that team and that world, and dismantled it brick by brick until we saw what was at the core of everyone and everything.

Akudama Drive does not pull punches. But neither does it betray the audience for cheap twists or ‘gotcha’ moments. I won’t lie and say Akudama Drive has a happy ending, but I’ll also stand by that it’s a good ending.

This is definitely an anime for binging. The plot moves at a breakneck pace and the twists are always fun and impactful. This is the platonic ideal of a ‘turn your brain off and enjoy the ride’ anime.