Drifters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shimazu Toyohisa is 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.

Series details

• Title: Drifters
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, History
• Premiere date: 2016-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: AbemaTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 26 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 20007
• IMDb ID: tt5225764
• TVDB ID: 312559

Cast and credited roles

• Shiho Kokido — Catherine Olminu (Shem)
• Yuichi Nakamura — Shimazu Toyohisa
• Mitsuki Saiga — Nasu no Yoichi
• Naoya Uchida — Oda Nobunaga
• Sayori Ishizuka — Marsha
• Tomoko Tsuzuki — Mark
• Junji Majima — Shara
• Taiten Kusunoki — Black King
• Takahiro Sakurai — Abe no Haruakira (Seimei)
• Yutaka Aoyama — Hannibal Barca
• Akira Ishida — Minamoto no Kurō-Hōgan Yoshitsune
• Kanae Itō — EASY

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-10-07; final listed air date 2016-12-23; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Drifters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.