The fall 2020 anime adaptation of the Akudama Drive property from Too Kyo Games and Studio Pierrot is getting some new promotion that’s definitely welcome. A bit later than other shows, Funimation has now brought out the opening sequence for the series with the theme song “STEAL!!” by SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!! We also have the four-member male vocal unit Urashimasakatasen performing the ending theme song “Ready.” Check it out below!
The series is directed by Tomohiro Taguchi with Yoshifumi Sasahara as the assistant director. Norimitsu Kaiho is handling the scripts while Cindy H. Yamauchi is working on adapting Rui Komatsuzaki’s designs. Studio Pierrot is handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Tomoyo Kurosawa as Ordinary Person (Ippanjin), Yuichiro Umehara as Courier (Hakobiya), Shunsuke Takeuchi as Brawler (Kenkaya), Shun Horie as Hacker, Megumi Ogata as Doctor (Isha), Subaru Kimura as Hoodlum (Chinpira), Takahiro Sakurai as Cutthroat (Satsujinki), Akio Ohtsuka as Capital Punishment Division’s Instructor, Yumiri Hanamori as Capital Punishment Division’s Student, Yoshiko Sakakibara as Boss, and Maaya Uchida as Black Cat.
SPARK!!SOUND!!SHOW!! are handling the opening theme song with “Steal!!” while the four-member male vocal unit Urashimasakatasen are contributing the ending theme song “Ready.”
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Plot Concept: Long ago the “Kantō” and “Kansei” countries had a war that divided the world. But at the end of the war, Kansei became a vassal to Kantō. However, Kansei’s government and police force declined, and crime became rampant. The criminals are called “Akudama.”
