Akudama Drive

It's pretty promising and it's going to get better

Akudama Drive caught my attention due to it's vivid animation and the cyberpunk setting with some great music. An original anime with 12 episodes seemed interesting.

The plot was decent, and was executed properly in the first 7-8 episodes. However, around 10th episode, the momentum shifted gears out of nowhere and the story was super rushed. The 2 characters, Swindler and Doctor were the most annoying ones with no development whatsoever.

Although the animation was superb by Studio Peirrot, the story felt short towards the latter episodes and clocking the climax within 12 episodes resulted in a bit of disappointment. I would give high marks for the animation and the funky music throughout the anime, however the story was decent with unsatisfactory execution.

Pros : Amazing animation by Studio Peirrot Cyberpunk setting and the music used was good

Cons : The climax felt short of maintaining the momentum, which was built in first 8 episodes Rushed ending with no strong development of couple of lead characters There was too much chaos in the last 2 episodes which didn't felt connecting with the main storyline.

My Rating : 6/10.

I love this show. The characters are unique and the story draws you in. It is full of action and the plot is really good too. I can't wait to see how it ends.

I binge watched it.

Like the first Suicide Squad It ended up being just an average 1 viewing show. It started off really good but then turned into a netflixer.

What kind of ending was that? "That's your clue".

A 5 just an average 5.

First off: that ending shook me. (Okay onto the review)

At first glance this show looks somewhat generic, I had my doubts in the beginning. It starts off with not a very clear story line with much mystery as to where it is going, but you soon see it is something else. The characters are each unique in there own way, all of them mostly follow a basic anime character trope (but without spoiling anything) they all change as the show changes. At the end of each episode I find myself on the edge of my seat wondering what will happen next and how everything will be resolved. The character development is outstanding on a select few of the cast. It's gripping story line leaves me wanting the next episode every single time.

In addition the art is beautiful (I myself love art and seeing this series makes my happy so I may be biased) the animation is wonderful and includes well choreographed and animated fight scenes.

In conclusion, akudama drive has much more to it than what you think (around episode 5-6 is when the plot twists start coming). Some episodes leave me absolutely speechless (I'm talking about you episodes 9 and 10). The ending concludes the series in a shocking way that leave you wondering, what happens now? I definitely recommend giving this one a try, it will not disappoint.

It is available on Funimation and Hulu as of 2020