'Akudama Drive' Episode 1 Live Stream Details, Spoilers: Kanto And Kansai

Long ago, a civil war between Kanto and Kansai divided the world. "Akudama Drive" Episode 1 will introduce the criminals who set out to derail the Shinkansen that connects the two states.

As police forces weakened in Kansai, criminals began to take over the state. These criminals are called Akudama.

The sole passage connecting Kansai and Kanto is the Shinkansen. The goods manufactured at the Kyushu Plant are transported to Kanto through Kansai station. The black cat orders the Akudama to attack the Shinkansen.

The story revolves around the six Akudama members and their mission in this post-apocalyptic Japan. According to Anime News Network, the six criminals include Ordinary Person, who is a regular woman leading an ordinary life. However, her life changes when she becomes a part of the gang.

Another character named Brawler believes in fighting and thinks he can get anything using brute force. However, he seems to have a straightforward personality. The Akudama gang also has a cyber-terrorist who is an excellent hacker. He is a passionate person.

Cutthroat appears innocent and has a child-like personality. However, he enjoys killing people. Hoodlum is a coward soul who worries about his friends and then there is a doctor, who keeps gas and syringes under her lab coat.

"Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama's way of life and witnesses their criminal drives," reads the series summary on Funimation.

The cast of "Akudama Drive" anime includes Shun Horie as Hacker, Megumi Ogata as Doctor, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Brawler, Takahiro Sakurai as Cutthroat, Subaru Kimura as Hoodlum, Yuichiro Umehara as Courier, Tomoyo Kurosawa as Ordinary Person, Akio Ohtsuka as Capital Punishment Division’s Instructor, Yoshiko Sakakibara as Boss, Maaya Uchida as Black Cat and Yumiri Hanamori as Capital Punishment Division's Student

"Akudama Drive" Episode 1 is scheduled to air Thursday. Fans can live stream the episode online on Funimation.