Swindler, Courier and the Children crawl out of the wreckage of the once revered Shinkansen. While the Children are unscathed, Swinder and Courier have significant injuries of their own. Knowing she’ll just slow them down, Swindler asks Courier to take the Children to the ‘safe place’ Hacker gave her the co-ordinates to while she stays… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 12 Review (Final)
The dust settles after the riots and mayhem of episode ten and we head…right back to the beginning? But we’re not the only ones confused! Swindler and Courier are trapped in a simulation, repeating moments of their lives and that fateful day at the Takoyaki Stand. They almost loose loose themselves if not for the… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 11 Review: War Games
Kansai threatens to tear itself apart as the anti-Akudama protests reach fever pitch. On the quieter side of town, Courier and Swindler race to catch up to the Executioners holding Brother prisoner. But they’re not the only ones on the move, Hoodlum and Doctor are following close behind. All three groups face off back where… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 10 Review: Babel
Kansai descends into chaos as vigilante justice runs rampant and the crowds grow increasingly fearful of the still at large S-rank Akudama. With the police and executioner forces distracted, Courier, Swindler and Sister head to the executioner headquarters to try and save Brother. But it’s not the headquarters security they need to worry about when… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 9 Review: The Shining
At the end of last week’s episode, we all watched in incredulous marvel as Sister and Swindler rocketed off to the moon. They don’t make it very far before they hurtle back down to earth and have to work out what to do next. Separated from the other Akudama, Swindler decides to head back to… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 8 Review: Black Rain
As the dust clears from last week’s epic battle, an unlikely characters makes their way back to the main group. Hoodlum has somehow survived his match with the executioner with barely a scratch on him. The group don’t question this, and barely have time to mourn their other friend’s death before they head deeper into… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 7 Review: The City of Lost Children
The babysitting gig is up for the Akudama gang when the ridiculously tenacious Executioner breaks up their party. The group work to get the two kids to their destination – tag teaming in and out of the fight which grows increasingly deadly. In between scenes, we learn more about the executioners and their way of… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 6 Review : Brother
It seems the Akudama can celebrate a job well done after saving the children from the train’s vault. But they’ve forgotten one key point – they’re in the middle of nowhere and the kids need a ride out. But not all the Akudama come along for the return journey, with Hacker staying behind to try… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 5 Review : Dead Man Walking
Much like the 1994 Keanu Reeve’s film, Akudama Drive‘s fourth episode was a non-stop, exhilarating ride. After successfully making their way on the shinkansen last week, the Akudama crew make their way through it to the vault. But they quickly discover they’re not the only ones on the ride. Our favourite executioners are hot on their… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 4 Review : Speed
Picking up where last week’s episode left off, the team brainstorm exactly how they’ll steal the cargo from the shinkansen. But the train isn’t their only problem, as they find the the station and platform defences just as formidable. The mysterious robo-cat divides the Akudama up. Teams A and B will work on the switches… Continue reading Akudama Drive Episode 3 Review: Mission Impossible
