Will there be Akudama Drive Season 2?
Akudama Drive, one of the few anime that belongs to the action and Sci-Fi genre. The story took place in a bustling city named Kansai where cybernetic screens litter the neon landscape, in which a group of criminals known as Akudama wanders around in the dark alleys. Among those people, lived the infamous Cutthroat who was known for killing a total of 999 people.
Akudama Drive is an original anime produced by Studio Pierrot, the studio that has already a name in the community, as they have made several shounen titles that went famous for many reasons such as Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto, Bleach, and Black Clover. The anime series Akudama Drive is one of the few original gems of Studio Pierrot that has gained a decent amount of viewership if compared to their other original works such as Mr. Osomatsu and Ghost Stories.
Conceptualized by Kazutaka Kodaka, creator of the famous Danganronpa franchise, Akudama Drive has won the Anime of the Year title in the 7th Anime Trending Awards, beating many famous anime titles such as Fruits Basket, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Konosuba, and Re: ZERO Starting Life in Another World.
Will there be Akudama Drive Season 2?
The first season of Akudama Drive had been aired since October 8, 2020, and ran for a total of 12 episodes before finally concluding on December 4 of the same year. After the first season has ended, many of the fans are wondering whether there will be a second season or not. So, will there be Akudama Drive Season 2?
Despite having such an outstanding presence in the anime realm, it is safe to say that Akudama Drive might not receive a season renewal even though it has not been officially stated yet. The reason is that the first season had a pretty conclusive ending. With all of the characters being dead, there is simply no way to continue the story. Actually, there is a way for Pierrot to make Akudama Drive Season 2, and that is by introducing us to a new cast. The brother and sister plot would most likely be what is continued, but it would be pretty hard to pull, given the open ending that we got.
Other Franchises of Akudama Drive
Instead of waiting for Akudama Drive Season 2 which is still questionable, there are two other franchises of Akudama Drive that you can enjoy.
The first one is in the form of a manga adaptation under the same title illustrated by Rokurou Ogaki. As of September 7, 2021, there are a total of 28 chapters that has been published, and 15 of them are translated into English so far as it has been published digitally in English by Renta! since October 10, 2020. You can see them on Renta!’s online store in both Japanese and English.
Not only that, but Akudama Drive also comes with a video game produced by Tookyo Games.
Akudama Drive Action
The bustling metropolis of Kansai, where cybernetic screens litter the neon landscape, may seem like a technological utopia at first glance. But in the dark alleys around the brightly-lit buildings, an unforgiving criminal underbelly still exists in the form of fugitives known as “Akudama.”
No stranger to these individuals, Kansai police begin the countdown to the public execution of an infamous Akudama “Cutthroat,” guilty of killing 999 people. However, a mysterious message is sent to several elite Akudama, enlisting them to free Cutthroat for a substantial amount of money. An invisible hand seeks to gather these dangerous personas in one place, ensuring that the execution is well underway to become a full-blown bloodbath.
(Source: MyAnimeList)
