7.3/10112 votesLoading...#1 - Active Heart
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2016
The Black King is dealing with the aftermath of the conquest of Carneades. Simultaneously, on the other side of the empire, the Drifters are preparing for backlash and starting to grow their own ambitions.
Director: Hazuki Mizumoto
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.4/10140 votesLoading...#2 - Fight Song
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2016
In the aftermath of the Battle of Sekigahara, warrior Shimazu Toyohisa is suddenly thrust into a mysterious world where he is shocked to encounter the supposedly Oda Nobunaga and the historical figure Nasu Suketaka Yoichi.
Director: Kenichi Suzuki
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.5/10110 votesLoading...#3 - Men of Destiny
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2016
As the Elves tear apart the magistrate’s castle, a new player with unknown allegiances looms. Meanwhile, Oda starts work on creating the final nail in Orte’s coffin and bringing about a change that will shatter the foundations of this world.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.5/10106 votesLoading...#4 - Baba Yetu
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2016
After freeing the Dwarves, the Drifters’ plans continue getting derailed as unexpected guests show up. Meanwhile, far to the north, the Black King’s plan continues to unfurl as the Ends regroup and recover in preparation to strike back.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.6/10107 votesLoading...#5 - Mystery Call Me
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2016
With the dust settling throughout the battlefield, Toyohisa declares that he acts based on his own rules. Far from the battlefield, the axis powers of World War II reunite, and proceed to fall apart. Elves liberated, next up...the Dwarves.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.7/10121 votesLoading...#6 - Footsteps
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2016
As Orte sets the Elven village ablaze in the distance, Nobunaga and Yoichi are dragged into action by Toyohisa's fearless forward charge. Meanwhile on the other side of the world, the march of the Black King is about to Commence.
Director: Shigehisa Iida
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.7/10116 votesLoading...#7 - Army of Ours: Sortie at Dawn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2016
The Black King’s army is marching on the Northern Wall of Carneades while the Octobrists attempt to convince Carneades' defenders to hand over control of the defensive force to Hannibal and Scipio. This will be the "Ends” debut on the battlefield.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.8/10108 votesLoading...#8 - Serious Bomber
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2016
Gadolka begins with the culmination of the effort spent on black powder and ends with a paradigm shift in the warfare of the new world. The full extent of the Dwarves suffering reveals itself, and a new cog is added to the war machine.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
8.0/10115 votesLoading...#9 - Bring Back Love
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2016
As the lord's suppression force marches into the seemingly abandoned Elven village, a trap laid by the Drifters waits to be sprung. As a result of the clash, the lack of Elven women in the village is explained, and the flames of vengeance ignited.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
8.0/10116 votesLoading...#10 - Chaos Diver
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2016
As Toyohisa and Joan clash in the moonlight, the strings of fate that tie the Drifters together start to converge, and the strength of their alliance is revealed. As the dust settles, the identity of the leader of the Octobrists is unveiled.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
8.0/10108 votesLoading...#11 - The Adventure of the Pistol Daimyo: Bullet Counting Song
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2016
The coup begins yet right from the start there is an unexpected wrench thrown into the plans. The roar of muskets now rips across the new world, and the Drifters find their places leading armies.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
8.0/10128 votesLoading...#12 - Staring at Shinsengumi: The Song of the Fervid Kyushu Man
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2016
As Toyohisa and Hijikata dance a deadly duet in the inferno of a capital, Nobunaga slowly moves to turn the tide. As the ashes settle on the city, a Pyrrhic victory is achieved with the line between victory and defeat not being so clear cut.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
The Worst Episodes of Drifters
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Active Heart" is the worst rated episode of "Drifters". It scored 7.3/10 based on 112 votes. Directed by Hazuki Mizumoto and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on 10/28/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fight Song".