Kuutei Dragons


Drifting Dragons

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Airborne Dragons
Japanese: 空挺ドラゴンズ
English: Drifting Dragons
German: Drifting Dragons
Spanish: Drifting Dragons
French: Drifting Dragons
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 9, 2020 to Mar 26, 2020
Premiered: Winter 2020
Broadcast: Thursdays at 00:55 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Polygon Pictures
Source: Manga
Genres: AdventureAdventure, FantasyFantasy
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.951 (scored by 1655416,554 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #45292
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3304
Members: 48,081
Favorites: 106

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Synopsis

It has been half a century since humans took to the sky to hunt dragons. Although dragons present a great danger, every part of them is extremely valuable, and brave dragon hunters, called "drakers," risk their lives aboard special dragon-hunting airships to pursue them.

However, despite the thrill and excitement of hunting, the life of a draker is not easy. Ostracized by society, the drakers have no place to call home. Life in the air is not any easier either: maintaining an airship is dull and expensive—and dragons are even harder to catch, as each one is unique.

One of the last remaining such airships is the Quin Zaza. Its courageous crew includes Takita, an eager newcomer trying to earn her place on the ship; Mika, a reckless but highly skilled hunter; and Jirou, an earnest young man chasing both the dragons and his past. United by the same goal, these hunters face arduous aerial battles that involve daring feats of skill, strategy, and more than their fair share of danger.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Mika

Main
Maeno, Tomoaki
Japanese

Takita

Main
Amamiya, Sora
Japanese

Vanabelle

Main
Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Jirou

Main
Saitou, Souma
Japanese

Katja

Supporting
Sakura, Ayane
Japanese

Gibbs

Supporting
Suwabe, Junichi
Japanese

Gaga

Supporting
Kumagai, Kentarou
Japanese

Faye

Supporting
Furukawa, Makoto
Japanese

Ascella

Supporting
Sakamoto, Maaya
Japanese

Soraya

Supporting
Uemura, Yuuto
Japanese

Staff

Mori, Akitoshi
Producer
Yoshihira, Tadahiro
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Iwanami, Yoshikazu
Sound Director
Yonebayashi, Taku
Episode Director, Storyboard


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"Gunjou (群青)" by You Kamiyama (神山羊)
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Reviews

Feb 12, 2020
This is the first time I write a review. A few days ago, this show has a 6.X rate here (now 7.X) and I am very curious as I have watched ep1 when it aired all 12eps. I don't think it will be that low so I go to watch more. I eventually finished up the whole show, which doesn't always happens.

After finished this show, I think people may have two main problems to be disappointed.

First: this is a CGI show, it cannot give us detailed facial expressions with this quality, and the expressions are rather rough especially in close cut for their eyes. And ...
Feb 11, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Kuutei Dragons had all the components necessary for a really interesting show but ultimately failed to put them together in a satisfying way. Airships straight out of Laputa, amazingly beautiful dragons, world travel and adventure...what could go wrong? Well, a few things.

First off, the sole motivating force of the show is just "we hunt dragons for money and because they taste good." We never get much more than that, and it's just not enough to drive twelve episodes unless you really, really like watching dragon hunting (and eating). Almost every one of those scenes, and there are a lot of them, play out identically: people ...
May 4, 2020
Basically whaling.... Yep, it's a show about killing flying whales that don't appear to be harming anyone "Dragons", harvesting, eating them and selling them for profit. Okay there is more to it than that but it's kinda hard to get past that if I'm honest, they're not heroes, they're "whalers" killing harmless creatures for profit.

Whats next, animal traffickers for wet markets?

If you can get past it the series does get a a little better, the show has it's moments I guess but most of the characters are unlikable from the start for me.

I know whaling is a thing in Japan but to ...

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