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Drifters (manga)

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Alternative title:
ドリフターズ (Japanese) 
漂流武士 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Plot Summary: On the edge of his death bed Shimazu Toyohisa, is swept into a portal that links to other worlds. This portal has claimed other Drifters people taken from different times, places, and periods and, are used to fight in the ultimate chess game of blood, destruction, and madness. 
User Ratings: 21 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Excellent: 6 votes (Eng:6)
 Very good: 4 votes (Eng:4)
 Good: 5 votes (Eng:5)
 Decent: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Eng:1, ?:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 77 users, rank: #1071 (of 7009)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.429 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6496, rank: #2364 (of 7884)
Weighted mean: 7.401 (Good+), rank: #2768 (of 7884) (seen all: 7.62 / seen some: 7.24)
Bayesian estimate: 7.446 (Good+), rank: #1667 (of 3550)
Number of pages: 205 
Vintage: 2009-04-30 (serialized in Young King Ours) 
Release dates: We have 17
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 13-19 (Apr 18, 2025)
Kouta Hirano's Drifters Manga Resumes After 7-Month Hiatus (Aug 3, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 15-21 (Dec 19, 2019)
Kingdom Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking (Dec 6, 2019)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2019 (First Half) (May 29, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 24-30 (Jan 9, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 17-23 (Dec 26, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 10-16 (Dec 19, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 5, 2018)
Drifters Anime Gets 15th Episode on DVD Bundled with Manga's 6th Volume in November (Sep 20, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 6-12 (Aug 9, 2017)
Dark Horse Releases 1st Drifters Volume in 3 Years (Mar 16, 2017)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017's Series Ranking for Male Readers (Dec 9, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 27-July 3 (Jul 6, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 6-12 (Jun 15, 2016)
Drifters Anime is TV Series Premiering This Year (Mar 25, 2016)
Drifters' New Anime Casts Junko Minagawa, Kenji Nomura, Junko Kitanishi, Masahiko Tanaka (Mar 21, 2016)
Drifters' New Anime Casts Takahiro Sakurai, Shiho Kokido, Masakazu Nishida (Feb 29, 2016)
Drifters' New Anime Brings Back Yūichi Nakamura as Shimazu Toyohisa (Dec 29, 2015)
Drifters Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Animation, Staff (Sep 19, 2015)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Director Helms Drifters Anime (Aug 30, 2015)
Drifters Manga by Hellsing's Hirano Has Anime in the Works (Mar 27, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 10-16 (Nov 20, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 3-9 (Nov 12, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2 (Nov 6, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 9-15 (Mar 11, 2014)
Da Vinci Magazine Lists Top Manga in 1st Half of 2013 (Jun 8, 2013)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013 (First Half) (Jun 2, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 1-7 (Apr 10, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 25-31 (Apr 3, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 18-24 (Mar 27, 2013)
Drifters Anime Short Included in Last Hellsing Ultimate Volume (Dec 26, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 22-28 (Jul 24, 2012)
15 Titles Nominated for 5th Manga Taisho Awards (Jan 16, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 17-23 (Oct 26, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16 (Oct 19, 2011)
13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards (Jan 16, 2011)
Hellsing Creator Hirano's New Manga Will Be Drifters (Mar 30, 2009)
Interest:
Experience the Art and History of Drifters through the Drifters Original Artwork Virtual Tour (Sep 10, 2020)
Press Releases:
From the Creator of 'Hellsing' Comes a Supersized Manga Collection (May 5, 2023)
VirtualTour of Drifters Original Artwork and Samurai Culture at Sengan-en, Home of the Shimadzu Clan (Sep 10, 2020)
Other article:
The Spring 2025 Manga Guide - Drifters Omnibus (Apr 24, 2025)
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Graphic novel
    Drifters (GN 1) 2011-08-31 (from $8.97)
    Drifters (GN 2) 2012-07-25 (from $7.45)
    Drifters (GN 3) 2014-03-12 (from $35.99)
    Drifters (GN 4) 2017-08-22 (from $5.83)
    Drifters (GN 5) 2018-01-09 (from $13.99)
    Drifters [Omnibus] (GN 1-3) 2025-03-11 (from $23.60)
    Drifters [Omnibus] (GN 4-6) 2025-04-15 (from $22.12)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Kouta Hirano 
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shonengahosha 
English staff
English cast
Translation: Matthew Johnson 

Book Design: Kat Larson 
Editing: Chris Warner 
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Dark Horse Comics 
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Studio Cutie 
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Editions Tonkam 
French cast
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Italian cast
Italian staff
Translation: Valentina Vignola 
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: J-Pop 
German staff
German companies
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Publisher: Planet Manga 
German cast
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Polish staff
Polish companies
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Polish cast
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Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
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Chinese (Taiwan) cast
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