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Drifters: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Oct 7, 2016 Updated Oct 20, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "Drifters" Season 1. Keys required: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the prose (though primer is an array). Output valid JSON only. Target: "Drifters" Season 1. Source [1] (TMDB): "A

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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "Drifters" Season 1.
Keys required: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the prose (though primer is an array). Output valid JSON only.
Target: "Drifters" Season 1.
Source [1] (TMDB): "A commander from medieval Japan is pulled into a mysterious world of legendary warriors and magical semihumans to battle evil as a 'Drifter.' Shimazu Toyohisa is a real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Ba..." (cut off).
Source [2] (IMDb): Describes a different show (Meg, Bunny, Laura). Discard for this specific request as it's a different series with the same name.
Source [3] (MyAnimeList): "At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Toyohisa Shimazu is the rearguard for his retreating troops, and is critically wounded when he..." (cut off).
Source [4] (Wikipedia): "It started serialization in Shōnen Gahosha's magazine Young King Ours in April 2009. The series focuses on various historical..." (cut off).
Source [5] (Behind The Voice Actors): Mentions cast/characters but no plot details.
Overview:
Protagonist: Shimazu Toyohisa (a real-life samurai/commander from medieval Japan).
Setting/Context: He was the rearguard for his retreating troops at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 and was critically wounded.
Plot: He is pulled into a mysterious world populated by legendary warriors and magical semihumans.
Goal: He must battle evil in his role as a Drifter.
Problem: The provided text is extremely sparse. I need to reach 160-220 words.
Constraint Check: "You write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES."
Conflict: The source material is insufficient to reach 160-220 words without inventing details. If I strictly follow "ONLY verifiable facts" and "never invent or guess," I cannot meet the word count requirement of 160-220 words because the sources only provide about 40-50 words of actual plot.

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Fight Song

Oct 7, 2016 · 24 min

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 t

S1·E2 Core

Footsteps

Oct 14, 2016 · 24 min

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,

S1·E3 Core

Army of Ours: Sortie at Dawn

Oct 21, 2016 · 24 min

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 Han

S1·E4 Core

Active Heart

Oct 28, 2016 · 24 min

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

S1·E5 Core

Bring Back Love

Nov 4, 2016 · 24 min

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 wome

S1·E6 Core

Men of Destiny

Nov 11, 2016 · 24 min

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 ab

S1·E7 Core

Chaos Diver

Nov 18, 2016 · 24 min

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 settl

S1·E8 Core

Mystery Call Me

Nov 25, 2016 · 25 min

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 pro

S1·E9 Mytharc

Serious Bomber

Dec 2, 2016 · 24 min

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 rev

S1·E10 Core

Baba Yetu

Dec 9, 2016 · 27 min

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

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