

Anime News Network's New York Comic-Con 2016 news coverage sponsored by Yen Press.

Anime News Network's New York Comic-Con 2016 news coverage sponsored by Yen Press.

FUNimation Entertainment stated at its panel at Otakon on Friday that the television anime of Kouta Hirano 's Drifters manga will have 12 episodes.

The anime will premiere in Japan on Tokyo MX on October 7. Funimation has acquired the home video, video on demand , broadcast distribution, and streaming rights for the anime from NBCUniversal.

The story of the manga centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.