Drift King: Next Generation Drifters

Drift King: Next Generation Drifters is a 2016 Japanese animated series created by Chaossy, and is directed by Satoshi Amada and Junuchi Masada. It is the last RaGE Media production to be animated with outside animated companies. It is a reboot of the original Drift King. It will be animated by Production I.G. and Madhouse with help from Studio Gainax and AniNick Animation. In mid February, it was announced that the series will have 26 episodes per season. A second season has already been announced, to be aired in late 2016 in Japan, and during the summer in the United States.

A spin off has been announced, Street King: Shuto, to air alongside the second season.

A film was announced at SDCC 2017 during Vision's panel, and it was said that it was in development since late 2016. It will feature characters from the NGD series and characters from the old series competing in a once in a lifetime battle royal of drifters. It is tentatively named Drift King: Final and will be released in the fall of 2018, and will air during Vision's Movie Month as well.

English language adaptation
It was announced that AnimeNation will dub two versions of the anime, one uncut (shown on AnimeNation), and one edited (shown on international television that's not AnimeNation).

Plot
Three drifters compete in Formula Drift Japan for money, popularity, and respect. In the second half of the first season, and during the second season, the drifters are going to be competing in the streets.

Season 1
1) Ready Set Go! part I: In the first episode, the main characters compete in the first World round of Formula Drift. 2) Ready Set Go! part II: tba

Japanese Cast

 * Satoshi - Kenta Miyake
 * Yamada - Kōichi Yamadera
 * Takeshi - Daisuke Namikawa

English Cast

 * Cameron/Satoshi - Jason Griffith
 * Frank/Yamada - Steven Blum
 * Timothy/Takeshi - Dan Green

Latin American Cast

 * Satoshi - Miguel Ángel Leal
 * Yamada - Hugo Navarrete
 * Takeshi - Irwin Daayán

Broadcast

 * Japan - AnimeNation (March 6, 2016)
 * Americas - AnimeNation (June 17, 2016)
 * Europe - AnimeNation (June 22, 2016)