éX-Driver English Sub & Dub

About éX-Driver

If you are hunting for a new action series, éX-Driver (エクスドライバー) deserves a look (2000). The setup goes like this. The premise: Ex-Driver is set in the future, when all transportation is easily controlled by AI. Though like all machines they tend to break down or lose control or re-programmed.

Soon after, this is where three high schoolers with non AI cars, Subaru WRX, Super 7, Lotus comes in to save the day and make sure the public is safe at all times.

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Soichi Sugano (Yumiko Kobayashi) and Lorna Endou (Youko Asada) are two of the characters you will meet early. It will appeal most to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. The run is 6 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Actas and Ashi Productions is the studio behind éX-Driver, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. With a 6.4/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Yumiko Kobayashi voicing Soichi Sugano gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2000, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.