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'''THE SHINING''' is the ninth episode of ''[[Akudama Drive]]''.
 
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== Trivia ==
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*The title of the episode, '''THE SHINING''', along with its themes, are a reference to its namesake, ''[[wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]] (1980)'' directed by [[wikipedia:Stanley Kubrick|Stanley Kubrick]], itself an adaptation of ''[[wikipedia:The Shining (novel)|The Shining]] (1977)'', horror novel written by [[wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]].
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**In the episode, the Cutthroat chases after the Swindler in a similar manner to ''The Shining'' main character Jack, who in a scene shared among the novel and movie chases after his wife in the Overlook Hotel. The Swindler eventually hides behind a door, which the Cutthroat breaks open in a way that directly references a famous scene from the movie.
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***In both ''The Shining'' (novel as well as the movie) and this episode, the main female character has to arrange for her attacker to die in order to escape from him.
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[[File:Akudama Drive Comicalize The Shining Comparison.png|thumb|Comparison of the cover for ''[[Akudama Drive Comicalize]]'' Chapter 37 and the original poster for Kubrick's ''The Shining'']]
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*For the [[Akudama Drive Comicalize|manga adaptation]] of '''THE SHINING''', manga artist [[Rokurou Ogaki]] referenced a famous poster of Stanley Kubrick's ''The Shining'', replacing lead actor [[wikipedia:Jack Nicholson|Jack Nicholson]] by an illustration of the Cutthroat.
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Revision as of 16:05, 16 April 2022

THE SHINING is the ninth episode of Akudama Drive.

Synopsis

Courier joins up with Swindler as they attempt to track Brother down. Meanwhile, Cutthroat is seeing red and is thirstier than ever for blood.

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Trivia

  • The title of the episode, THE SHINING, along with its themes, are a reference to its namesake, The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick, itself an adaptation of The Shining (1977), horror novel written by Stephen King.
    • In the episode, the Cutthroat chases after the Swindler in a similar manner to The Shining main character Jack, who in a scene shared among the novel and movie chases after his wife in the Overlook Hotel. The Swindler eventually hides behind a door, which the Cutthroat breaks open in a way that directly references a famous scene from the movie.
      • In both The Shining (novel as well as the movie) and this episode, the main female character has to arrange for her attacker to die in order to escape from him.
Akudama Drive Comicalize The Shining Comparison

Comparison of the cover for Akudama Drive Comicalize Chapter 37 and the original poster for Kubrick's The Shining


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Characters
Akudama SwindlerCourierBrawlerDoctorHackerCutthroatHoodlum
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