Akudama Drive is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Kansai, Japan, where the government has been overthrown and replaced by an organization known as the Kanto Council. The story follows a group of criminals called Akudama who are hired by the Kanto Council to carry out dangerous missions. They are joined by an ordinary girl named Swindler, who finds herself caught up in their schemes. Together they must face off against powerful forces that threaten to destroy them all.