ケンガンアシュラ

Kengan Ashura is a Japanese manga series written by Yabako Sandrovich and illustrated by Daromeon. Set in a world where gladiator arenas exist since the Edo period of Japan, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in unarmed combat, where the winner takes all. The protagonist, Tokita Ohma, nicknamed "Ashura," joins these arenas and devastates his opponents. His spectacular abilities catch the attention of big business owners, including Nogi Group CEO Nogi Hideki. The manga was serialized on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website from April 2012 to August 2018, with 27 tankōbon volumes released. A sequel, Kengan Omega, began serialization in January 2019. The series was also adapted into an original net animation (ONA), with the first part premiering on Netflix in July 2019 and the second in October of the same year. A second season premiered in September 2023, with the second part in August 2024. Additionally, a crossover anime movie with Baki the Grappler, titled Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura, was released on Netflix in June 2024.