KENGAN ASHURA (2019)
Synopsis
Ohma Tokita enters a hidden world where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Forget the money, he just wants to fight — and win.
First Air Date: 2019-07-31
Last Air Date: 2024-08-15
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 52
Networks: Netflix
Top Cast
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Tokita Ohma (voice)
- Junya Enoki as Cosmo Imai (voice)
- Hayato Kaneko as Ichirou Nakata (voice)
- Yumi Uchiyama as Kaede Akiyama (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Jun Sekibayashi (voice)
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Kenzou Yamashita (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Setsuna Kiryuu (voice)
- Cho as Kazuo Yamashita (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (2019)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Kengan
Chairman Nogi suddenly calls low-level employee Kazuo Yamashita into a meeting and gives him an unexpected -- and unwanted -- new assignment.
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Ep. 2: Super Human
For his debut kengan match, Ohma calmly faces Yoshitake Real Estate's Lihito, an arrogant fighter with a superhuman vice-like grip.
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Ep. 3: Tough Guy
Ohma thinks he's got the upper hand, but Jun Sekibayashi quickly reminds him: pro-wrestlers are great actors, and they love to put on a show.
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Ep. 4: Reunited
Chairman Nogi refuses to enter Ohma into the Annihilation Tournament, but there's another way for him to qualify -- and he'll need Yamashita's help.
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Ep. 5: Brawl
Unexpectedly, Ohma is thrown into an all-out brawl. Over 100 fighters are locked in a room, but only five can make it into the tournament finals.
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Ep. 6: Pulling Strings
While some try to enjoy their time on the luxury liner, others strategize behind the scenes, with one savvy shogi player pulling a surprising move.
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Ep. 7: The Night Before
In a tense backroom meeting with all the corporate participants, the tournament brackets are finally decided. Tomorrow, the battles begin.
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Ep. 8: The Battle Begins
The Kengan Annihilation Tournament kicks off with great fanfare. First up, jujitsu master Cosmo Imai goes up against American brawler Adam Dudley.
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Ep. 9: Justice
Nentendo's Haruo Kohno combines his monstrous size with surprising speed and agility, but riot cop Seishu Akoya's got a secret plan in place.
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Ep. 10: Sister
In a battle between two storied lineages, Raian of the lethal Kure clan takes on Mokichi Robinson, scion of a legendary 19th century kengan fighter.
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Ep. 11: Ashura
Ohma goes into his first fight of the tournament with confidence, but he struggles against Ryo Inaba's creepy, unorthodox fighting style.
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Ep. 12: Father and Son
The tournament continues with plenty of rule-bending and inner-dealings in and out of the arena. Ohma chafes under Yamashita's fatherly affection.
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Ep. 13: Convictions
Kiohzan Takeru looks like he's using MMA moves against “Hell's Angel” Jun Sekibayashi, but his all-out style is how sumo was originally fought.
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Ep. 14: Master and Pupil
Gladiators and spectators enjoy a night off. Ohma visualizes his matches against formidable opponents -- including his former master, Niko Tokita.
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Ep. 15: The Fisherman
Ajiro Fisheries' Yoshinari Karo faces Saw Paing Yoroizuka. The fix is in: the match is rigged. But Karo and his harpoon aren't following the script.
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Ep. 16: The Rakshasa
Destinyland's Masami Nezu takes on Rei Mikazuchi, the scion of an assassin sect. Ren Nikaido's uncanny move against Setsuna Kiryu backfires.
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Ep. 17: The Devil Lance
Lihito's hot-headed and arrogant, but Motor Head Motors' Gensai Kuroki isn't fazed by his taunts. It's youth versus age and the Kaiwan style.
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Ep. 18: Oddities
Sen Hatsumi faces Takayuki Chiba, mimicker of other fighters' moves. Hajime Hanafusa enters the ring with orders to kill death row inmate Yohei Bando.
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Ep. 19: Volition
Thai boxer Kaolan Wongsawat fights for his country and sworn liege. Suekichi Kaneda's clearly outmatched, but he's got a cunning and unshakable will.
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Ep. 20: Champions
Naoya Ohkubo is known as the King of Combat, but crowd favorite Agito Kanoh is undefeated with 157 straight wins. It's a matchup for the ages.
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Ep. 21: The Abyss
The second round begins. At a huge size disadvantage, Cosmo Imai discards his signature grappling moves when facing the monolithic Seishu Akoya.
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Ep. 22: Deathmatch
Seishu Akoya lives by his own code of sadistic justice. On the brink of death, Cosmo Imai has a revelation that puts him back in the fight.
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Ep. 23: The Devil
As Ohma faces Raian of the Kure clan, other Kure assassins are on the move outside the ring. The life of Yamashita's eldest son hangs in the balance.
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Ep. 24: Father
Just when the match seems over, Ohma has a vision and unlocks a new level of his abilities for an epic showdown against Raian.
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