Netflix has announced Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura, an upcoming anime crossover between the two titular anime franchises. The series will air on the streaming service on June 6.
Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura is a crossover between the Baki Hanma and Kengan Ashura anime franchises. The former is adapted from Baki the Grappler, a manga franchise that was serialized from 1991 to 1999. Kengan Ashura, on the other hand, is a series that was serialized from 2012 to 2018. Both Baki Hanma and Kengan Ashura are available on Netflix.
Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura Anime Crossover Announced, Airing on Netflix in June
During the currently ongoing AnimeJapan 2024 event, Netflix revealed an anime crossover between Baki Hanma and Kengan Ashura. The crossover, simply titled Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura, will air on the streaming service on June 6. Both Nobunaga Shimazaki and Tatsuhisa Suzuki will return as Baki Hanma and Ōma Tokita, respectively.
Check out the first trailer for the upcoming series below:
Further, Netflix describes the series and its history as follows:
The Baki manga series, published in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion, is a mega-hit martial arts manga that has sold over 85 million copies. Baki tells the stories of various fighters, centered on the epic life-and-death clash between protagonist Baki Hanma, the youngest underground fighting champion, and his father Yujiro Hanma, the “strongest creature in the world.”
The massive hit manga KENGAN ASHURA remains steadfast as the most popular comic among readers of the comics website Ura Sunday and the comics app MangaONE. Humble office worker Kazuo Yamashita encounters mysterious martial artist Ohma Tokita and gets wrapped up in the “Kengan” matches, in which corporations settle business disputes by betting large sums on seasoned fighters.
These two martial arts manga masterpieces finally cross paths! An unbelievable collaboration between the anime series Baki Hanma and KENGAN ASHURA, both of which are now streaming only on Netflix, is brought to life in anime! This hard-hitting crossover that could only happen on Netflix is sure to shake the world!
Lastly, the upcoming Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura anime series will air on Netflix on June 6.
