Netflix and the staff of the BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai anime series confirmed that the anime will continue in part 2, which is coming soon. Although a premiere date was not revealed, a new key visual and trailer for BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 were released at AnimeJapan 2026.
Rock band WANIMA performs the opening theme song “Furuboko,” and singer-songwriter Novel Core performs the ending theme song “Mountain Top.”
The staff and cast of the anime includes:
Staff
- Director: Toshiki Hirano
- Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Character Design: Shingo Ishikawa
- Prop Design: Yasuhiro Moriki, Masahiro Sugiyama
- Art Direction: Seiko Akashi, Sachiko Kigasawa
- Background Art Seiko Akashi
- Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
- Director of Photography: Tatsuo Noguchi
- Editing: Yuriko Sano
- Sound Director: Yasuyuki Urakami
- Sound Production: AUDIO PLANNING U
- Sounds Effects: Masahiro Shoji (Fizz Sound Creation)
- Music: Kenji Fujisawa (Team-MAX）
- Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
- Production: BAKI-DOU Production Committee
Cast
- Baki Hanma: Nobunaga Shimazaki
- Yujiro Hanma: Akio Otsuka
- Musashi Miyamoto: Naoya Uchida
- Sea King Retsu: Rikiya Koyama
- Kaoru Hanayama: Takuya Eguchi
- Doppo Orochi: Takayuki Sugo
- Katsumi Orochi: Yoshihisa Kawahara
- Goki Shibukawa: Bin Shimada
- Jack Hammer: Kenta Miyake
- John Horner: Tetsuo Kanao
- Hitoshi Nonomura: Jin Domon
- Sea Emperor Kaku: Kenichi Ogata
- Chiharu Shiba: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- Kureha Shinogi: Ken Narita
- Gaia: Ayumu Murase
- Narration: Toru Furuya
Ahead of the BAKI-DOU premiere, Final Weapon had the chance to learn more about what’s in store for Baki’s next chapter by interviewing Yuki Yokoi, the Assistant General Manager of the Business IP Department at Akita Shoten. Yokoi has worked closely with the Baki title and its creator, Keisuke Itagaki, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the franchise. Our interview delves into these topics, along with Yokoi’s experience working with Itagaki, the outlook on the Baki franchise from the Japanese fandom, Baki 35th anniversary plans, and much more.
