Netflix has released a new trailer for the upcoming second season of Kengan Ashura, which also revealed that a second part of season two will premiere in 2024. The second season will feature the Kengan Life or Death Tournament and will begin streaming on Netflix on September 21, 2023.
The production team from the first season are returning to work on season two. They include Seiji Kishi (Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter) as director, Makoto Uezu (Rumble Garanndoll) and Gou Zappa (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom) as the series screenwriters, Kazuaki Morita (Classroom of the Elite II) as the character designer, and Yasuharu Takanashi (Taisho Otome Fairy Tale) as the music composer. Larx Entertainment is in charge of the animation production for the series.
Meanwhile, the main cast includes the return of voice actors Tatsuhisa Suzuki and Choo as Tokita and Yamashita, respectively.
The anime is based on the manga series written by Yabako Sandrovich and illustrated by Daromeon. It was published in Shogakukan’s digital magazine Ura Sunday and MangaONE app from April 18, 2012 to August 9, 2018. Twenty-seven tankoubon volumes were published in total.
The series also inspired the sequel series Kengan Omega on January 17, 2019. Sixteen tankoubon volumes have been released as of April 2023.
Comikey releases the Kengan Ashura manga in English digitally and describes the story as:
Since the Edo periods of Japan, gladiator arenas exist in certain areas. In these arenas, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in unarmed combat where winner takes all. Tokita Ohma, nicknamed “Ashura”, joins these arenas and devastates his opponents. His spectacular ability to crush his enemies catches the attention of the big business owners, including the Nogi Group chairman, Nogi Hideki.
Source: Netflix Anime YouTube Channel
