Netflix revealed the first teaser for the anime adaptation of Yabako Sandrovich's Kengan Ashura manga. The teaser previews the anime's theme song "King & Ashley" by MY FIRST STORY. The anime will premiere worldwide on Netflix on July 31.
In the manga's story, corporations and merchants bet large sums of money to hire fighters for unarmed combat games. The winner takes all in these Kengan matches, which originated during the Edo period. Merchants use the fights as a means to settle disputes among themselves. The strong and mysterious Ōma Tokita, nicknamed Ashura, participates in these games. The president of the Nogi Group, Hideki Nogi, keeps his ambitions to himself when he meets Ashura. Events begin to revolve around the Kengan matches as Ashura enters the fray.
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Netflix also announced that it is producing a 3D CG anime series adapting Haruhisa Nakata's sci-fi boxing manga Levius. The anime will premiere worldwide this winter.
Netflix describes the anime as follows: In an era powered by steam, the technology that fuses bodies with machines has made cyber-boxing matches immensely popular. A young man named Levius is drawn into these fights by what can only be fate, but his talents will determine his future.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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