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Ozu Toshio

Manga

*"You're the last remaining examinee... now it's time for me to grade you!"*
— Ozu talking down to Kiryu Setsuna

**Ozu Toshio** (小津 俊夫, *Odzu Toshio*; "*Toshio Ozu*"), also known as **The Intelligent Barbarian** (蛮勇知将, *Interijensu Bābarian*), is the affiliated fighter of the Koyo Academy Group as well as the Associate Professor of English Literature in the Department of English Literature at the Koyo Women's University.

## Appearance

Ozu is an extremely muscular and powerful looking man with tanned skin, sharp powerful facial features, a confident grin, small eyes and slicked down black hair that is parted in the middle. Despite being Koyo Academy's affiliated fighter, while working as an English Literature Professor he wears rectangular glasses.

## Personality

Ozu is a very confident man, due in part to the large amount of time he put in to attain his strength as well as his undefeated record in the Kengan Matches. He took his roles very seriously, seen when he pulled no punches while examining potential fighters in Koyo Academy's hidden fight. Ozu is very fussy about his public image and maintained a gentle persona while working as an English Literature Professor, however while fighting his true fight-loving persona came to the surface.

## Plot

Ozu was made to be the examiner in Koyo Academy's hidden fights in order to find potential fighters for the Kengan Matches. Effortlessly defeating the 35 registered fighters, he then spotted Kiryu Setsuna sitting nonchalantly by the wall. Attacking Kiryu, he was rebuffed after having his right arm horrifically mangled and twisted beyond reasoning. Even though he realised the difference in strength, Ozu charged at Kiryu anyway only to have his neck twisted 180°.

## Power & Abilities

Ozu Toshio is a very powerful combatant, having maintained an undefeated record in the Kengan matches and effortlessly subduing 35 fighters by himself. Having trained his mind and body for 25 years, in addition to his Herculean strength, he is considered to have transcendent combat technique as well as a level of calm intellect, making him a total all-round fighter. Despite this, he was absolutely no match for Kiryu Setsuna who made quick work of him.

## Etymology

* **Ozu** means "small" (小) (**o**) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (**tsu**/**zu**).
* **Toshio** means "talented, handsome" (俊) (**toshi**) and "man, husband" (夫) (**o**).

## Notes & Trivia

* He wrote a book called "Read With Muscle! Specific Component Training Dictionary" which is apparently quite popular with trainers.
* He has made cameo appearances in *Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru?*.

## References

1. ↑ ケンガンアシュラ外伝4
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 12
Niko

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The term **Niko** refers to multiple elements within the **Kenganverse**. You may be looking for:

* Ohma's master, Tokita Niko.
* The Other Tokita Niko.
* The orphans all given the name, Tokita Niko.
* The Niko Style.
Murasame Shuya

**Murasame Shuya** (村雨 秀哉 (むらさめ しゅうや) , *Murasame Shūya*; "*Shuya Murasame*"), also known as **The Demon Orca** (鬼鯱 (おに しゃち) , *Oni Shachi*), is an affiliated fighter within the Kengan matches.

## Appearance

Murasame is an imposing, heavyset individual with chipmunk-like facial features, small eyes, a noticeable lack of eyebrows with prominent eyebrow ridges and dark hair set into short twists with the sides of his head shaven.

## Personality

Murasame is an arrogant individual befitting of his large bulk.

## Plot

He appeared at the Rokushin Kaikan headquarters, to face off against Narushima Koga in the latter's fighter entrance exam. Warning Koga to give up, the two began fighting with Murasame taking the advantage with his heavy blows. In the end, he was defeated by Koga resulting in him passing his exam and becoming a Kengan fighter.

## Power & Abilities

Murasame is a physically powerful brutish fighter able to hit with quick blows despite his size (according to Koga). Kureishi Mitsuyo noted that Murasame uses boxing as a base and would strike with his Iron Hammer as a finisher, though he commented that Murasame's attacks were rough, being typical and uninspired. Despite his strength, Murasame is weak compare to the top fighters of the Kengan matches. His single win came against a fighter who retired after not winning once in the matches.

### Iron Hammer (鉄槌 (かなづち) , *Tettsui*)

Murasame's apparent finishing move, he strikes with a powerful (pseudo-)fa jin hammerfist. Despite its destructive potential, Narushima Joji noted that it was an imperfect strike. Murasame is also only able to use it with his right hand and not his left, limiting its usability.

## Etymology

* **Murasame** means "passing shower" (村雨).
* **Shuya** means "excellent, outstanding" (秀) (**shu**) and "how, what, alas, question mark, ?" (哉) (**ya**).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 35 (Omega)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 36 (Omega)
Hong Xiao-Hu

* Ashura
* Omega

**Hong Xiao-Hu** (洪 小虎, *Hon Shaofū*; "*Xiǎo-Hǔ Hóng*") also known as **The Man-Eating Tiger of Sichuan** (四川の人食い虎, *Sìchuān no Hito-gui Tora*) is a Chinese affiliated fighter within the Kengan matches and the main fighter of Iwami Heavy Industries.

## Appearance

Hong Xiao-Hu is a muscular man with a very well-defined physique. He has a ball of black hair that covers his head and ears with a long queue that falls below his back. While fighting, Hong wears an attire consisting of only black Chinese-style martial artist's pants with black martial arts shoes.

## Personality

Hong is initially a calm but confidant fighter with a high amount of trust in his abilities, namely his speed and opioid controlling abilities. However, when on the verge of defeat or embarrassment, he reveals a deep aggressiveness that resulted in him ripping off his own fingernails and part of the skin to show his abilities before punching a concrete pillar.

## Plot

### *Kengan Ashura*

Lined up to face Mikazuchi Rei in a Kengan match, Hong initially matched his opponent until he was forced to reveal his trump card. Being quickly taken down anyway via both of his knees being broken, the referee called his defeat, but Hong refused and tried to resume fighting. Kurayoshi Rino then intruded into the arena and incapacitated him by turning off his opioid control, which induced extreme amounts of pain which Mikazuchi noted could be fatal as a result of shock.

### *Kengan Omega*

With her back against the wall, Togo Tomari seriously considered putting forward Hong to the Kengan Association's roster for the upcoming tournament against Purgatory. In the end, Julius is picked instead. After two years, he participated in the Berserker Bowl, but was defeated in the preliminary round by Leonardo Silva.

## Power & Abilities

Hong Xiao-Hu is a powerful combatant, with one of his main strengths being his physical attacking speed. Before fighting Mikazuchi Rei, his only loss was in his 12th Kengan match against the Fang of Metsudo; however, he was one of the few people that had fought the Fang and come out without being incapacitated.

**Jiyi Quan** (極意拳, *Jí Yì Quán*; *lit. Ultimate-Intention Fist*): Hong is a practitioner of a Chinese martial art called 'Jiyi Quan', being a very proficient user. He is able to use the style's secret art which allows the user to control the secretion of opioids in their brain; Hong uses this unique skill to completely negate his sense of pain. With his sense of pain nullified, Hong enters a berserker-like state where he attacks without regard to his overall health. This allows Hong to move seemingly unimpeded, even with injuries as severe as broken thighbones and shattered knees.

## Etymology

* **Hong** means "flood, big, vast" (洪).
* **Xiao-Hu** means "little tiger" (小虎).

## References

1. ↑ *35 wins altogether(3rd Extra)
Rose to 38 wins in the two years following the Kengan Annihilation Tournament(ΩCh46)
1 against Furusaki Jinsei in the Berserker Bowl(ΩCh164)*
2. ↑ *1 loss to Kanoh Agito; 1 loss to Mikazuchi Rei(3rd Extra) and 1 loss to Leonardo Silva in the Berserker Bowl(ΩCh167)*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Extra: Heroines
Chapter 27

**Melee** is the twenty-seventh chapter of the manga *Kengan Ashura*.

## Characters

* ***Harada Tokujiro***
* ***Hassad***
* Jerry Tyson
* ***Karo Yoshinari***
* Kushida Rin
* ***Sawada Keizaburo***
* Tokita Ohma
* Yamashita Kazuo

## Summary

With the fighters of the preliminaries rampaging in the arena, Yamashita Kazuo notices the fighters that stood out from the rest while in the arena Tokita Ohma takes on Jerry Tyson.
Katahara Sayaka

* Anime
* Ashura
* Omega

**Katahara Sayaka** (片 (かた) 原 (はら)  鞘 (さや) 香 (か) , *"Sayaka Katahara"*) is the daughter of Metsudo Katahara, the older half-sister of Retsudo Katahara and the announcer for the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. In the two years since the tournament, Sayaka has become an official of the Kengan Association, playing an integral role in its administration.

## Appearance

Sayaka is an extremely beautiful young woman with smooth tanned skin, she has straight platinum hair partially plaited on the left side with long bangs hanging on the right side, red eyes and a voluptuous hourglass figure.

In the first round, she wears a low-cut, high-slitted dark evening gown. This was later changed to a skirted corset with high boots in the second round, and then a shoulderless, midriff-baring, pencil-skirted leather dress during the final day.

In the anime, Sayaka is mostly seen wearing a red ankle-length dress that splits at the bottom on the lower left side where it stops to her thigh and white high-heels.

## Personality

Sayaka is an enthusiastic and bubbly individual who is very tolerant and open-minded, able to get along with anyone like Yoroizuka Saw Paing or Himuro Ryo without getting easily offended. Sayaka also possesses a sort of exhibitionist streak, wearing clothes or dresses that reveal her skin and happily taking baths with others regardless of their gender, to the chagrin of her brother Retsudo.

## Plot

### *Kengan Ashura*

Introduced as Katahara Metsudo's daughter and the announcer for the tournament, Sayaka commentated for the fights. During the first fight between Adam Dudley and Imai Cosmo, she was joined by Jerry Tyson who would co-commentate alongside her for the rest of the tournament.

### *Kengan Omega*

Sayaka joined Kure Fusui and Akiyama Kaede in the Yamashita Trading Co. office as they discussed what to do regarding the upcoming contest between the Kengan Association and Purgatory. When Narushima Koga came in, she was introduced along with Fusui before they explained to him about the situation with Purgatory.

She was later present during the Kengan Association VS Purgatory Tournament as one of the commentators, once again alongside Jerry.

## Etymology

* **Katahara** means "single, piece" (片) (**kata**) and "field, plain" (原) (**hara**).
* **Sayaka** means "sheath, scabbard, margin" (鞘) (**saya**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).

## Notes & Trivia

* Sayaka tends to spend her breaks with her younger half-brother.
* Sandrovich has likened her characteristics to a female version of Himuro Ryo.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 53
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Katahara Sayaka's profile
3. ↑ Chapter 13 (Omega)
Extra 23

**Eating** is an extra chapter that appears at the end of Volume 26 of the manga *Kengan Ashura*.

## Characters

* Akiyama Kaede
* Kaneda Suekichi
* ***Machio Naruzo***
* Okubo Naoya
* Rihito
* ***Sakura Hibiki***
* Tokita Ohma
* Yamashita Kazuo

## Summary

In Kubikukuri Town, Ohma participates in a meat eating contest and is seriously pressured by his opponent Sakura Hibiki...

## Trivia

* This chapter is the first explicit crossover between Sandrovich's two series *Kengan Ashura* and *Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru?* in the *Kengan Ashura* series.
	+ The chapter occurs concurrently with the *Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru?* extra chapter "Big Meal".
* Koyo Girls Academy and Silverman's Gym make cameo appearances in the chapter.
Chapter 221

**Ultimate** is the two hundred-and-twenty-first chapter of the manga *Kengan Ashura*.

## Characters

* Akiyama Kaede
* Chiba Takayuki
* Furumi Heihachi
* Gaolang Wongsawat
* Hanafusa Hajime
* Himuro Ryo
* Julius Reinhold
* Kaneda Suekichi
* Kanoh Agito
* Katahara Metsudo
* Kiozan Takeru
* Kono Haruo
* Kuroki Gensai
* Kushida Rin
* Mokichi Robinson
* Murobuchi Gozo
* Nezu Masami
* Nogi Hideki
* Okubo Naoya
* Sawada Keizaburo
* Takakaze Kirimi
* Tokita Ohma
* Wakatsuki Takeshi
* Yoroizuka Saw Paing
* Yoshizawa Kokomi

## Summary

With Ohma receiving treatment, Katahara Metsudo and Takakaze Kirimi discuss the latter's surprise involvement in the tournament. The second match of the semi-finals was about to begin!
Nicolas Le Banner/Real

## Nicolas Le Banner

*"Hey Jean. Lovely night, isn't it? I'm so happy to kill you on a night like this."*
— Nicolas to Jean-Luc

**Nicolas Le Banner** (ニコラ・レ・バンナ, *Nikora re Ban'na*) was an ex-special forces operative and a war criminal. Nicolas' identity was taken by his friend Jean-Luc after the latter killed him.

## Appearance

Nicolas was a handsome man of slight frame and build, with defined yet lean musculature. He had dark blond hair and sharp eyes.

## Personality

The real Nicolas seemed to be a mentally unstable sociopath, showing no remorse in murdering multiple civilians and even his teammates, considering himself a "cure", and his killings the thing that kept the world's harmony in place. Though he shared a bond with Jean-Luc, not even he was spared from his bloodthristy nature.

## History

Six years ago, according to his brother Guillaume Le Banner, Nicolas entered the French special forces as a civilian employee. Nicolas and his unit were deployed to a war zone where Nicolas would later become a war criminal by slaughtering civilians and his unit. Nicolas himself was killed by Jean, who he had left to kill last. The resulting stress from the incident convinced Jean that he was Nicolas; he would then take his identity and flee to Japan.

## Power & Abilities

Nicolas was strong enough to kill multiple civilians and even trained soldiers with little to no difficulty. According to Jean, Nicolas was the best hand-to-hand fighter in their unit and even his marksman skills were exceptional. His true combat prowess was actually better than Jean's, though he still lost.

## Trivia

* The real Nicolas is a friend of Teddy Nelner, and would come to visit him in Nice with his unit before the incident.
* Unlike the rest of his unit, Nicolas had a living relative in the form of his older brother.
* Nicolas's goal is "fixing" the world, which practically made him the French Akoya Seishu.
* Most of Nicolas's victims were people who unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity when he was ready to kill.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 105 (Omega)
2. ↑ Chapter 104 (Omega)
Chapter 59 (Omega)

**The Legend of El Dorado** is the fifty-ninth chapter of the manga *Kengan Omega*.

## Characters

* Carlos Medel
* Gaoh Ryuki
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Hayami Masaki
* Jerry Tyson
* Kanoh Agito
* Kuroki Gensai *(Mentioned)*
* Katahara Sayaka
* Misasa
* Okubo Naoya
* Lihito
* Shiina Alisa
* Tokita Ohma
* Tokuno'o Tokumichi
* Wakatsuki Takeshi

## Summary

Carlos declares to Kaolan that as boxers, they shall let their fists do the talking. Kaolan notes that of all the fighters possible, he's fighting against a boxing legend.

Fourteen years ago, "The Don Juan of Acapulco" Carlos Medel's legend began as a Middleweight. Shortly afterwards, he surrendered his belts to fight at the Super Middleweight. He wins the class again, then moves up to Light Heavyweight, then Welter and finally Heavyweight, all the while building up his body from the ground up for each class. Once he won Heavyweight, his onslaught came to a halt, as no one wanted to fight to him anymore.

Gaoh Ryuki asks why he stopped, as Masaki explains the restrictions and treatment of Carlos' strength in the professional fighting scene. Wakatsuki interjects that, besides that, Carlos' manager had a rather spotty reputation that prevented him from getting the fights that he wanted. Though there was also talk of Carlos moving on to other sports, like pro wrestling, or moving to a Japanese martial arts promotion, he simply left the public eye and moved on to the underground scene, finding a place in Purgatory. Tokita Ohma notes that Carlos' story is reminiscent of Kuroki Gensai's, both had become so overwhelmingly strong, there's nobody left to give them an equal fight.

Kaolan muses that Carlos is the only one who outranks him in the pound-for-pound ratings, and finds the tournament to be a blessing in disguise to finally meet him. Ryuki also finds out that everyone in who's in combat sports knows the name Carlos Medel, who's also revered as a God back in Mexico. Tokuno'o Tokumichi, on the other hand, notes one peculiarity about him, which Ohma realises that, for some reason, Carlos had gone down to a bantamweight since his retirement.

While Kaolan wonders why himself, he brushes it aside as emaciated or not, he's still up against a legendary boxer. Shiina Alisa steps up to referee the fight. After the two boxers get into their stances, Alisa starts the first round. Kaolan goes in with his Flash, but Carlos evades his blows by detecting his intent and dodging before he could throw them, with Agito noting that Carlos' foresight is potentially that of Kuroki's level. In the middle of Kaolan's Flash, Carlos manages to bloody his nose with a punch before he realised what happened. Carlos declares that though the Flash is lightspeed, he is faster than light.

## Trivia

* Tokita Ohma's name appears twice in this chapter.
Chapter 17

**Annihilation** is the seventeenth chapter of the manga *Kengan Ashura*.

## Characters

* Akiyama Kaede
* ***Akoya Seishu*** (Shadowed)
* ***Bando Yohei*** (Shadowed)
* Imai Cosmo
* ***Katahara Metsudo***
* ***Kaolan Wongsawat*** (Shadowed)
* ***Kiozan Takeru*** (Shadowed)
* ***Kuroki Gensai*** (Shadowed)
* ***Hanafusa Hajime*** (Shadowed)
* ***Murobuchi Gozo*** (Shadowed)
* Nogi Hideki
* ***Omori Masamichi***
* Sekibayashi Jun
* Shikano Gen
* ***Takayama Minoru***
* Tokita Ohma
* Wakatsuki Takeshi
* Yamashita Kazuo

## Summary

Chairman Katahara Metsudo makes his appearance and, with Nogi Hideki attaining the rights thanks to Tokita Ohma's victory, the Chairman officially announces the beginning of the Kengan Annihilation Tournament.
Komada Shigeru

* Anime
* Manga

*"...You're a real irritating son of a bitch."*
— Shigeru Komada to Tokita Ohma

**Komada Shigeru** (駒 (こま) 田 (だ)  茂 (しげる) ; *"Shigeru Komada"*), also known as **Komada the Deva King** (仁 (に) 王 (おう) の駒 (こま) 田 (だ) , *Niō no Komada*), is a yakuza and former affiliated fighter of the Nogi Group.

## Appearance

Shigeru is a tall, physically imposing man with a huge tattoo on his back of a Deva, which is the origin of his nickname "The Deva King".

## Personality

When provoked into a fight, Shigeru is easy to enrage. A simple insult from Ohma is enough to set him off. That being said, he's shown to not start fights when unnecessary, an example being his courteous behavior with his future boss, Lihito, contrasting future coworker Ivan Karaev's high temper at the time.

## Plot

Shigeru was supposed to be the representative fighter for Hideki Nogi's company, but when Ohma defeated him in an alleyway, he ended up taking his place and got fired.

Some time after this defeat, having been rejected by eighty different businesses, Komada ended up working under Lihito at the latter's new company, SF Cold Storage alongside Ivan.

During the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, he and Ivan traveled to Ganryu Island as well. He and Ivan were accosted by some of Katsumasa Hayami's Guardians during the latter's attempted coup, but were saved after Bando Yohei brutally killed them all after being released from his bindings.

## Power & Abilities

Shigeru is a powerful combatant who fought with a street brawling style coupled with his inhumanly remarkable strength and endurance. When fighting Ohma, he kicked a concrete wall with enough power to create a hole in it and with just one punch he could seriously injure a regular person. However Komada is not a fast at all, being easily bested by a faster fighter. As shown during his brief scuffle with Ohma, Komada has no issues with fighting dirty.

## Etymology

* **Komada** means "piece, pony, horse, colt" (駒) (**koma**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**/**da**).
* **Shigeru** means "lush, luxuriant" (茂).

## Notes & Trivia

* After his defeat to Tokita Ohma, Shigeru has gotten into sake drinking contests. He later got a job at SF Cold Storage.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shigeru Komada & Ivan Karaev's profiles
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1
3. ↑ Kengan Ashura Gaiden: Lihito
Kim Janggi

**Kim Janggi** (キム・チャンギ, *Kimu Changi*), also known as **God-Speed** (ゴッドスピード, *Goddosupīdo*), is an A-list gladiator from Korea and one of the five Supernovas. He fights in the Berserker Bowl, but left the competition in the preliminaries.

## Personality

Kim is described as a humble, fine young man, who doesn't stand out among his fellow A-Listers, partially because of the many other Kims registered in Purgatory.

## History

Kim is a taekwondo practioner who moved to Osaka during elementary school because of his parents' job. Because of this, he speaks with a Kansai dialect.

## Plot

He was one of the substitute fighters of Purgatory's team, in case anyone from their side decided to stop down from the tournament. He was set to replace Liu Dongcheng if need be, but was ultimately kept in the reserve. Kim was later introduced as the Supernova with the best record.

## References

1. ↑ *7 wins at the time of being presented as a Supernova(ΩCh149)
1 win against Onoda Ikkai in the Berserker Bowl(ΩCh164)*
2. ↑ *1 loss at the time of being presented as a Supernova(ΩCh149)(ΩCh112)
1 loss by absence to Mark Myers in the Berserker Bowl(ΩCh167)*
3. ↑ Chapter 97 (Omega)
4. ↑ Chapter 149 (Omega)
Referees

The Kengan Association hires a number of neutral **referees** to adjudicate the match results. Because the Kengan Matches have virtually no rules to enforce, and even the "no weapons" rule is only enforced before the match (as seen in the Tokita Ohma vs. Kaburagi Koji match), the referees mainly serve the purpose of calling the start and end of each match. However, due to the brutality involved in many of the matches, the timing of calling each match can play a critical role. In addition, because they have seen so many fights up close, each of them has a strong intuition and can often tell how strong a fighter is at first glance.

## Referees

### Shiina Alisa

 Berserker Bowl Championship Match
 Berserker Bowl Championship Match

## Notes & Trivia

* Cheetah Hattori is modelled after New Japan Pro Wrestling referee Tiger Hattori.
* Tashiro Mosashi is modelled after TV personality Tashiro Masashi.
* Yamamoto Koishi is modelled after Yamamoto Kotetsu. He has no relation to actor Shimaki Joji.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 9
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Anna Paula's profile
3. ↑ Shiina Alisa's profile
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Shinna`
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Extra: Heroines
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Cheetah's profile
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Tashiro Mosashi's profile
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Yamamoto Koishi's profile
Heroic Tales

**Heroic Tales** (英雄 (えいゆう) 故事 (こじ) , *Eiyū Koji*) is a Chinese underground fighting promotion based in Beijing.

## About

Heroic Tales is a Beijing-based underground league that has different weight classes and scouts powerful fighter in its ranks by offering them a generous salary.

The promotion is run by the Chinese mafia.

## Trivia

* Heroic Tales is the only known underground martial arts promotion that has weight classes.
* Incidentally, the two known fighters known who were champions in Heroic Tales both fought with an epithet containing the word **Destruction** in it.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 65 (Omega)
2. ↑ Chapter 73 (Omega)
Kengan Ashura (anime)

*For an episode list by Seasons, see Episodes.*

## Kengan Ashura

* Season 1
* Season 2

**Kengan Ashura** (ケンガンアシュラ, *Kengan Ashura*) is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name. The first part of the anime adaptation, consisting of episodes 1-12, aired 31st July 2019 on Netflix and was produced by LARX Entertainment (a subsidiary of Studio Hibari). The second part, consisting of episodes 13-24, aired on October 31, 2019.

The official Kengan Ashura twitter account revealed on March 23, 2022, that an anime sequel series is in the works and it will cover the remaining of the original story.

In July, the official team revealed that the anime Kengan Ashura season 2 will be exclusively premiered on Netflix on September 21st.

## Plot

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 "Asura", 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 CEO, Nogi Hideki.

## Voice Cast

* Japanese
* English

## Staff

* **Director**: Seiji Kishi
* **Series Composition**: Makoto Uezu
* **Character Design**: Kazuaki Morita
* **Music Composition**: Yasuharu Takanashi

## Music

### Season 1

* **Opening Theme**: "King & Ashley" by MY FIRST STORY (Episodes 1-24)
* **Ending Theme**: "Born This Way" by BAD HOP (Episodes 2-24)

### Season 2

* **Opening Theme**: "Red" by SiM
* **Ending Theme**: "Shambles" by BAND-MAID

## External link

* Netflix
* Official JP website
* Kengan Ashura Official Twitter

## References

1. ↑ Kengan Ashura Official Twitter - https://twitter.com/kengankai/status/1162198361111273472
2. ↑ Kengan Ashura Official Twitter - https://twitter.com/kengankai/status/1506649229321994244
3. ↑ 熱血格鬥《拳願阿修羅》第二季動畫 9 月 21 日 Netflix 獨佔登場
Ivan Karaev

* Anime
* Manga

**Ivan Karaev** (イワン・カラエフ, *Iwan Karaefu*; *"Ivan Karaev"*), also known as **The Russian Reaper** (ロシアの死神 (しにがみ) , *Roshia no Shinigami*), is a former Russian kickboxer who made headlines in recent times. He currently works at SF Cold Storage as vice president, alongside fellow vice president Komada Shigeru.

## Appearance

Ivan is a man with a lean build, fair hair, a thin face with deep cheekbones, barely any eyebrows and thin stubble on his chin.

## Personality

Ivan is very confident in his own abilities, bordering on overconfidence. While generally maintaining a cool, focused demeanour, this crumbles when he is put in a pinch.

## Plot

Arriving at Tokita Ohma's residence alongside Lihito, Ivan told his associate that he would take care of Ohma himself. Telling Ohma it was nothing personal, Ivan attacked but was soon put down by a groin attack. With Lihito impressed by Ohma's abilities, a grimacing Ivan complained that he'd take care of Ohma before Lihito put him out for good by slicing through his neck using his "Razor's Edge" ability.

Sometime after this, while out drinking with Komada, Lihito came in and Ivan quickly reacted in rage, ready to take revenge upon him. Instead, he ends up working under Lihito at his new company SF Cold Storage, alongside Komada.

During the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, he and Komada travelled to Ganryu Island as well. He and Komada were accosted by some of Hayami Katsumasa's Guardians during the latter's attempted coup, but were saved after Bando Yohei brutally killed them all after being released from his bindings.

## Power & Abilities

Ivan is noted to be a strong kickboxer, especially in the public scene, with his high kicks standing out in particular. However, he was no match for neither Ohma nor Lihito.

### The Reaper's Sickle (死神 (しにがみ) の鎌 (かま) , *Shinigami no Kama*)

A roundhouse kick similar to karate, which uses a snap from the knee down. Because of Ivan's spring-like body, the speed and power of his kicks go off the charts which is how his high kicks got their name.

## Notes & Trivia

* Despite being from Russia, Ivan's least favourite places are anywhere that is cold.
* Ivan is the uncle of Gina Boyd, a character who appears in Sandrovich's series *Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru?*. He appears in chapter 90 and interacts with the cast. It is later revealed he has four other nieces, that are Gina's sisters.
* Ivan is modelled after kickboxer Ruslan Karaev (also known as "The Russian Machine Gun") who participated in the K-1.
* In Cyrillic script, Ivan's full name would be spelt "Иван Кара́ев".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ivan Karaev's profile
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kengan Ashura Gaiden: Rihito
3. ↑ Chapter 90 (Dumbbell)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 3
5. ↑ Extra: Secretaries
6. ↑ Chapter 90 (Dumbbell)
7. ↑ Chapter 99 (Dumbbell)
Inaba Clan

The **Inaba Clan** (因幡 (いなば) 一 (いち) 族 (ぞく) , *Inaba-ichizoku*) is a renowned family of assassins.

## About

Though little is known about the Inaba Clan, they are a clan renowned for their use of hair as weapons in unarmed combat. The heirs to the Inaba Clan begin strengthening their hair in childhood by lathering it with a special wonder drug, stronger than any modern hair growth formula. With years of training the hair can be freely manipulated.

The assassins from the Inaba Clan have served the Urita family for generations. Inaba Ryo has been knowing his employer Urita Sukizo ever since they were kids, though Sukizo sees Ryo more like a friend than an assassin.

## Inaba Style

The **Inaba Style** (因幡 (いなば) 流 (りゅう) , *Inaba-ryū*) is a martial arts style created and utilised by the Inaba Clan. It includes numerous techniques involving usage of hair and unique footwork.

### Edging

**Edging** (躙り, *Nijiri*) is an unorthodox shuffling style of footwork used by the Inaba Clan, using nothing but the propulsion from their toes. The movement speed is also deliberately kept out of sync to make it harder for opponents to predict their movements.

### Somersault Kick

**Somersault Kick** (巻 (ま) き打 (う) ち, *Makiuchi*), as the name implies, is a downward axe kick thrown after somersaulting forwards.

### Spider's Hair

**Spider's Hair** (蜘 (くも) 髪 (がみ)  *Kumogami*) is a special technique within the Inaba Clan that enables them to use their incredibly strong hair as a weapon. Because of how flexible his hair is, he can use it akin to a whip with the phrase, "*It wraps like a steel wire, and strikes like a whip*", aptly fitting its usage.

## Notable Members

### Other Members

**Inaba Jozaemon** (因幡 丈左衛門, *Inaba Jōzaemon*; "*Jozaemon Inaba*"), also known as **The Black Nightmare** (黒い悪夢, *Kuroi Akumu*), is an assassin who hails from the Inaba Clan, as well as Inaba Ryo's grandfather.

**Inaba Kyo** (因幡 狂, *Inaba Kyō*; "*Kyo Inaba*"), also known as **Yasha Hair** (夜叉髪, *Yasha Kami*), is an assassin who hails from the Inaba Clan but was exiled for unknown reasons.

## Etymology

* The surname **Inaba** means "factor, cause, origin, motive" (因) (**in**) and "banner" (幡) (**aba**).

## Trivia

* As stated by Kure Erioh, the Inaba Clan is a rival of the Kure Clan and the Mikazuchi Clan in the assassination business.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 59
2. ↑ Chapter 61
3. ↑ Chapter 60
Kito Gunji

**Kito Gunji** (鬼 (き) 頭 (とう)  軍 (ぐん) 司 (じ) , *Kitō Gunji*; *"Gunji Kito"*), also known as **Gunji the Manslayer** (人 (ひと) 斬 (き) り軍 (ぐん) 司 (じ) , *Hitokiri Gunji*), is the one of the top Guardians of Hayami Katsumasa.

## Appearance

Gunji is a large man, roughly the same height and size as Takayama Minoru, with squared features, ruffled blonde hair and sideburns, a near-permanent grinning expression and multiple scars on his face. He is always seen wearing a pair of tinted glasses and wears the typical white suit of the Guardians.

## Personality

Gunji appears to be a very confident and derisive individual, as seen when he arrogantly mocked Takayama Minoru before fighting him. However, he also appears to be cautious to a degree as he was willing to abandon his position when he thought Hayami's plans were doomed to fail.

## Plot

He and Long Min were introduced as Hayami Katsumasa's highest ranked Guardians, mirroring those of Katahara Metsudo.

With Long having seemingly gone missing for a while, Gunji told him it was time for them to get ready to move.

Later, after Julius Reinhold was knocked out of the tournament by Wakatsuki Takeshi, Gunji suggested to Long Min that they cut their losses and abandon Hayami as things weren't looking good for them. However Long confidently told Gunji to stay put as everything would fall into place.

Soon, after the second round had ended, Gunji and the other Guardians began their "revolution". With Gunji in the same room as Hayami and the Kengan Association members, he confidently took on the Bodyguards and Kure Clan members that arrived to oppose them. With Gunji hearing of their side being put on the back foot, he exclaimed that it didn't matter as long as they had Katahara's head. At that, Takayama Minoru stepped up to fight him. In a short fight, Takayama brutally defeated Gunji.

## Power & Abilities

Being the top-ranked Guardian, Gunji has won his way through the ranked matches with all the other Guardians and defended his position at the top, highlighting that he is a powerful individual. During Hayami's attempted coup, members of the Kure Clan stated that Gunji has killed four of their members, mentioning he was dangerous even for them. However, he was no match for Takayama Minoru who curb-stomped him in a very short and brutal fight. Gunji's weapon of choice is a sharp katana, and he also carries a police baton as a sidearm.

## Etymology

* **Kito** means "demon, ogre, daemon" (鬼) (**ki**) and "head" (頭) (**to**).
* **Gunji** means "military commander" (軍司).

## Notes & Trivia

* His standard when choosing a blade is its cutting edge.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kito Gunji's profile
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 180
3. ↑ Chapter 152
Kenganverse

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Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

The **Kenganverse** (or **Sandroverse**) is a fan-made term that refers to the encompassing universe of Sandrovich Yabako's authorised series. Within the Kenganverse are the following series:

* Fist of the Seeker
* Kengan Ashura
* Kengan Omega
* Danberu Nan-Kiro Moteru?
* ST✰R: Strike it Rich
Kengan Ashura (manga)

## Kengan Ashura

**Kengan Ashura** (ケンガンアシュラ) was a Japanese manga series written by Sandrovich Yabako and illustrated by Daromeon. It is followed by the sequel *Kengan Omega*.

## Plot

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 CEO, Nogi Hideki.

## Anime Guide

*Main article: Anime*
The first part of the anime adaptation for Kengan Ashura aired on Netflix in the summer of 2019 and was produced by LARX Entertainment (a subsidiary of Studio Hibari). The second part is scheduled to release in the autumn of 2019.

## Trivia

* Retaining the "h" in *Ashura* was an intentional choice by Daromeon. The stated reason is due to it not only being the closest way of pronouncing it in Japan, but also so that the title remains consistent for international readers, noting a distate for titles that sound different for whatever reason.

## External link

* Comikey: Official English Translation
* UraSunday
* Official Kengan Ashura site
* Kengan Ashura Official Twitter
Kengan Omega (manga)

## Kengan Omega

**Kengan Omega** (ケンガンオメガ) is a Japanese manga series written by Sandrovich Yabako and illustrated by Daromeon and the sequel to *Kengan Ashura*.

## Plot

Beginning two years after the game-changing Kengan Annihilation Tournament on Ganryu Island, we follow the paths of aspiring fighter Koga Narushima and the mysterious Ryuki Gaoh as they are tangled up in the underground world of the Kengan matches.

## External link

* Comikey: Official English Translation
* UraSunday
* Kengan Omega Official Twitter
Rokushin Kaikan Tournament

The **Rokushin Kaikan Tournament** (六真会館トーナメント, *Rokushinkaikan Tōnamento*) was a no-holds-barred tournament hosted by the Rokushin Kaikan school of karate that occurred during the events of *Fist of the Seeker*.

## History

The Rokushin Kaikan hosted a national karate-only tournament which was won by Rokushin Kaikan karateka Narushima Joji. However, the notable result of the tournament was that Ikeuchi Mentaro, an outsider, managed to make it into the **Best 8** (ベスト８, *Besuto Hachi*) something which no outsider had ever achieved before. He was defeated by Yamada Kentaro, one of the **Best 4** (ベスト４, *Besuto Yon*).

## Tournament

Seven months after the previous tournament, Ao Kenji, the director of the Rokushin Kaikan, decided to host another tournament in eight months time (due to the previous tournament's financial success as well as by Ikeuchi's surprising performance in said tournament). The winner of the tournament would receive ¥2,000,000.

The tournament featured sixteen outside participants and sixteen Rokushin Kaikan karateka. All outside participants that applied to fight in the tournament fought in preliminary rounds until only fifteen were left; the sixteenth outsider spot was reserved for Ikeuchi Mentaro.

The rules for the tournament were as follows:

* 5 minute matches; victory is decided by knockout, forfeiture or judges' decision.
	+ If a victory cannot be decided in the main match, there will be a 5 minute overtime.
	+ If a victory cannot be decided in the overtime, there will be an additional 5 minute overtime. If victory still cannot be decided after additional overtime, a decision will be made by the must system.
* Intentionally striking the eyes counts as a foul. All other attacks are allowed.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 7 (Seeker)
2. ↑ Chapter 1 (Seeker)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 17 (Seeker)
Chapter 138 (Omega)

**Superfaction** is the hundred-and-thirty-eighth chapter of the manga *Kengan Omega*.

## Characters

* Arashiyama Jurota
* Carlos Medel
* The Falcon
* Gaoh Ryuki
* Hashimoto Honoka
* Hayami Katsumasa *(Mentioned)*
* Hayami Masaki
* Julius Reinhold
* June Cameron
* Kanoh Agito
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Katahara Metsudo
* Katahara Retsudo
* Kiryu Setsuna
* Kimishima Mana
* Lihito
* Liu Dongcheng
* Misasa
* Nagase Matsuri
* Narushima Koga
* Shiina Alisa
* Okubo Naoya
* Omori Masamichi
* Rama XIII
* Takayama Minoru
* Toa Mudo
* Tokita Ohma
* The Other Tokita Niko *(Mentioned)*
* Tokuno'o Tokumichi
* Toyoda Idemitsu
* Yamashita Kazuo
Takemoto Hisayasu

* Anime
* Manga

**Takemoto Hisayasu** (武本 久安, *Takemoto Hisayasu*; "*Hisayasu Takemoto*") is an affiliated fighter within the Kengan matches. During the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, he was the original representative for Byakuya News, before he was defeated and his position stolen by Nikaido Ren.

## Appearance

Despite his age, Takemoto has a well-defined frame, is mostly bald, with some greyed hair remaining on the back of his head, has whited out eyes and many wrinkles adorning his visage, a sign of his elderly age.

## History

At the age of 45, Takemoto founded the "Takemoto Style Combat Kenpo" martial art. After the founding of the martial art, he fought in over 90 outdoor matches in the following 37 years and was victorious in all of them, thus earning him the title of "God of War".

## Plot

Takemoto was seen sitting down at a table during the S.S. Kengan's voyage. After Katahara's announcement, he was attacked and incapacitated by Nikaido Ren, who consequently stole Takemoto's position as representative fighter of Byakuya News.

## Power & Abilities

As the founder of **Takemoto Style Combat Kenpo** (武本流実戦拳法, *Takemoto-ryū Jissen Kenpō*) he is the most proficient in its usage. However, despite his great reputation (and the strength that came with it) he proved to be no match for Nikaido Ren.

## Etymology

* **Takemoto** means "military, martial" (武) (**take**) and "base, root, origin, source" (本) (**moto**).
* **Hisayasu** means "long time" (久) (**hisa**) and "peace, quiet" (安) (**yasu**).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 31
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 36
Zong Longshen

**Zong Longshen** (宗 龍神, *Sō Ryūshin*; "*Ryushin So*")[note] is a kung-fu practitioner who participated in the Rokushin Kaikan Tournament.

## Appearance

Zong is a powerful looking individual with a confident expression and light hair swept over to the right.

## Personality

He appears to be a confident person, reassured of his own abilities.

## Plot

In his first round fight against Akanishi Tsutomu, Zong proved his dominance by effortlessly parrying Akanishi's strikes, before blinding him and instantly putting the karateka in a joint lock, leading to his victory.

## Power & Abilities

Having inherited Zong Tangzhen's strongest genes and his martial art, **Paolin Kung-Fu**, Zong Longshen is a powerful kung-fu practitioner with notable fighting skill. He was able to effortlessly block the strikes of a renowned karateka whilst simultaneously striking a few of his acupuncture points, all with only his left hand.

### Technique(s)

**Paolin Kung-Fu** (砲林寺拳法, *Pàolín-sì Kenpō*): A Chinese martial arts school founded in 1947 by an unprecedented martial arts genius called **Zong Tangzhen****Kanji:** 宗 堂珍 (ぞう どうちん)
**Romaji:** *Sō Dōchin (Zōng Tángzhēn)*. Its hard techniques (strikes) could blow through anything like a cannon and its soft techniques (joint locks) could envelop anything like a forest; it is a martial art where hard and soft are unified. Kureishi Mitsuyo noted that he was able to perform joint locks so fast it was like flowing water.

## Etymology

* **Zong** means "sect, ancestor, clan, school, purpose, faction, principal aim, great master, model, measure word for goods" (宗).
* **Longshen** means "dragon god" (龍神).

## Notes & Trivia

* Despite his name being read in-universe as "*Sō Ryūshin*", his name would be read as "*Zōng Lóngshén*" in Chinese, befitting his Chinese martial art.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fist of the Seeker: Rokushin Kaikan Tournament character profiles
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chapter 22 (Seeker)
Nagashima Ginji

*"**THEY MUST BE JUDGED.**"*
— Nagashima Ginji

**Nagashima Ginji** (永島 銀司, *Nagashima Ginji*; "*Ginji Nagashima*"), also known as **The Fanatic** (狂信鬼, *Kyōshinki*), was a member of the doomsday cult known as "Salvation", and an inmate at Sarashikubi Prison. Along with Bando Yohei, he was reputed to be one of the worst felons in Japanese history.

## Appearance

Ginji was powerfully built bald-headed man, with unnerving eyes that held a disconcertingly wide-eyed gaze, a seeming lack of eyebrows and the phrase "They must be judged" tattooed down the left side of his face. He wore a perturbing emotionless expression on his face.

## Personality

He was a surprisingly polite man who followed his faith to a unhealthy degree. To that end, Ginji always spoke with piety and religion at the forefront.

## History

As a devotee of the infamous cult called "Salvation", Ginji mercilessly murdered 56 clergy and laypeople of opposing religious groups before being caught and convicted.

## Plot

Sitting patiently opposite Bando Yohei, Ginji politely declined the need for the guards to unlock his cuffs before effortlessly snapping his restraints and getting to his feet. Getting into his fighting stance and readying to fight, he asked Bando Yohei if he was a heathen too but his opponent replied that he was merely a "piece of shit" like Ginji. At Takada Seisuke's command, Ginji launched himself at Yohei in attack but was brutally taken out in one blow.

## Power & Abilities

Ginji was able to snap his own iron handcuffs off with ease, and was flexible enough to bend his arms backwards at a near 90° angle.

## Etymology

* **Nagashima** means "eternal" (永) (**naga**) and "island" (島) (**shima**).
* **Ginji** means "silver/silver coin/silver paint" (銀) (**gin**) and "officer, boss" (司) (**ji**).

## Notes & Trivia

* While in Sarashikubi, Ginji was registered as inmate #344.
* Ginji's "They Must Be Judged" pose achieved near-memetic status among Japanese readers, and has been used consistently for Ura Sunday's volume release promotions since Volume 3. These promotions replace "They Must Be Judged" with "The Books Must Be Bought", and often photoshop a different character's head onto Ginji.
* He is omitted in the anime.
Totsugawa Keiji

* Seeker 1
* Seeker 2

**Totsugawa Keiji** (十津川 敬司, *Totsugawa Keiji*; "*Keiji Totsugawa*"), also known as **State Violence Karate** (国家暴力空手, *Kokka Bōryoku Karate*), is a police officer and a senior Rokushin Kaikan karateka, 4th Dan.

## Appearance

Totsugawa is an indifferent looking man with slicked back hair, pronounced tear troughs, a stubbled beard and an overall languorous expression on his face. Befitting of his status as a 4th Dan black belt karateka, Totsugawa has a muscular body.

## Personality

He is a very relaxed and passive individual. Totsugawa is respected by a lot of the younger Rokushin members as he is disciplined and has taught them a lot, Oshio Gaku being one of them. He has an underlying laziness about him, disliking intense exercises.

## History

Before the Rokushin Three existed, Totsugawa and Ao Kenji were the pillars of the Rokushin, being known as the Rokushin Two. Twenty years ago, he and Ao lead the Rokushin to victory in their battle with the Paolin Temple.

## Plot

Under his director's orders, he released Oshio Gaku from prison so the young karateka could participate in the Rokushin Kaikan's second tournament.

At the start of the Rokushin Kaikan Tournament, he thought to himself that Ao Kenji had put him in a tough block again, with his first round opponent being Hayakuwa Samato.

## Power & Abilities

Totsugawa's karate style is something akin to proto-full contact karate.

## Etymology

* **Totsugawa** means "ten" (十) (**to**), "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (**tsu**/**zu**) and "river, stream" (川) (**kawa**/**gawa**).
* **Keiji** means "respect" (敬) (**kei**) and "officer, boss" (司) (**ji**).

## Notes & Trivia

* He was born in Hokkaido.
* Totsugawa is a veteran and no longer competes in competitions because of his age. He only competed in the recent open tournament because of Ao Kenji's orders.
* He has a wife and kids and is also a smoker.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Fist of the Seeker: Rokushin Kaikan Tournament character profiles