Netflix movie “Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura” match card announced, new school leaders & Lead also participating

The Netflix movie “Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura” will be distributed exclusively worldwide on the video distribution service “Netflix” from June 6th. The trailer and key art announcing the start of the fierce and angry dream battle have been released. A match card has also been announced that will make your blood boil and you will be so excited. In addition, the theme songs that will make the heated battle soar powerfully have been decided, with the new song “Fly High'' by Shin Gakko no Leaders as the opening, and “Don't Stay'' by Lead as the ending.

This work is a dream collaboration project between two heroes of the fighting manga world, the “Baki'' series and “Kengan Ashura.'' In addition to the protagonist showdown, Toki Hebioma (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki) vs. Hanma Baki (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki*Saki = Tatsusaki), the super popular strongest character showdown, Yoroizuka Serpine (CV: Nobuyuki Hiyama) vs. The dream combinations of Kaoru Hanayama (CV: Takuya Eguchi) and Kureian (CV: Teijo Matsuoka) vs. Jack Hammer (CV: Kenta Miyake) have been revealed.

The “Baki” series (original work: Keisuke Itagaki), which is being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Champion” (Akita Shoten), centers on the deadly battle between Baki Hanma and his father, Yujiro Hanma, who is called “the strongest creature on earth.” A very popular fighting manga depicting the fights of various fighters.

“Kengan Ashura” (original story: Sandrovich Yabako, illustration: Darameon) is currently being distributed on the website “Ura Sunday” and the comic app “Manga One”, and the story revolves around salaryman Kazuo Yamashita, a mysterious fighter.・A battle action manga where he meets Toki Hebioma and gets caught up in a “kenganjiai'' in which a company stakes its interests and pits fighters against each other.

In the video that has been released, the “underground arena” that appears in “Baki” and the “kengankai” in “Kengan Ashura” intersect, and the underground martial arts group that should not have existed in the first place intersect, and the excitement level reaches its peak at once. . Then, the battle cards are displayed one after another. One by one, the battle between the “dangerous guy” and the “dangerous guy” that represents both works begins.

The first match, from Kengan Ashura, is against Yoroizuka Serpine, a fighter from the village of dawn and a master of Myanmar's traditional martial art, “Lawei''. His opponent is Kaoru Hanayama, from “Baki'', who is “Japan's best brawler'' who succeeded to the second generation of Hanayama-gumi at the age of 15, and whose motto is bare-handed fighting (stegoro).

The second match is from “Kengan Ashura'', against Kurei-an, a fighter of the Undermount Company and the most brutal man in history among the assassin group Wu Clan. His opponent is Jack Hammer, a Canadian pit fighter from “Baki'' who has achieved the ultimate physique through extreme doping and unconventional training.

The third match is against the well-known main character of Kengan Ashura, Toki Hebioma. A mysterious martial artist who makes full use of the Nitora-ryu technique, which was thought to have gone awry. His sharp eyesight and aura overwhelm others. He is not interested in money or power, and is a man who only fights for the proof of being the strongest. His opponent is Baki Hanma, the unmovable protagonist of the Baki series. A young underground arena champion who has survived many deadly battles. A man who spends his days fighting hard to surpass his father, the “strongest man on earth.” Even in the deadly battle that can be glimpsed in the video, extreme lines such as “I realized it after just a little bit of fighting. You're the same kind!'' and “This guy… he's not good enough…!'' are shouted during the fight. What will happen in this “strongest vs. strongest” battle?

The video includes characters from “Baki'' such as Mitsunari Tokugawa (CV: Mugito), the manager of the underground arena, Doppo Guchi (CV: Takayuki Sugao), the founder of Shinshinkai, and the top of the Chinese martial arts world. Kaiou Kaku (CV: Kenichi Ogata), from “Kengan Ashura” are Kazuo Yamashita (CV: Cho), an office worker whose life changes completely when he encounters the Toki Hebi, and Metsudo Katahara, chairman of the Kengankai (CV: Shibata). Familiar faces such as Kaede Akiyama (CV: Yumi Uchiyama), the secretary of the Nogi group to which Tokija belongs, also appear. It also makes us look forward to collaborations between the characters outside of battle.

Suzuki, who appeared on stage at the Netflix special stage of “AnimeJapan 2024” held in March, said, “The scenario is extremely interesting from either side of the fan side.There is a chronological sequence for both works, so we made sure that there was no reaction from that.'' It's a carefully crafted work that you can enjoy just by looking at it.'' Shimazaki said, “I'm excited about the collaboration between these hot and thick works!'' We want to prepare for the “unprecedented shock'' that can be applied across works that can only be found on Netflix.

■Opening theme: “Fly High” New School Leaders

The self-proclaimed “Japan Youth Representative”, armed with his powerful dance moves, and his live performance consisting of all songs choreographed by the members, has been praised as hotter than a radish in oden, and has been released worldwide in 2021 by the label “88rising”, which disseminates Asian culture to the world. debut. It has created a corresponding buzz and has a total of over 15 million followers on SNS.

■Ending theme: “Don't Stay” Lead

A dance vocal unit consisting of Shinya Taniuchi, Keita Furuya, and Teru Kagimoto. Debuted on July 31, 2002 at the young age of 14.5 with the single “Manatsu no Magic.” Their second single “Show me the way'' won the Newcomer Award at the 44th Japan Record Awards in 2002. After that, he won the Japan Record Grand Prize in 2004 and 2005. As of 2024, a total of 35 singles and 9 original albums have been released. In recent years, in parallel with his activities as an artist, he has been active in a wide range of activities, including appearing in stage plays and musicals.