He represents Nishihonji Security Services. Cosmo Imai ( 今井 コスモ, Imai Kosumo) Voiced by: Junya Enoki (Japanese) Bryce Papenbrook (English) Specializing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he is the youngest fighter in the Kengan Annihilation tournament. Jun Sekibayashi ( 関林 ジュン, Sekibayashi Jun) Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese) Jake Green (English) A pro wrestler representing the company Gandai. His name comes from his technique where his fingers are sharp enough to cut through flesh. He was later made the head of a shell company SF Cold Storage by Hideki Nogi, making him the first president/fighter in the tournament's history. Ohma's 2nd opponent in the Kengan matches initially on behalf of Yoshitake Real Estate. Lihito ( 理人, Rihito) Voiced by: Hayato Kaneko (Japanese) Jonah Scott (English) Nicknamed "The Superhuman". Kaede Akiyama ( 秋山 楓, Akiyama Kaede) Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama (Japanese) Erika Harlacher (English) Hideki Nogi's personal secretary, later assigned to help Kazuo and Ohma as they proceed into the tournament. He also formed a 2nd shell company SF Cold Storage with Lihito as both its President and fighter. He forms the shell company Yamashita Trading Co., with Kazuo Yamashita as its President and Ohma Tokita as its representative fighter. He challenges the Kengan Association for the position of Chairman, resulting in the creation of the Annihilation Tournament with a stipulation that, if the Nogi Group fails to win, the company is dissolved and taken by the Kengan Association. Hideki Nogi ( 乃木 英樹, Nogi Hideki ) Voiced by: Jouji Nakata (Japanese) Michael C. Later made President of the Yamashita Trading Co., a shell company of the Nogi Group. Skittish and meek, something awakens inside of him as he ventures deeper into the Kengan matches, as well as his bond with Ohma. After a fateful encounter with Ohma Tokita, he was reassigned to be Ohma's caretaker by order of the Nogi Group's CEO. ![]() Kazuo Yamashita ( 山下 一夫, Yamashita Kazuo) Voiced by: Chō (Japanese) Keith Silverstein (English) A 56-year old salaryman of the Nogi Group. Nicknamed "Ashura" in the Kengan matches. The bond between these two individuals begins as they participate in the Kengan matches, and later taking part in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. After defeating another fighter in a dark alley one night, a representative of the Nogi Group for the Kengan Association, he was picked by the Nogi group to be its new representative with Kazuo Yamashita as his caretaker. As the tournament unfolds Ohma tests his strength while struggling with his mysterious past coming back to haunt him as Kazuo struggles with managing Ohma and figuring out the true intentions as to why he was invited to this tournament.Ĭharacters Ohma Tokita ( 十鬼蛇 王馬, Tokita Ōma) Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese) Kaiji Tang (English) A fighter in his late 20s. This tournament is held by the biggest CEOs in Japan and the winner gets the seat of Kengan Association chairman, a position which holds immense power and prestige. His spectacular ability to crush his enemies catches the attention of big business owners, leading to his inclusion in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament under the invitation of Hideki. Kazuo is roped into managing Ohma who joins these arenas only to devastate his opponents. One of the fighters, Tokita " Ashura" Ohma is scouted out by the Nogi Group CEO, Nogi Hideki, due to defeating their previous fighter in the street fight. Yamashita Kazuo, an average Japanese salaryman for Nogi Group witnesses a street fight in an alley between two mysterious fighters. In these arenas, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in unarmed combat where the winner takes all, called Kengan matches. Since the Edo period of Japan, gladiator arenas have existed in various forms around the world. A second season premiered in September 2023 the second part is set to premiere in 2024. ![]() The first 12-episode part premiered in July 2019 through Netflix the second 12-episode part premiered in October of that same year. It was adapted into an original net animation (ONA) anime series. ![]() A sequel, titled Kengan Omega, began in January 2019. It was serialized on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website from April 2012 to August 2018, with its chapters compiled into twenty-seven tankōbon volumes. Kengan Ashura ( ケンガンアシュラ) is a Japanese manga series written by Yabako Sandrovich and illustrated by Daromeon.
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