Kengan Ashura: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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. Toki Taouma, 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.

Series details

• Title: Kengan Ashura
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime
• Premiere date: 2019-07-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-08-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 41533
• IMDb ID: tt9058134
• TVDB ID: 354179

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-07-31; final listed air date 2019-10-31; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-09-21; final listed air date 2024-08-15; episode order: 28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kengan Ashura on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.