The second part of the Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai anime will drop on Netflix on June 18 with all 12 episodes. A key visual for it was also revealed.
Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai is based on Baki-Dou, the fourth chapter of Keisuke Itagaki‘s Baki martial arts manga. The anime’s synopsis reads:
Deep beneath the Tokyo Skytree lies a secret laboratory owned by Mitsunari Tokugawa, the world’s greatest combat enthusiast. There, a forbidden experiment is about to take place…
Using cutting-edge scientific technology, the experiment seeks to clone and resurrect the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto from his remains, bringing him back into the modern world.
Known as the ultimate warrior—the sword saint, the peerless master whose name embodies every title of strength and praise imaginable—Musashi’s return sends shockwaves through modern-day Japan, and soon, the entire world, plunging it into a state of crisis.
Baki, Yujiro, and the underground arena’s fiercest fighters—warriors who live solely for battle—are all drawn into this time-transcending showdown.
The ultimate battle to determine the strongest in history now begins…!!
Baki-Dou ran from 2014 to 2018 in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion and is collected into 22 volumes. The Baki franchise’s first part was Baki the Grappler, which began in 1991. Part 6, Baki Rahen, started serialization in 2023.
The Baki series previously inspired a 1994 OVA and a 2001 TV series. 2018 saw the premiere of a new anime, which adapts the second part of Baki, in 2018. This was followed by a 2020 second season, 2021’s Baki Hanma, and 2023’s Baki Hanma Season 2. There was also a Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura crossover anime.
Recently, it was revealed that Yujiro Hanma, the formidable father of the titular Baki, is the fourth DLC character for fighting game Tekken 8‘s third season. He will become available in early 2027.
Production credits
• Director: Toshiki Hirano (since the 2018 anime)
• Animation production: TMS Entertainment
Cast
• Nobunaga Shimazaki as Baki Hanma
Source: Press release