Kengan Ashura

Kengan Ashura
The cover of the first volume.
ケンガンアシュラ
Genre Action[1]
Manga
Written by Yabako Sandrovich
Illustrated by Daromeon
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Ura Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine Ura Sunday
Original run April 18, 2012 – August 9, 2018
Volumes 25 + 1 extra
Anime television series
Directed by Seiji Kishi
Written by Makoto Uezu
Music by Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio Larx Entertainment
Licensed by Netflix
Original run 2019 – scheduled

Kengan Ashura (Japanese: ケンガンアシュラ) is a Japanese manga series written by Yabako Sandrovich and illustrated by Daromeon. An anime television series adaptation will premiere in 2019.

Characters

Ōma Tokita (十鬼蛇王馬) / Ashura
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[2]
Kazuo Yamashita (山下一夫, Yamashita Kazuo)
Voiced by: Chō[2]
Hideki Nogi (乃木英樹, Nogi Hideki)
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata[2]
Kaede Akiyama (秋山楓, Akiyama Kaede)
Voiced by: Yumi Uchida[2]
Rihito
Voiced by: Hayato Kaneko[3]
Jun Sekibayashi
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[3]
Cosmo Imai
Voiced by: Junya Enoki[3]
Setsuna Kiryū
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[3]

Media

Manga

Yabako Sandrovich launched the series, with illustrations by Daromeon, in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Ura Sunday on the Manga ONE app on April 18, 2012.[4][1][5] A drama CD was bundled with the special edition of volume 0 on January 8, 2016.[6] The manga will end on August 9, 2018.[7]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 December 18, 2012[8] ISBN 9784091241108
2 January 18, 2013[9] ISBN 9784091242372
3 April 18, 2013[10] ISBN 9784091243324
4 May 17, 2013[11] ISBN 9784091243348
5 September 18, 2013[12] ISBN 9784091244178
6 October 18, 2013[13] ISBN 9784091245311
7 February 18, 2014[14] ISBN 9784091246004
8 May 16, 2014[15] ISBN 9784091246912
9 August 18, 2014[16] ISBN 9784091252340
10 October 17, 2014[17] ISBN 9784091254788
11 January 9, 2015[18] ISBN 9784091257093
12 April 10, 2015[19] ISBN 9784091260567
13 June 12, 2015[20] ISBN 9784091261847
14 October 9, 2015[21] ISBN 9784091265883
0 January 12, 2016[22]
January 8, 2016 (Special Edition)[6]		 ISBN 9784091270108
ISBN 9784099418663
15 March 11, 2016[23] ISBN 9784091270825
16 June 10, 2016[24] ISBN 9784091273000
17 September 9, 2016[25] ISBN 9784091274342
18 December 19, 2016[26] ISBN 9784091274656
19 February 10, 2017[27] ISBN 9784091275196
20 June 12, 2017[28] ISBN 9784091276339
21 August 18, 2017[29] ISBN 9784091277572
22 October 19, 2017[30] ISBN 9784091280077
23 December 12, 2017[31] ISBN 9784091280411
24 April 12, 2018[32] ISBN 9784091282675
25 July 12, 2018[33] ISBN 9784091284402

Anime

Ura Sunday opened a fan poll in January 2015 to let fans decide which of their series should receive an anime adaptation.[34] In May 2015, it was announced that Kengan Ashura had won the poll with 2.3 million out of 9 million total votes, and would be adapted into an anime.[35] Two years later, on December 7, 2017, it was announced that the anime was still being planned,[5] with the 23rd volume revealing on December 12, 2017 that the anime would be a television series.[36] The staff and release window for the series were announced on March 22, 2018.[37] The series is directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Makoto Uezu, with animation by Larx Entertainment.[37] Kazuaki Morita provides character designs for the anime, and Yasuharu Takanashi is composing the series' music.[37] The world premiere of the series will take place at Anime Expo on July 7, 2018.[38] The series will premiere in Japan at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills on January 27, 2018.[3] The series will have its television premiere in 2019.[37] Netflix will stream the anime.[39]

References

  1. 1 2 Chapman, Paul (December 6, 2017). "Brawny Battling Manga "Kengan Ashura" Makes the Leap to Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 7, 2018). "Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Yumi Uchida Star in Kengan Ashura Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sherman, Jennifer (October 10, 2018). "Kengan Ashura Anime Reveals 4 Cast Members, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "WEBマンガに嵐の予感「裏サンデー」無料＆ほぼ毎日更新". Natalie (in Japanese). April 18, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Sherman, Jennifer (December 6, 2017). "Kengan Ashura Manga's Anime Adaptation Still Being Planned". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "ケンガンアシュラ　０　ドラマＣＤ付き特別版". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Ressler, Karen (July 11, 2018). "Kengan Ashura Manga Ends in August". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　３". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　４". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　５". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　６". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　７". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  15. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　８". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  16. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　９". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  17. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１０". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  18. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１１". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  19. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１２". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  20. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１３". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  21. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１４". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  22. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　０". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  23. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１５". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  24. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１６". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  25. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１７". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  26. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１８". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  27. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　１９". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  28. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２０". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  29. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２１". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  30. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２２". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  31. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２３". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  32. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２４". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  33. ↑ "ケンガンアシュラ　２５". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  34. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 28, 2015). "Ura Sunday Lets Fans Vote for Manga to Get Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  35. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (May 2, 2015). "Kengan Ashura Manga Wins Fan Vote to Get Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  36. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (December 12, 2017). "Kengan Ashura Anime to Air on TV". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  37. 1 2 3 4 Sherman, Jennifer (March 21, 2018). "Kengan Ashura Anime Reveals Video, Staff, 2019 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  38. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 16, 2018). "Anime Expo to Host World Premiere of Kengan Ashura Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  39. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 5, 2018). "Netflix Reveals Premiere Dates for 2nd Godzilla Anime Film, Dragon Pilot, Kengan Ashura". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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