On Sunday, the special stage panel of Baki Dou Anime titled “Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai” at Anime Japan 2026, presented a new promotional video teaser, and a key visual. The teaser video confirms that the Baki Dou Anime will have a second part or second cour, that will exclusively stream on Netflix.
Baki Dou anime is based on Itagaki Keisuke’s Baki Dou manga. Uchida Naoya, who is well known for voicing Madara Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden and Askeladd in Vinland Saga, has been cast as Miyamoto Musashi. The panel also confirmed that the anime’s first part will air on television in Japan this year.
About Baki Dou Anime Part 2
The first part of the anime premiered worldwide on Netflix on February 26. The anime’s first 13 episodes were made available all at once.
The Baki Dou anime centers on the resurrection of Miyamoto Musashi, a legendary swordsman from Japanese history, who is brought into the modern era through experimental science. His return draws the attention of underground fighters, martial artists, and champions seeking to test their strength against a warrior from a different age.
As Musashi confronts modern combat techniques with his traditional swordsmanship, the series explores themes of strength, violence, and the meaning of combat in a contemporary world. His presence disrupts long-standing power hierarchies within the underground fighting scene and places him on a direct collision course with Hanma Baki and other elite fighters.
Baki The Grappler Franchise Background
Itagaki Keisuke’s original martial arts manga, Baki The Grappler, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion from 1991 to 1999, spanning 42 volumes. The series is published in English worldwide by Kodama Tales.
The sequel manga, Baki, ran from 1999 to 2005 for 31 volumes, with English digital releases handled by Media Do. This was followed by Hanma Baki, which ran from 2005 to 2012 and concluded with 37 volumes.
The first Baki Dou manga, the fourth main installment in the franchise, launched in March 2014 and concluded in April 2018, totaling 22 volumes. A second manga, also titled Baki Dou, began serialization in October 2018 and ended in June 2023. Although it shares the same title, the series uses different kanji for “Baki.”
The most recent manga in the franchise, Baki Rahen, launched in Weekly Shonen Champion in August 2023.
Baki Anime History on Netflix
Netflix in June 2018 in Japan and aired 26 episodes through December of that year. Netflix released the first 13 episodes internationally in December 2018, followed by the remaining episodes in March 2019.
Baki: Dai Raitaisai-hen premiered worldwide on Netflix in June 2020, with all episodes released simultaneously.
Baki Hanma, the third major Baki anime series on Netflix, debuted globally in September 2021 with 12 episodes. Its second season premiered in July 2023, adapting the “Tale of Pickle & The Pickle War Saga,” followed by the “Father vs. Son Saga” in August 2023.
The newly announced Baki Dou anime continues the franchise’s long-running collaboration with Netflix, with another simultaneous global release planned for 2026.
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