7.2/10279 votesLoading...#1 - Kengan
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2019
Chairman Nogi suddenly calls low-level employee Kazuo Yamashita into a meeting and gives him an unexpected -- and unwanted -- new assignment.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Makoto Uezu
7.2/10173 votesLoading...#2 - Master and Pupil
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/31/2019
Gladiators and spectators enjoy a night off. Ohma visualizes his matches against formidable opponents -- including his former master, Niko Tokita.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10137 votesLoading...#3 - Omen
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2023
Despite insisting that he's fine, Ohma ends up collapsing — and recalls a childhood memory. Then, the Kengan Life-or-Death Tournament kicks off again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10206 votesLoading...#4 - Reunited
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2019
Chairman Nogi refuses to enter Ohma into the Annihilation Tournament, but there's another way for him to qualify -- and he'll need Yamashita's help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10190 votesLoading...#5 - The Night Before
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/31/2019
In a tense backroom meeting with all the corporate participants, the tournament brackets are finally decided. Tomorrow, the battles begin.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10199 votesLoading...#6 - Brawl
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2019
Unexpectedly, Ohma is thrown into an all-out brawl. Over 100 fighters are locked in a room, but only five can make it into the tournament finals.
Director: N/A
Writer: Makoto Uezu
7.4/10194 votesLoading...#7 - Pulling Strings
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2019
While some try to enjoy their time on the luxury liner, others strategize behind the scenes, with one savvy shogi player pulling a surprising move.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10162 votesLoading...#8 - Oddities
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/31/2019
Sen Hatsumi faces Takayuki Chiba, mimicker of other fighters' moves. Hajime Hanafusa enters the ring with orders to kill death row inmate Yohei Bando.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10226 votesLoading...#9 - Super Human
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2019
For his debut kengan match, Ohma calmly faces Yoshitake Real Estate's Lihito, an arrogant fighter with a superhuman vice-like grip.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10193 votesLoading...#10 - Convictions
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/31/2019
Kiohzan Takeru looks like he's using MMA moves against “Hell's Angel” Jun Sekibayashi, but his all-out style is how sumo was originally fought.
Director: N/A
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7.6/10171 votesLoading...#11 - The Fisherman
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/2019
Ajiro Fisheries' Yoshinari Karo faces Saw Paing Yoroizuka. The fix is in: the match is rigged. But Karo and his harpoon aren't following the script.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10164 votesLoading...#12 - The Devil Lance
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/31/2019
Lihito's hot-headed and arrogant, but Motor Head Motors' Gensai Kuroki isn't fazed by his taunts. It's youth versus age and the Kaiwan style.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10103 votesLoading...#13 - Rebel Flag
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2023
Hayami gives everyone a choice; either join him, or die. When Ohma was a kid in the slums, Niko Tokita trained him the ways of the Niko fighting style.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10189 votesLoading...#14 - The Battle Begins
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2019
The Kengan Annihilation Tournament kicks off with great fanfare. First up, jujitsu master Cosmo Imai goes up against American brawler Adam Dudley.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10186 votesLoading...#15 - Justice
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/31/2019
Nentendo's Haruo Kohno combines his monstrous size with surprising speed and agility, but riot cop Seishu Akoya's got a secret plan in place.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10184 votesLoading...#16 - Ashura
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/31/2019
Ohma goes into his first fight of the tournament with confidence, but he struggles against Ryo Inaba's creepy, unorthodox fighting style.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10167 votesLoading...#17 - The Rakshasa
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/31/2019
Destinyland's Masami Nezu takes on Rei Mikazuchi, the scion of an assassin sect. Ren Nikaido's uncanny move against Setsuna Kiryu backfires.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10110 votesLoading...#18 - Melee
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/21/2023
With Ohma still in his hospital room, Hayami and his men attempt to complete their coup — but there might be a traitor foiling their plans.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10141 votesLoading...#19 - Finale
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 8/15/2024
Takakaze approaches Chairman Nogi with an unexpected proposal. As life returns to normal for everybody else, Yamashita reflects on his time with "The Ashura."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10219 votesLoading...#20 - Tough Guy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2019
Ohma thinks he's got the upper hand, but Jun Sekibayashi quickly reminds him: pro-wrestlers are great actors, and they love to put on a show.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10159 votesLoading...#21 - Volition
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/31/2019
Thai boxer Kaolan Wongsawat fights for his country and sworn liege. Suekichi Kaneda's clearly outmatched, but he's got a cunning and unshakable will.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10165 votesLoading...#22 - The Abyss
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/31/2019
The second round begins. At a huge size disadvantage, Cosmo Imai discards his signature grappling moves when facing the monolithic Seishu Akoya.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10193 votesLoading...#23 - Father and Son
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/31/2019
The tournament continues with plenty of rule-bending and inner-dealings in and out of the arena. Ohma chafes under Yamashita's fatherly affection.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10114 votesLoading...#24 - Blast Core
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2023
Takeshi Wakatsuki was raised to be the ultimate fighter for Furumi Pharma, but even he's intimidated by his opponent, Julius Reinhold.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10163 votesLoading...#25 - Champions
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/31/2019
Naoya Ohkubo is known as the King of Combat, but crowd favorite Agito Kanoh is undefeated with 157 straight wins. It's a matchup for the ages.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of KENGAN ASHURA
Every episode of KENGAN ASHURA ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of KENGAN ASHURA!
Ohma Tokita enters a hidden world where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Forget the money, he just wants to fight — and...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Kengan" is the worst rated episode of "KENGAN ASHURA". It scored 7.2/10 based on 279 votes. Directed by Yoshimichi Hirai and written by Makoto Uezu, it aired on 7/31/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Master and Pupil".