Netflix just premiered Baki Hanma Vs Kengan Ashura, the hard-hitting combat sports anime crossover, and the mini-series has shot up the service’s charts, leapfrogging some major releases.
Featuring the stars of two iconicsports anime, Baki Hanma Vs Kengan Ashura is the heavyweight bout of crossovers. In one corner, you have Baki the Grappler, who specializes in no holds barred cage fighting, and in the other stands Kengan Ashura, a modern day gladiator.
The most notable opponent that’s been knocked back as a result isGodzilla Minus One. The Oscar-winning monster film’s arrival on Netflix — and streaming in general, for that matter — washighly anticipated, spurring a wave of first time and repeat watches.
That’s now in third place, with thriller Colors of Evil: Red in fourth. The top dog at the moment is Under Paris, a slightly shlocky Jaws-riff about a shark in the River Seine. Viewership for thenew movieis almost double that of Baki Hanma Vs Kengan Ashura and Godzilla Minus One.
Clearly this means our two professional fighters should scrap with Godzilla next. Then, introduce a shark, preferably in a European city where sharks definitely aren’t supposed to be. Netflix would be rolling in the viewers.
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Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
