This martial arts story is finally getting an anime adaptation 39 years after its release – and it's coming to Netflix very soon
Apr. 22, 2024Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf is coming to Netflix very soon
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Martial arts series Garōden is finally getting an anime adaptation at Netflix – 39 years after the novels debuted.
Netflix’s synopsisfor the series, titled Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, reads: “On the run from his troubled past, Juzo is forced into competing in a deadly underground fighting tournament. Skilled in the respected martial art Takemiya-ryu, Juzo must navigate a path filled with formidable foes and his personal demons – all while dealing with a bounty of three million yen on his head and a detective on his trail.” Sign us up.
In the trailer, which you can watch above, we see plenty of martial arts; as the streamer notes, the show has captured movement from a range of martial artists across boxing, karate, sumo, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for extra realism. It certainly shows so far.
Netflix has had great success with its anime adaptations before – its live-action version of One Piece, for example, was a triumph, withOne Piece season 2confirmed.
Garōden: The Way of the Lone Wolf arrives on Netflix this May 23. For even more, fill out your watchlist with our guide to thebest anime shows on Netflixto stream now.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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