Fans of the Baki franchise have a new anime to look forward to: BAKI GAIDEN: KAIOH RETSU Doesn’t Mind Getting Isekai’d has officially been greenlit for a TV anime adaptation, with TMS Entertainment handling animation production. The announcement dropped on 30 August alongside a teaser trailer on the studio’s official YouTube channel.
What Is the Baki Isekai Spinoff?
The manga picks up where BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai left off. After his fateful battle with legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, Retsu Kaioh — the powerfully built kenpo master beloved by Baki fans worldwide — dies. Then wakes up in a sword-and-sorcery world unlike anything he has ever faced.
The premise is exactly what it sounds like: a martial-arts grandmaster dropped into a classic isekai fantasy. The hook is that Retsu has zero interest in adapting — he is here to prove the supremacy of Chinese martial arts against swords, magic, and creatures the modern world does not produce. Creator Keisuke Itagaki handles the original story concept, with Daisuke Ihara and Eiji Mutsui on script and art.
The manga launched in Akita Shoten’s Monthly Shonen Champion in December 2020 and has since accumulated more than 2 million copies across print and digital. Volume 17 arrives on 8 September 2026.
TMS Entertainment Brings the Franchise Full Circle
TMS Entertainment has been the home studio for the modern Baki anime run — from 2018’s Baki through Baki Hanma and most recently BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, which is available on Netflix including in Singapore. This Gaiden adaptation keeps the franchise in the same hands.
The Baki franchise has a solid following here. BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 landed on Netflix in June 2026, and Yujiro Hanma made headlines as a confirmed Tekken 8 DLC character earlier this year. The franchise keeps expanding — and the isekai angle opens up a completely new type of story for Retsu, one of the series’ most charismatic fighters.
What Singapore Fans Should Expect
No premiere date or broadcast season has been confirmed yet. The announcement is a greenlight paired with a teaser, not a full production reveal. Given TMS’s track record of bringing Baki series to Netflix for Southeast Asia, a similar streaming arrangement is a reasonable expectation — but nothing is confirmed.
Voice cast and production staff details have not been released yet. With Volume 17 of the manga dropping in early September 2026, expect further announcements to follow over the coming months. Keep an eye on our anime coverage for updates as they land.