{"id":8967,"date":"2026-08-31T08:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/baki-gaiden-retsu-kaioh-isekai-anime-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:26:43","slug":"baki-gaiden-retsu-kaioh-isekai-anime-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/baki-gaiden-retsu-kaioh-isekai-anime-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaioh Is Getting an Isekai Anime in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of the Baki franchise have a new anime to look forward to: <em>BAKI GAIDEN: KAIOH RETSU Doesn&#8217;t Mind Getting Isekai&#8217;d<\/em> 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&#8217;s official YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is the Baki Isekai Spinoff?<\/h2>\n<p>The manga picks up where <em>BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai<\/em> left off. After his fateful battle with legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, Retsu Kaioh &#8212; the powerfully built kenpo master beloved by Baki fans worldwide &#8212; dies. Then wakes up in a sword-and-sorcery world unlike anything he has ever faced.<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8212; 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.<\/p>\n<p>The manga launched in Akita Shoten&#8217;s Monthly Shonen Champion in December 2020 and has since accumulated more than <strong>2 million copies<\/strong> across print and digital. Volume 17 arrives on <strong>8 September 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hHijPwtSvow\" title=\"Baki Gaiden: Kaioh Retsu Doesn&#8217;t Mind Getting Isekai&#8217;d &#8212; Anime Adaptation Announcement\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Baki Gaiden: Kaioh Retsu Doesn&#8217;t Mind Getting Isekai&#8217;d &#8212; Anime Adaptation Announcement &#8212; via TMS\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u516c\u5f0f\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>TMS Entertainment Brings the Franchise Full Circle<\/h2>\n<p>TMS Entertainment has been the home studio for the modern Baki anime run &#8212; from 2018&#8217;s <em>Baki<\/em> through <em>Baki Hanma<\/em> and most recently <em>BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai<\/em>, which is available on Netflix including in Singapore. This Gaiden adaptation keeps the franchise in the same hands.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/baki-gaiden-anime-announcement.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Baki Gaiden Kaioh Retsu isekai anime announcement visual\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of TMS Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Baki franchise has a solid following here. <em>BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai<\/em> 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 &#8212; and the isekai angle opens up a completely new type of story for Retsu, one of the series&#8217; most charismatic fighters.<\/p>\n<h2>What Singapore Fans Should Expect<\/h2>\n<p>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&#8217;s track record of bringing Baki series to Netflix for Southeast Asia, a similar streaming arrangement is a reasonable expectation &#8212; but nothing is confirmed.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/baki-gaiden-anime-trailer-thumbnail.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Baki Gaiden Kaioh Retsu isekai anime trailer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of TMS Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">our anime coverage<\/a> for updates as they land.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAKI GAIDEN: KAIOH RETSU Doesn&#8217;t Mind Getting Isekai&#8217;d has been greenlit for a TV anime by TMS Entertainment. Here&#8217;s what Singapore Baki fans need to know about the 2027 release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,1429,471],"class_list":["post-8967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-baki","tag-tms-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/baki-gaiden-kaioh-retsu-anime-key-visual.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2kD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3630,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/baki-dou-invincible-samurai-part-2-netflix-june-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":8967,"position":0},"title":"BAKI-DOU: Invincible Samurai Part 2 Drops on Netflix June 18","date":"June 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 hits Netflix on 18 June 2026 \u2014 all 12 new episodes dropping at once for Singapore fans, picking up the brutal Musashi arc.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/baki-dou-part2-key-visual.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4359,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/tekken-8-season-3-evo-2026-bob-yujiro-hanma\/","url_meta":{"origin":8967,"position":1},"title":"Tekken 8 Season 3 at EVO 2026: Bob Drops This Summer, Yujiro Hanma From Baki Confirmed","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tekken 8 Season 3 is taking shape: Bob's gameplay trailer drops at EVO 2026 this weekend, and Yujiro Hanma from Baki confirms a 2027 crossover.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tekken8-season3-trailer-key-art.webp?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3367,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/summer-2026-anime-singapore-streaming-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":8967,"position":2},"title":"Summer 2026 Anime: Your Singapore Streaming Guide","date":"June 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghost in the Shell, Sekiro: No Defeat, Bleach's grand finale and more \u2014 your complete guide to streaming summer 2026 anime in Singapore.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sekiro-no-defeat-anime.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7047,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/one-piece-card-game-op17-rocks-xebec-baki-itagaki\/","url_meta":{"origin":8967,"position":3},"title":"One Piece Card Game OP-17: Rocks D. 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