Netflix Announces ‘Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf’ Anime for May 2024

Netflix Japan announced an anime based on Baku Yumemakura’s Garouden novel on Monday, revealing the main staff, cast, theme songs, key visual (pictured), and promotional. The anime, tilted Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, will stream worldwide on Netflix on May 23.

Synopsis

The anime series focuses on the protagonist in the book, Juuzou Fujimaki, a rival of Bunshichi Tanba. On the run from his troubled past, Juuzou is forced into competing in a deadly underground fighting tournament. Skilled in the respected martial art Takemiya-ryuu, Juuzou 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. (Source: Netflix, edited)

Cast

Juuzou Fujimaki: Ryouta Takeuchi (Mahoutsukai no Yome)

Tanba Bunshichi: Tetsu Inada (Boku no Hero Academia)

Tsutomu Himekawa: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Akudama Drive)

Matsuo Shouzan: Rintarou Nishi (Tokyo Ghoul)

Souichirou Izumi: Tesshou Genda (Naruto)

Saeko Izumi: Aya Endou (Macross F)

Ryouji Kubo: Ryouta Suzuki (Dr. Stone: New World)

Fumito Tamon: Hidenobu Kiuchi (Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha)

Tomoyuki Hikita: Junya Enoki (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Carlos Nagato: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Shingeki no Kyojin)

Shinoichirou: Junichi Suwabe (Black Clover)

Oleg Zaitsev: Kenjirou Tsuda (Ninja Kamui)

Ranbo: Shiro Saito (Megalo Box)

Sergeant: Maki Izawa (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)

Chisaki Shino: Yume Miyamoto (SSSS.Gridman)

Miyuki Koiso: Yuuko Kaida (Yakusoku no Neverland)

Staff

Director: Atsushi Ikariya (Sabikui Bisco)

Assistant Director: Daisuke Mataga (Sabikui Bisco)

Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai (Ooyukiumi no Kaina)

Character Design: Atsushi Ikariya (Fate/Zero), Momoko Kawai (Rhapsody)

Chief Animation Director: Atsushi Ikariya (Id:Invaded), Ai Asari (Sabikui Bisco), Momoko Kawai

Director of Photography: Tsubasa Takagi (Sabikui Bisco)

Art Design: Yoshihiro Sono (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon)

3DCG Director: Mito Kunihiko (Good Night World)

Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi (Chainsaw Man)

Sound Editor: Masatoshi Katsumata (Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul sound effects)

Color Design: Emiko Okada (Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki)

Editing: Yoshiaki Kimura (Hametsu no Oukoku)

Main Animation: Yutaka Matsubara (Sora no Otoshimono), Hitomi Takechi (Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume chief animation director)

Video Director: Yihui Zhang

Music: Takeshi Ueda (AA=) (Sabikui Bisco)

Animation Producer: Yasuo Suda (Thermae Romae Novae)

Studio: NAZ

AA= will perform both the opening theme “FIGHT & PRIDE” and ending theme “CRY BOY.”

Yumemakura penned the martial arts novel in 13 volumes under Futabasha’s novel imprint from 1985 to 2003. A sequel novel titled Shin Garouden began under the same imprint in December 2006. The fifth volume went on sale in October 2020.

Jiro Taniguchi (Kodoku no Gourmet) drew a manga adaptation in Asahi Sonorama’s Shishiou magazine from 1989 to 1990.

Keisuke Itagaki (Grappler Baki) began serializing a second manga adaptation in Schola’s Monthly Comic Birz magazine in 1996. After the magazine ceased publication, the manga transferred to Kodansha’s Young Magazine Uppers in 1999, and again to Evening after Young Magazine Uppers ceased publication. The manga went on an indefinite hiatus in 2010.

Itagaki also drew the Garouden Boy prequel manga in Weekly Shounen Magazine from 2003 to 2004. Masami Nobe drew a manga adaptation of the Shin Garouden sequel novel in Weekly Shounen Champion from 2013 to 2014.

Trailer

Source: Netflix

Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf on MAL