Baki-Dou Unleashes the Next Baki Hanma Chapter—Netflix Release Date Revealed
Netflix has locked in the release date for Baki Hanma sequel Baki-Dou, four months after its first teaser set a 2026 window, as the manga adaptation readies its next barrage of bone-crunching bouts.
Netflix finally put a date on the next Baki chapter, and yes, it is exactly as wild as you remember. The new series, Baki-Dou (marketed as Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai), is locked in and bringing one of Japan's most famous swordsmen into a cage match with modern monsters.
So when is it dropping?
February 26, 2026. All 13 episodes hit Netflix worldwide at once. The official Baki anime account announced it on X on January 27, 2026, which lines up about four months after that first teaser promised a 2026 window.
"Weapons are finally allowed!!"
That's the vibe the show is pushing, and if you know Baki, you know that means the rules were a suggestion to begin with.
What Baki-Dou actually is (and where it fits)
Baki-Dou adapts Keisuke Itagaki's manga of the same name. In the franchise's manga timeline, it's the fourth main installment, following Baki the Grappler, Baki, and Baki Hanma, with later arcs Bakidou and Baki Rahen coming after. The Baki-Dou manga ran from March 2014 to April 2018 across 22 volumes.
Story-wise, it picks up after Baki finally went toe-to-toe with his dad, Yujiro, at the end of Baki Hanma. After that peak, the world's top fighters are... bored. Nothing left to punch. So Tokugawa does what any reasonable fight promoter would do: he uses cloning tech to resurrect legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in a secret facility 364 meters under Tokyo Skytree. Yes, 364 meters. Very specific. Very Baki.
Once Musashi is back, he starts testing his blade and brain against the heaviest hitters in the series: Doppo Orochi, Jack Hanma, Kaoru Hanayama, and more. He fights differently than anyone they have seen before, and catching people off guard is kind of his thing.
About that teaser
The first teaser landed online September 5, 2025. It flashes through Baki and the usual suspects stewing in post-victory restlessness before setting up the Musashi showdown. Musashi Miyamoto is voiced by Naoya Uchida, which is a nice piece of casting for a character who needs to radiate calm menace even when he barely moves.
How we got here
If you want the quick anime roadmap: Baki the Grappler aired two seasons on TV Tokyo back in 2001. Netflix then picked up the baton for two seasons of Baki between 2018 and 2020, followed by Baki Hanma, which ran two seasons from September 2021 through August 2023 (the second season was split into two parts). Baki-Dou is the next mainline chapter.
- Release date: February 26, 2026 (Netflix, worldwide), all 13 episodes drop at once
- Announced by the official Baki anime account on X on January 27, 2026
- Teaser debuted September 5, 2025, confirming a 2026 window
- Manga basis: Baki-Dou by Keisuke Itagaki, 22 volumes (March 2014–April 2018)
- Franchise placement: After Baki Hanma; later manga arcs include Bakidou and Baki Rahen
- Setup: Tokugawa clones Musashi Miyamoto 364 meters under Tokyo Skytree to end the fighters' boredom
- Opponents on deck: Doppo Orochi, Jack Hanma, Kaoru Hanayama (and others)
- Voice cast: Musashi Miyamoto is voiced by Naoya Uchida
- Anime history: Baki the Grappler (TV Tokyo, 2001), Baki (Netflix, 2018–2020), Baki Hanma (Netflix, 2021–2023)
In short: Baki-Dou is bringing a 17th-century sword saint into a modern bare-knuckle universe and telling everyone to bring their weapons. Subtle? No. Entertaining? Almost certainly.