

Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura
範馬刃牙VSケンガンアシュラ
A crossover anime movie between Hanma Baki and Kengan Ashura.
A crossover anime movie between Hanma Baki and Kengan Ashura.
whiteflame55
June 6, 2024
For someone who is a fan of both of these series, this was surprisingly underwhelming. I realize they didn’t have a lot of time in this short production to have strong fights that require some real thought on the part of the combatants, but they really just made this one a character showcase and left out anything interesting from the fights. Even the animation was surprisingly dull - both Baki and Kengan have done far better - and all the fights were forgone conclusions. Aside from the final fight, there wasn’t even much strategy. It was just meathead fights that barely made use of anythingaside from character power-ups and demonstrations of fortitude. We get the usual “oohs” and “aahs” from the crowd as well as detailed breakdowns of their fighting prowess that is, as per normal, more tell than show. That’s made slightly worse this time by the fact that some of those watchers could put up more interesting fights or at least relate their experiences to heighten the action rather than just opining on the fighters. Put simply, it’s an ONA that’s weaker than the sum of its parts. It lacks the fight dynamics and most of the visual flair of both series and leans into some of their more frustrating habits as characters interrupt matches just to end them awkwardly, and discussion of fights ends up taking more time than the fights themselves. It’s not bad, but it’s underwhelming and hard to recommend to fans of either show.
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OsageSan
June 6, 2024
While this movie was fun to watch, it was underwhelming too, and this is coming from a Baki and Kengan fan who defends these two shows more than I'd defend my children from a flood. The choreography was weak, all they did was trade blows and telegraph punches, the storytelling was at the level of that of a fan fiction, and the dialogue was just: "What a formidable fighter!", "He's a worthy opponent.", "[Fighter name], it's an honor meeting you.". Overall, not the best watch, but also not the worst, the animation was pleasant to look at and the fan service was effective (at leastfor me), I just wish the outcome wasn't so predictable, but it looks like it is setting the possibility of a sequel, which I hope will not be as of a let down at this was. 6/10
szagyu
June 6, 2024
There isn't much to say about this crossover episode. It delivers it what it promises. Don't expect big things to happen. On the other side this crossover was really entertaining, and I hope there is gonna be another episode, where we can see Hanma Yujiro fighting. Minor spoiler is that probably this anime is set before Hanma Baki beat his father, keep this in mind. A really big plus for me was that there was only a little narration the main focus in this episode were the figths. That's why I gave this episode an 8 instead of a 7. If you like Baki Hanma and KenganAshura this is a must watch for you, I recommend it. If you don't like these kind of fighting animes you probably won't like this either.
ST63LTH
June 6, 2024
Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura is a crossover film where the underground organisations of Baki and Kengan Ashura collide. This crossover has been the subject of high anticipation between both communities and it's finally underway - tournament style. Story & Character: 4/10 & 5/10 This film tries to include all characters in the crossover tournament and it truly feels like a mess; They tried to appeal to every viewer by favouring character appearances instead of battle logic and suspense. As a result the matches were short, rushed and involved the bare minimum background commentary in form of spectators or flashbacks. Instead of calculated fights, Baki Hanmavs Kengan Ashura turned into back and forth matches of attrition at best and semi-completed matches at worst. The fight choreography was one thing but cutting the battle short with some cheap plot device like character appearances and rogue fighters really downplays how great this film could've been. Seeing the characters interact with each other (especially their doppelganger counterparts) is a sight to behold but beyond that this film lacked any new character development. That is not to say that this film should have the most stellar character depth we've seen from any short form anime content; The crossover exists to showcase the strength between franchises. It felt that the goal wasn't accomplished and the characters became part of a 60 minute parade showing off their 5 seconds of fame. Art & Sound: 5/10 I'm glad this film took the 2D Baki art style predominantly; The aggressively grotesque art style is an iconic visual that suits even the characters of Kengan Ashura. There were moments where the art style turned into 2.5D but the quality difference was hardly noticeable, instead the drop in quality came with less detailed dialogue scenes. The sound design lacked any intentional thematic songs from either franchise (from what I noticed) and instead used some generic upbeat techno-metal style backing theme. The voice acting was as expected of a modern anime as well as the sound effects. Overall & Enjoyment: 5/10 I was excited to see the crossover be done with religious justice; Needless to say it was disappointing. The matches could at least have some form of satisfactory conclusions instead of the poorly ended interception. They had a really nice battle line up, I was expecting a sole focus on one or two but they decided to try for a full match and 2 half matches. Yuujirou didn't need to appear and take up 3 minutes of screen real estate for no reason... Overall, 5/10 is a generous rating for Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura.
tori03
June 14, 2024
Very middle of the road, it's not bad but it's not good either. The runtime makes it so all the fights feel underdeveloped, and fan favorite characters are reduced to cameos. Overall it feels like this ONA is fan service with no substance. As Baki or Onma will make a move and the audience will be like "they are doing the thing". The animation is average, the fights don't stand out. And overall it just feels really rushed to fit the 1 hour run time. It has some fun moments for fans of Kengan Ashura and Baki, but is missing the hype and excitement.
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