The bloody war between clans is transferred to television with an anime full of action, great voices and a lot of violence.
The official website of the anime “Ninja vs. Gokudo” (Ninja to Gokudō), based on the manga by Shinsuke Kondō, announced last Friday, May 3, that the series will debut in October 2025 through the NTV channel in Japan. Along with the news, the first promotional video and a new key image highlighting the intensity of the confrontation between two completely opposite worlds were also presented.
A lethal confrontation between shadows and violence
The story places us in a modern Tokyo where an ancestral war continues in the shadows: ninjas and yakuza fight to impose their dominance in the streets. This anime promises to be an explosive combination of bloody action and crime drama, following two representatives of these sides in their bloody dispute for supremacy.
Main cast confirmed
The voice cast is headed by renowned actors:
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Shinoha Tanaka, a cold and lethal ninja whose presence upsets the balance between the clans.
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Kiwami Kimura, a feared yakuza with a thirst for power who will not hesitate to fill Tokyo with corpses if necessary.
- Sumire Uesaka will play Gamute, a mysterious figure who could turn the tide of the conflict.
A production team with experience in intense action
The animation is in charge of Studio DEEN, under the direction of Toshinori Watanabe, known for his work on Edens Zero and Tokyo Ghoul:re. The script is supervised by Keiichirō Ōchi, responsible for The Quintessential Quintuplets, while the character design is in the hands of Tokuyuki Matsutake, who has worked on projects such as Genocidal Organ and Dimension W.
About the original manga
Kondō’s original work has been published since January 2020 on Kodansha’s Comic Days platform. On May 14, volume 15 of the manga will be released in Japan. Kodansha USA Publishing will publish the seventh volume in English on May 13.
The publisher describes it as “a badass, masculine manga that follows the endless war between ninjas and yakuza, flooding the sewers of Tokyo with blood as it is disputed which elemental force will dominate the world.”
If you’re a fan of intense battles, dark characters, and adrenaline-fueled plots, “Ninja vs. Gokudo” could be the anime you’ve been waiting for in the fall.
