Overview
- Netflix has not announced a second season, but the series hit #1 globally and drew 6.2 million first‑week views with daily top 10 placements in 93 countries.
- Early critical reception remains strong, including a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critics score reported in initial tallies.
- Creators have voiced interest in continuing for two or three seasons, with renewal dependent on Netflix’s performance metrics.
- Okada serves as lead actor, producer, and action choreographer, stressing realistic, character‑focused combat after extensive cast training and many unused fight concepts.
- The show adapts Shogo Imamura’s Ikusagami, blending real Meiji‑era context with a fictional deadly tournament, and has drawn praise from figures such as Hideo Kojima.