{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4554b29a436bb40405423ca1","clusterId":"c_e25bdd6689c836e081d6aad3","slug":"baki-gaiden-retsu-kaioh-spinoff-manga-gets-stage-play-in-march-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Baki Gaiden Retsu Kaioh Spinoff Manga Gets Stage Play in March 2027","summary":"The staff for Baki THE GRAPPLER STAGE announced on Tuesday that the spinoff manga Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan is getting a stage play adaptation. The show runs March 19-22, 2027 at Owl Spot in Tokyo, with Riku Noma reprising his role as Retsu Kaioh.","whyItMatters":"The spinoff stage play continues the Baki stage franchise with returning lead Riku Noma and director-writer Daisuke Tanaka, adapting the isekai premise of the 2020 manga.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Baki stage franchise is expanding beyond its main arcs. The new show adapts the spinoff manga that sends Retsu Kaioh into another world after his death in battle with Musashi Miyamoto.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiku Noma, who played Retsu in the two previous Baki stage plays, returns for the lead role. Daisuke Tanaka, director and writer of those productions, is also back. The play runs for four days in March 2027 at Owl Spot in Tokyo.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Riku Noma returns as Retsu Kaioh for the stage play, continuing the role he played in Baki THE GRAPPLER Stage. The spinoff's isekai premise gets a live-action form that keeps the original actor.","twitterPost":"Riku Noma reprises Retsu Kaioh in the stage play, bridging the Baki THE GRAPPLER Stage cast with the isekai spinoff.","threadsPost":"Riku Noma returns as Retsu Kaioh for the stage play, keeping continuity with Baki THE GRAPPLER Stage. The spinoff's isekai premise, where Retsu reincarnates, gets a live-action form that relies on the same actor to anchor the absurdity.","newsletterBlurb":"The Baki stage franchise is adapting the isekai spinoff manga. Riku Noma returns as Retsu Kaioh, with Daisuke Tanaka directing and writing. The show runs March 19-22, 2027 in Tokyo.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-28/baki-gaiden-retsu-kaioh-wa-isekai-tensei-shitemo-ikko-ni-kamawan-spinoff-manga-gets-stage-play-in-/.240035\",\"title\":\"Baki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan Spinoff Manga Gets Stage Play in March 2027\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4949,"outputTokens":621,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785945749,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T15:44:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T15:47:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T15:44:58.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e25bdd6689c836e081d6aad3","canonicalTitle":"News\nBaki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan Spinoff Manga Gets Stage Play in March 2027","representativeArticleId":"a_4ce051b3db727e0aafea8eef","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Baki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Riku Noma\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-28T19:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-28T19:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T15:47:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-28/baki-gaiden-retsu-kaioh-wa-isekai-tensei-shitemo-ikko-ni-kamawan-spinoff-manga-gets-stage-play-in-/.240035","title":"News\nBaki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan Spinoff Manga Gets Stage Play in March 2027"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Baki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Riku Noma"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}