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Kengan Omega, the sequel with so much potential. Mostly wasted potential.

Kengan Omega is the sequel to one of my absolute favourite series of all time, and it does not hold the torch to its predecessor. Omega takes place two years after the final events of Ashura and follows a new protagonist duo in the form of Gaoh Ryuki and Koga Narushima. They act as Kengans Gon and Killua.

The main premise of Omega is following the journey of Koga and his desire to become a stronger fighter. Ryuki serves as his partner in his journey and provides a hint of mystery and intrigue. We aren't ... told a lot about Ryuki, but what we are told is very important and will raise the eyebrows of everyone who read Ashura.

Slightly further into the plot the main villains of the series begin to develop. A secretive organization pulling strings in the underworld. We also learn of Omegas version of the KAT. The Kengan vs Purgatory Tournament. A high stakes tournament pinning our Ashura favourites against interesting new characters in a team based format. This is where the story begins to fall apart. Slight spoiler warning.

When it's time for the tournament to roll around, the MC gets completely sidelined. We lose the protagonist of the series in favour of old characters. All the progress and evolution we see the MC go through is all wasted for the large majority of what is published right now. All the new characters we see in the KvP are largely irrelevant. Many of the opponents we see are cool characters, but that doesn't matter when they're largely just fodder for team Kengan. The fights are all over the place. Some fights are total garbage with "who thought this was a good idea" writing behind it. Some are intense, intriguing and extremely enjoyable fights to witness. But overall the new opponents, which are hyped up to be fighters which could easily compete in the KAT just end up as pathetic punching bags for team Kengan that can only achieve a win by cheesing the fight. This series has a serious issue with consequences. This applies to the main villains of the series as well, not just the tournament opponents. It feels like this series exists as a way to power scale old characters to obscene heights, and not to tell a new story.

The art also is pretty incredible. Much love to Daro.

Despite all my issues, I like Kengan Omega, but this series cannot share the spotlight with Kengan Ashura.

TLDR: This series has so much potential that it completely wastes in favour of telling a story with little to no real consequences that would rather scale up old characters than develop new ones.