# Tekken: Bloodline (2022)

> A hot-tempered fighter trains under his zealous grandfather while plotting revenge against the enemy who took his home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/121758

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 28 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, animation, science fiction
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Isshin Chiba, Masanori Shinohara, Taiten Kusunoki, Maaya Sakamoto, Mamiko Noto, Kaiji Tang, Vivian Lu, Hiroshi Watanabe
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19875850/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: intense, brooding, propulsive, gritty

## What critics say

Audiences rate this short Netflix adaptation of the Tekken fighting game series as a mixed but watchable animated take on its martial arts revenge story.

## Synopsis

Tekken: Bloodline (2022) is a short American-produced animated action series created for Netflix, adapted from the long-running Tekken fighting game franchise and drawing on the look and sensibility of Japanese anime. Across six roughly half-hour episodes, a hot-tempered fighter named Jin Kazama, voiced by Kaiji Tang, is shaped by his zealous grandfather Heihachi Mishima, voiced by Hiroshi Watanabe, who drills him relentlessly while he waits for the moment to avenge the loss of his home to a powerful enemy. The engine of the story is the gap between rage and discipline: every training session sharpens the protagonist's skills while stoking the grudge that drives him toward the tournament arena. Episodes are built from concrete fight sequences, rival fighters and family tensions, with a dark, intense atmosphere in which pride and inherited violence weigh heavily on each confrontation. Fans of Castlevania, Dota: Dragon's Blood and Avatar: The Last Airbender will find resonance in its stylized martial arts spectacle and coming of age arc. The series is a self-contained single season with a bittersweet close, suited to viewers who want a fast, violent fighting story.

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