Asura (Japanese: 阿修羅のごとく, Hepburn: Ashura no Gotoku) is a Japanese streaming drama television series directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

[1] It is an adaptation of the 1979 series Ashura no Gotoku,[2] and stars Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yū Aoi and Suzu Hirose.

[9] Many observers criticized Netflix's handling of the show upon release, with questions regarding the promotion of the show algorithmically and on social media.

[10] Asura received unanimous acclaim, with reviewers from The Guardian and The New York Times calling it "the best Netflix drama in years," and "so good it makes other shows look bad.

[12] Joly Herman of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of five out of five stars.