Garōden (餓狼伝, "Legend of the Hungry Wolves") is a Japanese martial arts novel series written by Baku Yumemakura.

An original net animation (ONA) adaptation, titled Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, premiered worldwide on Netflix in May 2024.

Years later he returns better than ever and his fights attract the attention of the two "monsters" of the fighting world that are constantly in competition with each other, Makoto "the great" Tatsumi, owner of the FAW and with a power and charisma unrivaled in the ring, and "the demon of karate" Shozan Matsuo, owner of the best Karate schools in Japan and with a power and speed that is almost godlike.

[6] A manga series adaptation by Jiro Taniguchi was published in Asahi Sonorama's Shishiō magazine from 1989 to 1990,[7] and collected in a single volume released on June 30, 1990.

[10][11] Monthly Comic Birz ceased publication after the May 1999 issue,[12] and the series was transferred to Kodansha's Young Magazine Uppers in 1999.

[20] A prequel manga series by Itakagi, titled Garōden Boy (餓狼伝 BOY), was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 14 to July 7, 2004;[b][c] two volumes were released by Kodansha on July 15 and August 26 of the same year.

[27] A manga adaptation of Shin Garōden by Masami Nobe, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from February 14, 2013,[28] to May 29, 2014.

It is directed by Atsushi Ikariya, with Daisuke Mataga serving as assistant director, and Sadayuki Murai as script writer.