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Mackenyu (新田 真剣佑, born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese actor born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up. As a young child, Mackenyu had many interests including horseback riding, Yabusame, Kyokushin Karate (he was placed third at the US Kyokushin Karate Nationals), gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling (for which he became the school representative). He was also into music, playing piano since he was 10 years old, and later participated in the brass band of his high school in Beverly Hills, playing saxophone, and flute. At the age of 15, Mackenyu watched a movie of Haruma Miura and got inspired to pursue acting professionally in Japan. He held on to the dream of co-starring with the actor once he established his career, which then came true in the movie adaptation of Gunjō Senki (2021). Mackenyu landed his first feature film lead role in Take a Chance (2015) and was featured in the acclaimed short movie Tadaima (2015) for which he won a best supporting actor award at the Asians of Films festival. He moved to Japan later in the same year. His fame grew in Japan after landing the role of Eiji Tomari in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015). In 2016, he made his stage debut in the Japanese musical Boys Over Flower (Hana Yori Dango: The Musical), which prepared him for his future major roles in the stage-musicals ZEROTOPIA (2018) and Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida (2020). He had a prominent role in the two part feature film Chihayafuru Part I & II (2016) which made him a big name in Japan. Mackenyu started to expand his acting opportunities in Hollywood with a supporting role in the film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). In 2021, he starred as the final villain, Yukishiro Enishi, in the Rurouni Kenshin series. He portrayed Scar in the live-action sequel of Fullmetal Alchemist (2022). He gained global popularity when he landed the role of Roronoa Zoro in the live-action series adaptation of One Piece (2023). Drawing on his martial arts background, Mackenyu performs his own stunts and is highly skilled in sword fighting.
A Brutal Bracket Style Tournament where 36 heroes battle for survival and the fate of the universe! "Picture a high-stakes cosmic tournament where heroes and villains are thrown into gladiator-style battles across a colossal, Earth-risen arena, each level more brutal and symbolic than the last. The goal? Generate enough Omega Energy to challenge a godlike Darkseid and crown a new King Omega". "And so Darkseid has evolved. He has become something that's really unbeatable for the heroes. And what K.O is about at its core is the heroes realise the only way to beat him is to have a tournament to become him. So when he started the Absolute Universe, Darkseid killed every Primordial being, every Celestial and became something that was the totality of all Power. And so when the heroes realise that they can replicate that actual process here. One of them might be able to become as powerful as Darkseid. And so what they have to do is start this cosmic tournament in which they have to gather enough Omega Energy to become the King Omega, K.O. such as he is, before he gets here and Destroys everything. And the only way to get Omega Energy is be merciless". “You have to be merciless to win,” said Snyder. “And when you’re out, you’re out.” “Each level is a new challenge,” added Williamson. “And the tournament will reveal unexpected heroes—some you won’t believe will go really far in the fights..."
