While martial arts champion Baki Hanma trains hard to surpass his legendary father, five violent death row inmates descend upon Tokyo to take him on.
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Episodes
1. Synchronicity
Underground martial arts promoter Tokugawa warns champion Baki that five violent death row escapees from around the world are all heading for Tokyo.
2. Dark Martial Arts
While Baki easily subdues the thugs hired by delinquents from his own school, death row escapee Spec pays a visit to assess the champion's abilities.
3. They're Finally Here!!
Death row escapee Dorian barges into the Shinshinkai Dojo and is confronted by Sea King Retsu, who's there coaching students in Chinese martial arts.
4. The Battle Begins
With all five death row escapees and their opponents assembled inside the underground arena, Tokugawa officially declares the beginning of battle.
5. Want some more?
While out with Kozue, Baki is almost ambushed by Spec, but he' s spared a fight when Kaoru suddenly appears to protect the couple from harm's way.
6. Sergeant Katahira’s Report
Spec unleashes moves lethal enough to take out even the strongest of opponents in one strike, but Hanayama counters with improbable moves of his own.
7. A Formidable Team
Ambushed by Doyle while in class, Baki leads Doyle away from the classroom only to encounter Yanagi in disguise outside.
8. A Match vs. A True Fight
While Baki and his allies discuss the events that transpired at his school, Dorian appears, infiltrating Tokugawa's heavily guarded compound.
9. Shaken Shinshinkai
Kiyosumi Kato, known as one of the strongest fighters of Shinshinkai Karate, confronts Dorian deep inside his secret underground hideout.
10. Air Duel
Boasting one million members nationwide, the Shinshinkai lures Dorian to an amusement park, where Kato's peer Suedo immediately strikes.
11. Tiger Slayer
As Dorian's past comes to light, Shinshinkai founder and "tiger killer" Doppo Orochi takes him on in an all-out karate versus kempo battle.
12. Candy
Doppo Orochi pummels the life out of terror-stricken Dorian before bringing the equally injured Kiyosumi Kato over to administer the finishing blows.
13. Mr. Oliva
Biscuit Oliva arrives in Tokyo to capture the remaining convicts. Sikorsky lures Baki into battle with help from an unlikely source.
14. Unforgivable Freedom
While searching the police database for clues, an unsuspecting Biscuit Oliva is ambushed by Doyle, who shows up dressed as a female police officer.
15. Tremendous Muscle Power
While searching the police database for clues, an unsuspecting Biscuit Oliva is ambushed by Doyle, who shows up dressed as a female police officer.
16. Slash
Biscuit Oliva thinks he should get a black belt if he can score a point against every officer on the judo team, but Sonoda resists giving him one.
17. Dad!!
The deadly fight between Kosho Shinogi and Doyle reaches its spectacular climax. Meanwhile, Yujiro pays a visit to an unsuspecting Baki and Kozue.
18. Thanks
Known as the pinnacle master of Chinese martial arts, Sea King Retsu displays his masterful use of weaponry against a fully armed Hector Doyle.
19. Admission of Defeat
After setting off an explosion inside Shinshinkai's dojo, Doyle is confronted by its founder, Doppo. Tokugawa pays a visit to Ryukoh Yanagi's master.
20. Saga
Tokugawa learns of the Poison Hand: the ultimate killer move of the "kudo" martial art form. Baki takes the next step in his relationship with Kozue.
21. Punishment
A newly invigorated Baki easily handles attacks from both Ryukoh Yanagi and Sikorsky, but before finishing them off, Baki makes an unusual move.
22. Clash of the Alphas
Baki's half-brother Jack Hammer challenges Sikorsky at a local park, where a battle inside the most inconceivable of places goes down.
23. The Real Attack
Sikorsky is brought inside an unground battle arena to face Gaia, whose unorthodox fighting method slowly wears out the ruthless Russian killer.
24. Defeat
With Ryukoh Yanagi's poison hand no longer a threat, Yujiro Hanma urges him to admit defeat against the sword-wielding jujutsu fighter Izo Motobe.
25. God and the Devil
Legendary world heavyweight boxing champion Arai reflects on his tense encounter with a young Yujiro Hanma.
26. The Centennial Tournament
Retsu pleads with his mentor, Sea King Ryu, to grant a mortally poisoned Baki special entry into the Raitai martial arts tournament.
Cast & Crew
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Baki Hanma (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Sikorsky (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Doyle (voice)
Issei Futamata
Ryūkō Yanagi (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Dorian (voice)
Chafurin
Speck (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Yūjirō Hanma (voice)
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Katsumi Orochi (voice)
Sora Amamiya
Kozue Matsumoto (voice)
Mugihito
Mitsunari Tokugawa (voice)
Takayuki Sugo
Doppo Orochi (voice)
Bin Shimada
Gōki Shibukawa (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Kaiō Retsu (voice)
Takuya Eguchi
Kaoru Hanayama (voice)
Toru Furuya
Narrator (voice)
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
Bad writing at its best. It's enough to watch the 1st episode to see how lazy it is. But then I thought, ok, they didn't bother to give any meaningful backstory to any character, they didn't write any real speech that is not cringe-macho, maybe they went crazy in fights and animation? I'm up for some pulp. Answer is no. Every fight is more or less the same, one guy inflicts an incredible amount of damage on the other, seemingly winning the match, but the opponent just stands up and inflicts double the damage, only to have the 1st guy standing up and repeating. Repeat this formula once, twice or three times and you have EVERY fight in the anime. No techniques, no speed vs strength, no kung-fu vs karate, no height vs weight, NOTHING, JUST DAMAGE. Then random characters will keep appearing, the latest is obviously the strongest ever, until next episode where a new guy with no backstory is even stronger, or when another random guy beats him... The whole thing is pointless. Save some time and don't watch it. Maybe if I find an English dub I'll finish it while washing the dishes...
Hardly a martial arts series - most of it was wasted on pointless narrative. The storyline for each episode made no sense! At least Dragonball showed good fight scenes! This was the most rubbish Anime in Netflix - only good thin about this was showing tips on being a fighter!
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