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Baki the Grappler (2001)
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Baki Hanma is a young fighter who yearns to follow in the footsteps of his father, Yujiro, and become the strongest fighter in the world. Through that he trains tirelessly and fights constantly to hone his skills and develop his body to achieve these goals. Many intense battles lay ahead of Baki as he goes about his quest to be the best and ultimately take the title of "King" from his father.
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Masami KikuchiBaki Hanma (voice)
Kazuhiro NakataKΕshΕ Shinogi (voice)
Naomi KusumiMitsunari Tokugawa (voice)
Sachiko KojimaKozue Matsumoto (voice)
Masayuki NakataKaoru Hanayama (voice)
MugihitoDoppo (voice)
Takehiro MurozonoKiyosumi KatΕ (voice)
Toru OkawaAntonio Kanji Igari (voice)
Hiroshi NakaGoki Shibukawa (voice)
Keiji FujiwaraKasumi Orochi (voice)
Kouichi SakaguchiJack Hanma (voice)
Kunihiko YasuiRetsu Kaioh (voice)
Masaya TakatsukaYuu Amanai (voice)
Masayuki OmoroIzo Motobe (voice)
Mitsuru MiyamotoKureha Shinogi (voice)
Tomohiro NishimuraChiharu Shiba (voice)
Kenji NomuraYujiro Hanma (voice)
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Keisuke ItagakiOriginal Story
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Childhood + Underground Arena Sagas
24 episodes Β· First aired 2001-01-08 Β· β 9.7 In the saga, Baki and other characters from China, Japan, and the USA take part in the Great Raitai Tournament, a martial arts tournament that happens once every 100 years in China.
E01
Stirrings of Destiny
2001-01-08 Β· 25 min
Baki Hanma fights a gang of 100 thugs; afterward, he is walked home by Detective Kido and his partner, who watched the fight. Baki then trains and thinks about what he should do to get stronger. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa, the man who hired the thugs to fight Baki in order to test his strength, pays the gang's leader. Also, Baki watches a sparring match between Yuri Chakovsky, the international welterweight boxing champion, and Dinoy, Thailand's Muay Thai champion.
E02
Those Who Squirm
2001-01-15 Β· 25 min
Baki spars with Yuri. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa meets with Kaoru Hanayama, a gangster and renowned brawler, to set up a fight with Baki.
E03
The Beast of Yasha Crag
2001-01-22 Β· 25 min
Baki meets his friend Reiichi Ando in the woods and stays with him. While there, Baki adopts some of Ando's training techniques, and he camps alone on Yasha Rock, hoping to fight with the Yasha Ape.
E04
The Fang and the Tears
2001-01-29 Β· 25 min
Baki Hanma fights a rematch with the Yasha Ape. After very hard fight, Baki eventually defeat the giant monster. Later he and Yasha Ape becomes a friends and Yasha Ape gives Baki his fang.
E05
A Warrior's Heart
2001-02-05 Β· 25 min
After returning home, Baki learns that Yuri will be fighting for the heavyweight title, so he visits Yuri at his gym. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa tells Hanayama that he can't fight Baki until Baki has fought Yuri, but Hanayama has other plans. Before Yuri's title fight, he is attacked by Hanayama who defeats him and destroys his hand.
E06
Spirit
2001-02-12 Β· 25 min
After being knocked down by Baki, Hanayama flies into a rage in his office. Afterward, he visits his sick mother in the hospital. Also, Baki visits Yuri and his sister, Nina in the hospital before his rematch with Hanayama.
E07
Gripper
2001-02-19 Β· 25 min
Baki and Hanayama continue to fight, and Hanayama's tattoo is explained.
E08
Demon
2001-02-26 Β· 25 min
Baki's father, Yujiro Hanma, shows up after Baki's fight with Kaoru Hanayama. After the story of how Yujiro met Baki's mother is told, Yujiro and Hanayama fight.
E09
The Division
2001-03-05 Β· 25 min
Baki explains to his mother why he fights, visits Hanayama in the hospital, and trains. After a brief encounter with Yujiro, who killed the Yasha Ape, which made Baki angry since Yasha was Baki's friend after their fight, they decide that Baki and Yujiro will fight in one month. Baki then meets Captain Gerry Strydum, who tells him of a mercenary group in Hokkaido, and Baki decides to go there to defeat them.
E10
Battlefield
2001-03-12 Β· 25 min
Captured by the mercenaries as soon as he parachutes in, Baki must free himself and fight his way out against Nomura's jungle warfare team (Copperhead, Kuraishi, and the Chiba twin brothers, Sanada and Chiba). Meanwhile, an old friend warns Strydum of Gaia's fighting ability.
E11
Gaia
2001-03-19 Β· 25 min
Baki fights Gaia (an alter ego of Nomura).
E12
Bite Marks
2001-03-26 Β· 25 min
Yujiro Hanma breaks into the Prime Minister's office to prove a point; Baki Hanma fights the swordsman Kurokawa; Yujiro forces the archer Kanemoto to shoot an arrow at him; Baki visits his mother after she is rejected by Yujiro.
E13
The Midnight Hour
2001-04-02 Β· 25 min
All of Baki's friends show up to watch his fight with Yujiro and to help him warm up; meanwhile, Yujiro fights Gaia. Also, Hanayama opens up to Baki about his mother.
E14
Lullaby
2001-04-09
Baki fights his own father, Yujiro.
E15
Reflections
2001-04-16
A recap episode. Detective Kido reflects upon his experiences with Baki Hanma, and Hitoshi Kuriyagawa tells Kido about Baki's relationship with his mother and his fight with Yujiro.
E16
Coming Home
2001-04-23
Antonio Igari, a pro wrestler, tells Mitsunari Tokugawa, an old man who runs an underground fighting circuit, about Baki Hanma and his recent global travels. In the narrative, Baki is seen training and fighting, and, while in Brazil, he visits a fighting master named Dickson. Learning of the circuit, Baki returns to Japan to meet with Tokugawa, and he fights Tokugawa's bodyguards to earn a chance to enter the circuit.
E17
Champion
2001-04-30
Flash forward three years: Baki Hanma is now the champion of the underground arena. Mitsunari Tokugawa meets with Doppo Orochi, a great Shinshinkai karate fighter, and asks him to enter his son in the arena. Doppo finds Kiyosumi Katou, a former student, at his dojo beating up his fighters, and he introduces Katou to the arena. Baki trains for a fight at the boarding house where he is staying, where Kozue Matsumoto, the daughter of the woman who owns the house, has a crush on him.
E18
The Cord-Cutter
2001-05-07
Baki Hanma fights Kousho Shinogi, a master of Cord-Cut Karate.
E19
The Right To Fight
2001-05-14
Kiyosumi Katou spars with the fighters in Doppo Orochi's dojo; Kozue Matsumoto interferes with some bullies that are bothering Baki Hanma, which causes problems for her later; several fighters petition Mitsunari Tokugawa to be Baki's next opponent; Baki trains with Izou Motobe.
E20
An Honorable Loss
2001-05-21
Baki fights Mount Toba, a professional wrestler.
E21
An Unlikely Challenger
2001-05-28
Yujiro Hanma shows up after Baki's fight and knocks him out, and Doppo Orochi challenges Yujiro to a fight. After watching Doppo spar with his students, Baki spars with him. Yujiro starts a fight with a group of boxers at their gym, and he fights with Izou Motobe and Baki's next opponent is revealed.
E22
Head On Collison!
2001-06-04
Dr. Shinogi Kureha reveals to his brother, Kousho Shinogi, the Cord-Cutter, why he is fighting Baki Hanma; Doppo Orochi and Yujiro Hanma fight.
E23
Medical Miracle
2001-06-18
The fight between Doppo Orochi and Yujiro Hanma continues; after Dr. Shinogi Kureha performs a medical miracle, he demonstrates his physical abilities to the crowd; one of Kureha's former patients visits Baki.
E24
The King's Ransom
2001-06-25
Baki fights Dr. Shinogi Kureha.
Maximum Tournament Saga
24 episodes Β· First aired 2001-07-23 Β· β 9.9 The plot of this saga tells the story of a great martial arts tournament, which is organized by Mitsunari Tokugawa in the Underground Arena. At the very beginning, Tokugawa meets with various people from the upper classes and tells them to bring the strongest fighters from around the world. He also explains that the prize for the winner will be a great Pankration belt.
E01
The Opening
2001-07-23
Mitsunari Tokugawa announces his plans for a world martial arts tournament, and fighters from around the world gather for it. In the first fight of round one in the A-Block, Baki Hanma fights Artemis Regan, a professional wrestler; in the second fight of round one in the A-Block, Vale Tudo master Zulu fights Muay Thai master Dentoranee Jitpika.
E02
Reverse
2001-07-30
In the third A-Block match of round one, heavyweight kickboxing champion Rob Robinson takes on the professional wrestler Anton Igari; in the fourth A-Block match of round one, Motobe Izo fights the grand sumo Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round one, the Sambo master Sergei Taktaroff fights Retsu Kaio, a master of Chinese Kenpo; in the second B-Block match of round one, Kato fights the son of the Yasha Ape.
E03
Darkness from Light
2001-08-06
Baki saves the Yasha Ape's son from Katsumi; in the third B-Block match of round one, Hanayama fights the Japanese Kenpo master Inagi Bunnoshin; in the fourth B-Block match of round one, Roland Gustaf, a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, fights Orochi Katsumi.
E04
The King Returns
2001-08-13
Yujiro arrives and enters his protΓ©gΓ© Amanai Yu in the tournament; in the first C-Block match of round one, heavyweight boxing world champion Ian McGregor fights Taekwondo master Li Moko; in the second C-Block match of round one, biker gang leader Shiba Chiharu fights judo master Hatanaka Kohei; in the third C-Block match of round one, Shorinji Kenpo master Misaki Kengo fights pro wrestler Mike Queen.
E05
User
2001-08-20
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu master Sergio Silva faces pit-fighter Jack Hammer in the fourth C-Block match of round one; Yujiro tries to fight Hammer, but Baki intervenes; shoot wrestler Yamamoto Minoru faces Amanai Yu in the first D-Block match of round one.
E06
The Tigerslayer Returns
2001-08-27
Richard Filth, a bouncer, faces Orochi Doppo in the second D-Block match of round one; Roger Harlon, an amateur wrestler, faces the jujutsu master Shibukawa Goki in the third D-Block match of round one; Shinogi Kureha faces Shinogi Kousho in the fourth D-Block match of round one.
E07
Fighting the Past
2001-09-03
The fourth D-Block match of round one continues as Shinogi Kureha and Shinogi Kousho continue to fight; Baki faces Zulu in the first A-Block match of round two.
E08
Eras End
2001-09-10
In the second A-Block match of round two, Igari faces Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round two, Retsu Kaio faces Mount Toba.
E09
Measure of a Man
2001-09-17
In the second B-Block match of round two, Hanayama faces Orochi Katsumi.
E10
Robe of Death
2001-09-24
In the first C-Block match of round two, Shiba Chiharu faces Ian McGregor.
E11
The Chained Patriot
2001-10-01
Andreanof Garland, the last reserver, is introduced when it is deemed that Shiba is in no condition to fight in the next round; in the second C-Block match of round two, Jack Hammer faces Misaki Kengo.
E12
Survivor
2001-10-08
In the first D-Block match of round two, Doppo faces Amanai Yu; Baki takes Kozue to the site of his mother's death.
E13
Misdirection
2001-10-15
Yujiro fights against all of the tournament losers; in the second D-Block match of round two, Shibukawa Goki faces Shinogi Kousho.
E14
Deception
2001-10-22
Igari begs Baki to let him win, and they fight in the first match of the quarter-finals.
E15
The Ace and the Serpent
2001-10-29
In the second fight of the quarter-finals, Katsumi faces Retsu Kaio; Andreanof Garland fights an anaconda to make things fair, since he hasn't fought in the tournament yet, and then he faces Jack Hammer in the third fight of the quarter-finals.
E16
How to Build a Better Monster
2001-11-05
Andreanof Garland and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the third match of the quarter-finals. Also, Hammer's training history is revealed.
E17
Doppo vs Shibukawa
2001-11-12
Shibukawa Goki faces Doppo in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.
E18
Warriors Legacy
2001-11-19
Baki fights Retsu Kaio in the first match of the semi-finals.
E19
Monster
2001-11-26
In the second match of the semi-finals, Shibukawa Goki faces Jack Hammer.
E20
The Finals
2001-12-03
Baki and Jack Hammer think about the training and hardships they've endured to reach their current level of ability.
E21
Blood Battle
2001-12-10
Baki faces Jack Hammer in the final match of the tournament. Also, in flashback Yujiro meets Jack's mother in Vietnam.
E22
Soldiers Misfortune
2001-12-17
Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the final match. In flashback to Vietnam, Yujiro breaks into an American base and terrorizes the soldiers; later, Jack is born.
E23
Final Strike
2001-12-24
Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the finals as Jack's body breaks down.
E24
Rencounter
2001-12-24
In flashback, the United States government sends its special forces to South America to kill a young Yujiro.
