
BAKI(2018)
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.


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.

Masami Kikuchi
Baki Hanma (voice)

Kazuhiro Nakata
Kōshō Shinogi (voice)

Naomi Kusumi
Mitsunari Tokugawa (voice)

Sachiko Kojima
Kozue Matsumoto (voice)

Masayuki Nakata
Kaoru Hanayama (voice)

Mugihito
Doppo (voice)

Takehiro Murozono
Kiyosumi Katō (voice)

Toru Okawa
Antonio Kanji Igari (voice)

Hiroshi Naka
Goki Shibukawa (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara
Kasumi Orochi (voice)
Baki the Grappler is a animation, action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of martial arts, fight, based on manga, fighting, warrior, anime. Created by Keisuke Itagaki, it stars Masami Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Naomi Kusumi. 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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