Finished Airing Winter 2001

Baki the Grappler

TV Series
2001
24 episodes

Genres

Action
Sports

Themes & Elements

Martial Arts
Male Protagonist
Primarily Male Cast
Cultivation
Shounen
Coming of Age

Broadcast Info

Aired From: January 9, 2001
Aired To: June 26, 2001
Format: TV Series
Episodes: 24
Studio: Group TAC
Source Material: Manga

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Baki Hanma Masami Kikuchi
Yuujirou Hanma Kenji Nomura
Emi Akezawa Yurika Hino
Kaoru Hanayama Motoko Kumai
Doppo Orochi Mugihito
Hitoshi Kuriyagawa Masayuki Omoro
Kiyosumi Katou Takehiro Murozono
Yuri Chakovsky Masaya Takatsuka

Staff

Original Creator: Keisuke Itagaki
Director: Hitoshi Nanba
Animation Director: Jun Nakai
Sound Director: Hideo Takahashi
Script: Natsuko Takahashi / Fumihiko Shimo
Storyboard: Naoyuki Itou
Producer: Justin Cook / Barry Watson
Executive Producer: Gen Fukunaga
Theme Song Performance: Dir en grey

In this series

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