Baki Hanma trains for one goal: to beat his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter alive. The story runs from an underground arena in Tokyo through escaped death row convicts, a martial arts tournament in China and a prison, to the father-versus-son fight and a legendary swordsman brought back to the present day.
Plus 2 optional extras.
8 titles · 151 episodes · ~60.5 hours
Start with Baki the Grappler (2001) and Maximum Tournament, then the Netflix series in order: Baki, The Great Raitai Tournament Saga, Baki Hanma Seasons 1 and 2, and BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai. The two OVAs are optional.
Baki's childhood training and his fights in the underground arena, adapting the first manga, Grappler Baki. 24 episodes.
⚠ Not currently streaming in the US. Funimation released it in English on DVD.
The Maximum Tournament arc, the second half of the 2001 anime (24 episodes), which completes its adaptation of Grappler Baki.
⚠ Not currently streaming in the US.
The Most Evil Death Row Convicts saga, adapting the second manga, Baki. It continues from the 2001 series but was also made as a starting point for new viewers. Netflix splits its 26 episodes into Part 1 and Part 2.
The Great Raitai Tournament in China and the story that follows it, 13 episodes. Netflix lists it by name, The Great Raitai Tournament Saga, rather than as a numbered season.
The prison arc, 12 episodes, adapting the third manga, Hanma Baki. Netflix lists it as Baki Hanma Season 1.
27 episodes that Netflix splits into The Tale of Pickle and The Pickle War Saga (13 episodes) and The Father VS Son Saga (14 episodes), which brings the fight between Baki and Yujiro.
Miyamoto Musashi is brought back to the present day, adapting the manga Baki-Dou (2014-2018). 13 episodes, listed on Netflix as Season 1.
Episodes 14 to 25 of BAKI-DOU, released on Netflix all at once on June 18, 2026 as Season 1 Part 2.
A 45-minute OVA from 1994 that retells the first volumes of the manga, including the karate tournament arc that the 2001 series skipped. Everything else in it is covered again by the 2001 series.
⚠ Its English release was on VHS and DVD from Central Park Media.
A roughly 15-minute OVA bundled with the Japanese limited edition of Baki-Dou manga volume 14 in December 2016.
⚠ No official English release was found.
The anime follows the manga series one after another, so the story order and the recommended order are the same. Baki the Grappler and Maximum Tournament (2001, 48 episodes) adapt the first manga, Grappler Baki. Netflix's Baki (2018) picks up with the second manga where the 2001 series ended, and every Netflix entry after it continues directly from the one before. The 2001 series is not currently streaming in the US; Netflix's Baki was also made as a starting point for new viewers, so you can begin there if you cannot find the older series. The 1994 OVA retells early chapters, and the 2016 OVA is a short extra from a Japanese manga volume, so both sit under Optional Extras. Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura, a crossover film, and the announced Retsu Kaioh spin-off are not in this list; the FAQ covers both.
Baki has 8 seasons in the main run — 151 episodes altogether.
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baki the Grappler | TV Series | 24 episodes | January 2001 |
| Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament | TV Series | 24 episodes | July 2001 |
| Baki | TV Series | 26 episodes | June 2018 |
| Baki: The Great Raitai Tournament Saga | TV Series | 13 episodes | June 2020 |
| Baki Hanma | TV Series | 12 episodes | September 2021 |
| Baki Hanma Season 2 | TV Series | 27 episodes | July 2023 |
| BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai | TV Series | 13 episodes | February 2026 |
| BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 | TV Series | 12 episodes | June 2026 |
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter | OVA | 1 episode | August 1994 |
| Baki OVA (2016) | OVA | 1 episode | December 2016 |
8 titles · 151 episodes · ~60.5 hours
Where each part of the anime lines up with the source, so you know where to pick up reading.
Each anime adapts one manga series in order: Grappler Baki, Baki, Hanma Baki and Baki-Dou (2014-2018). The 2001 series skips the first manga's karate tournament arc, which the 1994 OVA covers. The next manga, Bakidou (2018-2023), has no anime, and the current series, Baki Rahen, is still running.
The story begins with Baki the Grappler (2001). That series is not currently streaming in the US, so many viewers start with Netflix's Baki (2018), which continues from it with the second manga and was also made as a starting point for new viewers.
Baki the Grappler (2001), Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament (2001), Baki (2018, Parts 1 and 2), Baki: The Great Raitai Tournament Saga (2020), Baki Hanma Season 1 (2021), Baki Hanma Season 2 (2023), then BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai and its Part 2 (2026). The 1994 and 2016 OVAs are optional.
No. Netflix's Baki starts with the second manga and works as an entry point, though it continues the story of the 2001 series and its characters. If you can get the 2001 series, watching it first gives you the full story from the beginning.
This page counts eight: the two 2001 series and six Netflix entries. Netflix's own labels are uneven: Baki is split into Part 1 and Part 2, the 2020 season is listed only as The Great Raitai Tournament Saga (outlets call it Season 2 or Season 3), Baki Hanma has Season 1 and a Season 2 split into two sagas, and BAKI-DOU has Season 1 and Season 1 Part 2.
Part 2 (episodes 14 to 25) was released on Netflix on June 18, 2026, completing the 25 episodes released so far. As of October 2026 no further season has been announced. The manga continues with a newer series, Baki Rahen, which is still running.
BAKI-DOU adapts the manga Baki-Dou (2014-2018). The series after it, Bakidou (2018-2023), has no anime, and the current series, Baki Rahen, is still running.
A Netflix crossover film released on June 6, 2024 in which characters from Baki and Kengan Ashura fight each other. It is not an adaptation of the Baki manga series, so it is not in the watch order.
Yes, a TV anime of the spin-off manga Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkou ni Kamawan was announced in August 2026, produced by TMS Entertainment. As of October 2026 its premiere date and streaming platform have not been announced.
Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter (1994) is a 45-minute OVA that retells the first volumes of the manga, including the karate tournament arc the 2001 series skipped; it was released in English on VHS and DVD. The 2016 OVA is a roughly 15-minute short bundled with the Japanese limited edition of Baki-Dou manga volume 14, with no official English release found. Both are optional.
Yes. Every Netflix entry from Baki (2018) through BAKI-DOU has a Netflix English dub, with Troy Baker as Baki and Kirk Thornton as Yujiro throughout. The 2001 series has a Funimation dub, and the 1994 OVA had an English dub from Central Park Media.
We could not find any source listing anime-original filler episodes for Baki. The one known difference is that the 2001 series skips the first manga's karate tournament arc, which the 1994 OVA covers.
All the Netflix entries, from Baki (2018) through BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, are on Netflix. In the US, the 2001 Baki the Grappler series is not currently streaming. Availability varies by region.
About 60.5 hours for the main run of 151 episodes at roughly 24 minutes each, from Baki the Grappler through BAKI-DOU Part 2. The two OVAs add about an hour.
