Baki the Grappler: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The 24 episode anime aired in Japan between January 8, 2001 and June 25, 2001. A second 24 episode series called Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament aired from July 22, 2001 to December 24, 2001. The story revolves around Baki Hanma and his quest to proclaim himself as the strongest grappler in the world, thus taking the title from his father. Baki also fights to gain the trust of his overly psychotic mother. The anime was licensed and distributed by FUNimation Entertainment in the US. The OVA was released by Manga Entertainment in Australia and the UK and previously released by Central Park Media in the US. Gutsoon! Entertainment released the first 46 chapters of the original manga in English in the pages of Raijin Comics, their anthology magazine.

Series details

• Title: Baki the Grappler
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2001-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 4318

Cast and credited roles

• Masami Kikuchi — Baki Hanma
• Katsuhiro Kitagawa — Keechi Ando
• Kazuhiro Nakata — Kosho Shinogi
• Kenji Nomura — Yujiro Hanma
• Kouichi Sakaguchi — Jack Hammer
• Masaya Takatsuka — Yuri Chakovsky
• Masayuki Nakata — Kaoru Hanayama
• Masayuki Omoro — Hitoshi Kuriyagawa
• Mugihito — Doppo Orochi
• Naomi Kusumi — Tokugawa Mitsunari
• Sachiko Kojima — Kozue Matsumoto
• Takehiro Murozono — Kyosumi Katou

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-01-09; final listed air date 2001-06-26; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2001-07-24; final listed air date 2002-05-25; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Baki the Grappler on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.