Baki
Baki begins with five escaped death-row fighters heading to Tokyo because each wants to experience defeat. Netflix is the sole streaming service named for this 2018 series. Across 26 episodes, the show turns that challenge into a chain of brutal confrontations, where outrageous bodies and improbable techniques are treated with complete sincerity. It suits viewers who want combat to drive nearly every part of the story and who enjoy martial arts taken far beyond realism. The 24-minute episodes keep the pace easy to sample, but the escalating fights make it especially tempting to watch several in a sitting.
About
Baki Hanma measures his strength against a daunting standard: his father, Yujiro, is regarded as the strongest creature alive. A fresh test arrives when five condemned martial artists escape confinement and gather in Tokyo. They are not chasing victory. Each has grown tired of winning and wants an opponent capable of showing him defeat. Their arrival pulls Baki and other fighters into a series of dangerous clashes built around endurance, technique, and clashing ideas about what strength means. The premise is extreme, and the show presents every impossible feat with a straight face. Expect graphic combat and long stretches devoted to fighters explaining the logic behind attacks that could never exist outside this series.
Information
- Japanese
- バキ
- Premiered
- June 25, 2018
- Episodes
- 26
- Duration
- 24 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- Tms Entertainment, Double Eagle
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- japanese production, present, asia, earth, japan, place
Seasons & Watch Order
Begin with Baki, the 2018 ONA covered here. It works as the modern starting point, and the story continues in follow-up seasons on Netflix.
- Grappler Baki: Saidai Tournament-hen(2001)prequel
- Baki: Dai Raitaisai-hen(2020)sequel
Side stories & specials
- Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts Special Anime(2016)side story
FAQ
Netflix carries Baki and is the only platform named for the series here. The complete 26-episode ONA is finished, so you can watch the whole run there.
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