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“Dying Baki enters China's Raitai Tournament for a cure, facing his father and Alai Jr.”
Baki: The Great Raitai Tournament Saga
バキ
7.53
1,968 rank · 236,815 viewers · 556 favorites
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Combat Sports
Gore
Shounen
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Synopsis
Dying Baki enters China's Raitai Tournament for a cure, facing his father and Alai Jr.
Weakened by the poison from his last battle, Baki Hanma finds himself on the verge of death with no salvation in sight. However, after Baki's friend, Retsu Kaiou, brings him to China, he learns about the centurial Raitai Tournament, where the fiercest warriors fight to be crowned as the strongest martial artist in all of China. As it is now allowing entry to foreigners, Baki is informed that he will have to compete in the tournament as it holds the cure to his illness. Unfortunately, Baki's father, deemed the "Strongest Creature on Earth," is participating too. Baki 2nd Season details the events of the grand Chinese tournament, as well as Baki's encounter with the eccentric yet powerful Mohammad Alai Jr.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 26 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 26 viewers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.98
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.98 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.3
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Score over time
↓ 2.35
Running avg · Jun 2020 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This second season exceeded expectations and proves to be a better version than the first, with super nice animations that finally moved past the first season's issues. While the story could be...”
- 9 “After years of waiting, this new season delivers awesome, must-watch fights, a suspenseful story packed with twists, and outstanding growth for every character, all while thankfully skipping CGI....”
- 7 “The animation is incredible, free of distracting CGI, and the fight with Yujiro is a genuinely great highlight. However, the narrative is a mess, with the Raitai saga left unfinished, Jr.’s arc...”
Verbosity
Short · 35%
Medium · 42%
Long · 23%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2020 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-15230 catalog
Produced by
- Akita Shoten Producer