“Five death-row convicts invade Tokyo seeking defeat by Baki Hanma and other elite fighters.”
Baki: New Grappler Baki
バキ―NEW GRAPPLER BAKI
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Synopsis
Five death-row convicts invade Tokyo seeking defeat by Baki Hanma and other elite fighters.
Five powerful death row inmates break free from their respective prisons in America, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Russia. Each convict flees to Tokyo to achieve his one goal: to suffer defeat at the hands of the world's strongest fighters. Seventeen-year-old fighting champion Baki Hanma continues to train his body beyond its limits in order to one day challenge his monstrous father, Yuujirou Hanma, to a battle. Baki grows bored with his obligatory high school studies but finds comfort and strength in his budding relationship with Kozue Matsumoto. The quiet stasis of his life is disrupted by the arrival of the death row convicts as each criminal proves his might in displays of lethal force across Tokyo. To combat this growing threat, Baki bands together with yakuza Kaoru Hanayama, rival Retsu Kaiou, mentor Doppo Orochi, and elderly jujitsu master Gouki Shibukawa. Together the five warriors agree to seek out and defeat their criminal opponents. But Baki faces the added burden of protecting Kozue from his evil new enemies, and he must fight to prove himself worthy under the watchful eye of his father, Yuujirou.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.11 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Feb 2025
- 8 “This is where the story and artstyle of baki really start to turn into what it is today. The story shifts quite a bit, from reaching and defeating Yuujiro, -who is still a core character in every...”
- 7 “Being both a fighting fan and a ridiculous shonen fan is probably only half the reason why I like this. The other half is that I'm not grossed out by the gratuitous amounts of shredded male nudity....”
- 10 “THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SEVERAL SPOILERS Well, the manga can start in a strange way for those who haven't read the previous manga, just like me, but the first episodes have alreadyWell, the manga...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 276 × 31 ch × vol
- Total read 36h 48m approx
- Published Jan 1999 – Jan 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4151 catalog