Baki

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Japanese: バキ


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Type: ONA
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jun 25, 2018 to Dec 17, 2018
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Source: Manga
Genre: SportsSports
Themes: Combat SportsCombat Sports, GoreGore
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.311 (scored by 256231256,231 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #28212
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Popularity: #540
Members: 456,938
Favorites: 2,803

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Preliminary Spoiler
Dec 16, 2018
Mixed Feelings
Five men, all considered some of the most violent and dangerous criminals in the world await death row. Each one locked in high-security prisons across several continents unbeknownst to each other and, as if by sheer coincidence, break out from their penitentiaries and head for Tokyo Japan. Their goal: to challenge the fighting champion of the underground Baki Hanma in the hopes of finally tasting defeat.

Baki is somewhat of an anomaly when talking about the series in depth. On the surface Baki comes across as the stereotypical shounen following a teenage boy training to become the world’s strongest fighter, a label currently held by his ...
Jan 1, 2019
Mixed Feelings
You have to answer only one simple question in order to know whether or not you would enjoy Baki, since what the series offers is really simple. The question is: Do you enjoy violence and nonsense? It is genuinely the only thing that this series has to offer and the only thing that can keep you consistently entertained here. There is nothing else this series can offer you. If you want an engaging story about martial arts and how to develop as a person through martial arts or how to overcome the odds, not what you are going to get. If you want various character ...
Nov 15, 2018
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (21/26 eps)
This new baki gets a 6/10 overall.
The story seems washed up. 5/10
Art is good in the NSFW scenes, until they start using CGI mid fight. 6/10
Sound is good, the music in the fight is over used but it always seems to pump me up. 6/10
New characters are introduced, but some have similar stories which makes them seem redundant. 6/10
Enjoyment is subjective, and despite all the reasons listed above, it somehow manages to get a 7/10. Suspense is built ( sometimes ) which makes it a bit enjoyable to watch in the afternoon.
Overall 6/10, would recommend if you just want to see some pain olympics.
Apr 26, 2020
Mixed Feelings
I really enjoyed the original Baki series that aired back in 2001 but nothing ever quite matched that level of quality.
This series is no exception unfortunately.
When I realized that Netflix was involved on this project I didn't think anything bad. Quite on the contrary, I was certain that they would invest good money on sound, animators, seyuus, story, ... the whole production. I couldn't be more wrong. I mean, the official english subtitles aren't always accurate and that's something I'd expect from a fansub group, not from a huge production like this one.

Art: character design is not consistent at all throughout the ...
Nov 13, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Baki - 2018


Anyone who knows Baki or has read the manga knows what they are getting into. The story of Baki is not about martial arts, rationality, logic, explanations, or good fights. It's all about the silliest and most bizarre scenario possible that you can write while making a fight. That's about how Baki can be put into words.
Is your face gone? Don't worry, band-aids will take care of it. Your hand is gone? Let's stitch it up! Did you lose 40 liters of blood? Don't worry, just a drop! Have you suffered a fatal injury or are you even dead? Your doctor is ...
Dec 25, 2018
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (13/26 eps)
I should first state I have never seen anything relating to Baki before this series, it does not explain much about the past of these characters and I am ok with that. We get bits and pieces and overall the characters are different enough to enjoy them without knowing much about them.

The first 3 episodes are great in my opinion, the animation is good the story is intriguing and I want to watch more. As the show progresses you realise for a show named Baki, Baki does not fight much.

As it gets later in the series it falls of dramatically though episode 8 onwards animation ...
Mar 25, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (13/26 eps)
Yeah, I think I'll drop this show at 13. I was fine with how mediocre the show was, when I thought it was 13 eps. But Christ when I reached the end, of what Netflix has out currently at 3/25/2019, and only two of these bad guys had been beaten and Baki had done FUCK ALL, I was not about to sit through another 13 eps.

I'm sure the mal description is fine, but the the story is just, a bunch of badass, deadly criminals fight a bunch of badass, deadly not criminals. That's really all it is. Don't let any other analysis try and ...
Aug 2, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Netflix Baki is the third season of the grappler Baki franchise that has been in the works for years. The plot continues directly after season 2 where we have Baki as the champion of the underground tournament, and Tokugawa informs him that five death row inmates from around the globe have escaped and are headed to Japan to taste defeat for the first time ever, they are hoping that our young grappler Baki can make them taste defeat once and for all. While the show has been in the works for years now the end result is dissapointing, the plot and narrative are nonexistent [as ...
Feb 17, 2021
Mixed Feelings
Note: This Review acts as a Review for the entirety of Baki thus far, as I feel pretty indifferent about most arcs.

Baki is just the perfect Anime/Manga if you want to turn your brain off and just enjoy some Gore and over-the-top fighting scenes. The writers are fully aware of that not everything should be taken seriously but the trivia knowledge you get about a lot of different fighting styles and how they developed in the course of history is still pretty interesting. In fact, Baki got me quite hooked on martial arts like Muay Thai where I previously didn't have any interest in. ...
Nov 9, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Baki is another martial arts anime, and I'm kind of a sucker for them. Just simple violence and a simple plot.

The 2D animation is nice, and the 3D animation is used quite heavily for animating fights. Although characters looked quite robotic in their "default stance." My biggest gripe, although nit picky, are how these 3D animators don't know enough about martial arts in my opinion. It annoyed me how these are the "greatest" fighters in the world, but they don't know they should NOT drop their arm(s) while doing a high roundhouse kick. Many times a character would throw a kick, for example their right ...
Dec 2, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Baki is a very unusual show. The story is that 5 of the most dangerous criminals, all on death row, decide to go to Tokyo in search of someone who can defeat them. It's a very interesting hook for a story, but it has a lot of issues that start becoming more apparent the further into the show you get.
The main problem I'd say the show has is a bloated cast of characters with no main focus on any one of them. More characters get introduced faster than others are defeated, causing even more bloat later on. Baki is not only not the main focus, ...
Feb 1, 2019
Mixed Feelings
I'm not sure if this anime is supposed to be as funny as I found it, but it was funny nonetheless. If you're looking for total nonsense to fill the dull void of a sensible world, look no further. Here you'll find crazy animation, crazy characters and a crazy, violence-filled plot. It's not an anime you can take seriously or get too invested in and when it does attempt sincerity i.e. the romantic subplot, it fails quite ridiculously but that is exactly its charm (though I wonder whether said subplot was an attempt at all considering the level of hilarity involved - Baki likens her ...
Jan 4, 2025
Mixed Feelings
It's a wild show. They got the most ridiculous things happening, and straight up lies about physics/science to try and back it up. It's quite entertaining, but a lot of fights kinda just drag. It's basically taking turns basically killing the other person, then they retreat and do it all again a few more times.

During the show, I felt like I was supposed to know a lot of these characters already. I admit, I never saw the previous Baki series, and I suffered for it it seems. New characters are contently coming up, and it feels like we're supposed to already know them from the ...
Sep 11, 2023
Mixed Feelings
Right then, this one was a shame. It's started with much promise, lost its way and finished in a little bit of a mess. That's the summary here is a little breakdown.

What really does shine in this show is the music. It's excellent. Less of a score and more of a series of bangers that appear at the perfect moments. Even the intro music is great. It add a great deal of excitement to fights that honestly, the further you get into the show, are really anything but exciting. The music at times really keeps the show afloat.

Animation wise, it seems to be in line ...
Mar 25, 2025
Mixed Feelings
English.
A pretty interesting first part, in my opinion. If you've already seen the previous anime about this protagonist, you'll love this new one. It has the same aesthetic of strength and martial arts that many will love, along with a bit of a crazy and unreal story that fans of the series will love. Now, if you want to start with this anime, watching Baki isn't a bad idea. All the fighters are explained, and while you won't understand many things, it's not entirely necessary.
The plot here is one where different fighters from around the world go to Japan to lose something they've never experienced, ...