Karate Baka Ichidai


Karate Master

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Ichidai the Karate Fool, The Fanatical Karate Generation
Japanese: 空手バカ一代
English: Karate Master
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 47
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 3, 1973 to Sep 25, 1974
Premiered: Fall 1973
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: Discotek Media
Source: Manga
Genres: AdventureAdventure, SportsSports
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, Martial ArtsMartial Arts
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.621 (scored by 614614 users)
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Ranked: #63362
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Popularity: #11599
Members: 2,123
Favorites: 4

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Synopsis

Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seriously. Based on a manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Jiro Tsunoda, itself inspired by the real life of Yasunobu Oyama, the founder of the "hard-knock" Kyokushin Karate school.

(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

Characters & Voice Actors

Asuka, Ken

Main
Tanaka, Nobuo
Japanese

Rice, Tam

Supporting
Tatekabe, Kazuya
Japanese

Kato

Supporting
Kitamura, Kouichi
Japanese

Rikidozan

Supporting
Kobayashi, Osamu
Japanese

Togo

Supporting
Amenomori, Masashi
Japanese

Arima, Yae

Supporting
Ebisu, Masako
Japanese

Arima, Juzo

Supporting
Katou, Seizou
Japanese

Nishina, Yasuko

Supporting
Senou, Reiko
Japanese

Nishina, Yuichi

Supporting
Hori, Junko
Japanese

Igarashi, Joe

Supporting
Katou, Osamu
Japanese

Staff

Dezaki, Osamu
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Okabe, Eiji
Episode Director, Storyboard
Takayashiki, Hideo
Storyboard
Kimura, Keiichiro
Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation


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"Karate Baka Ichidai (空手バカ一代)" by Masato Shimon, Pioneer Jidou Gasshoudan
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Ending Theme

"Karate Dou Otoko Michi (空手道おとこ道)" by Terutomo Yamazaki, Royal Knights (Chorus)




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