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BAKI
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Baki Hanma (voice)
39 eps
Kenjiro Tsuda
Sikorsky (voice)
39 eps
Takehito Koyasu
Doyle (voice)
39 eps
Issei Futamata
Ryūkō Yanagi (voice)
39 eps
Banjo Ginga
Dorian (voice)
39 eps
Chafurin
Speck (voice)
39 eps
Akio Otsuka
Yūjirō Hanma (voice)
39 eps
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Katsumi Orochi (voice)
39 eps
Sora Amamiya
Kozue Matsumoto (voice)
39 eps
Mugihito
Mitsunari Tokugawa (voice)
39 eps
Takayuki Sugo
Doppo Orochi (voice)
39 eps
Bin Shimada
Gōki Shibukawa (voice)
39 eps
Rikiya Koyama
Kaiō Retsu (voice)
39 eps
Takuya Eguchi
Kaoru Hanayama (voice)
39 eps
Toru Furuya
Narrator (voice)
39 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How BAKI actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
BAKI reads strongest on Character Depth, Spectacle and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
While martial arts champion Baki Hanma trains hard to surpass his legendary father, five violent death row inmates descend upon Tokyo to take him on.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E01
Begin! The Centennial Tournament
Mohammad Alai Jr. tests a battle-eager Yujiro. Even though he's been poisoned, Sea King Retsu enters Baki into the Great Raitai Tournament in China.
S01E01
Synchronicity
Underground martial arts promoter Tokugawa warns champion Baki that five violent death row escapees from around the world are all heading for Tokyo.
S01E11
Tiger Slayer
As Dorian's past comes to light, Shinshinkai founder and "tiger killer" Doppo Orochi takes him on in an all-out karate versus kempo battle.
S01E04
The Battle Begins
With all five death row escapees and their opponents assembled inside the underground arena, Tokugawa officially declares the beginning of battle.
S01E02
Dark Martial Arts
While Baki easily subdues the thugs hired by delinquents from his own school, death row escapee Spec pays a visit to assess the champion's abilities.
S01E05
Want some more?
While out with Kozue, Baki is almost ambushed by Spec, but he' s spared a fight when Kaoru suddenly appears to protect the couple from harm's way.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kei WatabikiProducer
Direction
- Yusuke OnodaDirector
- Shigeki AwaiDirector
- OyunamDirector
Cinematography
- Tatsuo NoguchiDirector of Photography
Music
- Kenji FujisawaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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