Baki the Grappler

E1

1. Stirrings of Destiny

8 Jan 2001 · 25m

Baki Hanma fights a gang of 100 thugs; afterward, he is walked home by Detective Kido and his partner, who watched the fight. Baki then trains and thinks about what he should do to get stronger. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa, the man who hired the thugs to fight Baki in order to test his strength, pays the gang's leader. Also, Baki watches a sparring match between Yuri Chakovsky, the international welterweight boxing champion, and Dinoy, Thailand's Muay Thai champion.

E2

2. Those Who Squirm

15 Jan 2001 · 25m

Baki spars with Yuri. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa meets with Kaoru Hanayama, a gangster and renowned brawler, to set up a fight with Baki.

E3

3. The Beast of Yasha Crag

22 Jan 2001 · 25m

Baki meets his friend Reiichi Ando in the woods and stays with him. While there, Baki adopts some of Ando's training techniques, and he camps alone on Yasha Rock, hoping to fight with the Yasha Ape.

E4

4. The Fang and the Tears

29 Jan 2001 · 25m

Baki Hanma fights a rematch with the Yasha Ape. After very hard fight, Baki eventually defeat the giant monster. Later he and Yasha Ape becomes a friends and Yasha Ape gives Baki his fang.

E5

5. A Warrior's Heart

5 Feb 2001 · 25m

After returning home, Baki learns that Yuri will be fighting for the heavyweight title, so he visits Yuri at his gym. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa tells Hanayama that he can't fight Baki until Baki has fought Yuri, but Hanayama has other plans. Before Yuri's title fight, he is attacked by Hanayama who defeats him and destroys his hand.

E6

6. Spirit

12 Feb 2001 · 25m

After being knocked down by Baki, Hanayama flies into a rage in his office. Afterward, he visits his sick mother in the hospital. Also, Baki visits Yuri and his sister, Nina in the hospital before his rematch with Hanayama.

E7

7. Gripper

19 Feb 2001 · 25m

Baki and Hanayama continue to fight, and Hanayama's tattoo is explained.

E8

8. Demon

26 Feb 2001 · 25m

Baki's father, Yujiro Hanma, shows up after Baki's fight with Kaoru Hanayama. After the story of how Yujiro met Baki's mother is told, Yujiro and Hanayama fight.

E9

9. The Division

5 Mar 2001 · 25m

Baki explains to his mother why he fights, visits Hanayama in the hospital, and trains. After a brief encounter with Yujiro, who killed the Yasha Ape, which made Baki angry since Yasha was Baki's friend after their fight, they decide that Baki and Yujiro will fight in one month. Baki then meets Captain Gerry Strydum, who tells him of a mercenary group in Hokkaido, and Baki decides to go there to defeat them.

E10

10. Battlefield

12 Mar 2001 · 25m

Captured by the mercenaries as soon as he parachutes in, Baki must free himself and fight his way out against Nomura's jungle warfare team (Copperhead, Kuraishi, and the Chiba twin brothers, Sanada and Chiba). Meanwhile, an old friend warns Strydum of Gaia's fighting ability.

E11

11. Gaia

19 Mar 2001 · 25m

Baki fights Gaia (an alter ego of Nomura).

E12

12. Bite Marks

26 Mar 2001 · 25m

Yujiro Hanma breaks into the Prime Minister's office to prove a point; Baki Hanma fights the swordsman Kurokawa; Yujiro forces the archer Kanemoto to shoot an arrow at him; Baki visits his mother after she is rejected by Yujiro.

E13

13. The Midnight Hour

2 Apr 2001 · 25m

All of Baki's friends show up to watch his fight with Yujiro and to help him warm up; meanwhile, Yujiro fights Gaia. Also, Hanayama opens up to Baki about his mother.

E14

14. Lullaby

9 Apr 2001

Baki fights his own father, Yujiro.

E15

15. Reflections

16 Apr 2001

A recap episode. Detective Kido reflects upon his experiences with Baki Hanma, and Hitoshi Kuriyagawa tells Kido about Baki's relationship with his mother and his fight with Yujiro.

E16

16. Coming Home

23 Apr 2001

Antonio Igari, a pro wrestler, tells Mitsunari Tokugawa, an old man who runs an underground fighting circuit, about Baki Hanma and his recent global travels. In the narrative, Baki is seen training and fighting, and, while in Brazil, he visits a fighting master named Dickson. Learning of the circuit, Baki returns to Japan to meet with Tokugawa, and he fights Tokugawa's bodyguards to earn a chance to enter the circuit.

E17

17. Champion

30 Apr 2001

Flash forward three years: Baki Hanma is now the champion of the underground arena. Mitsunari Tokugawa meets with Doppo Orochi, a great Shinshinkai karate fighter, and asks him to enter his son in the arena. Doppo finds Kiyosumi Katou, a former student, at his dojo beating up his fighters, and he introduces Katou to the arena. Baki trains for a fight at the boarding house where he is staying, where Kozue Matsumoto, the daughter of the woman who owns the house, has a crush on him.

E18

18. The Cord-Cutter

7 May 2001

Baki Hanma fights Kousho Shinogi, a master of Cord-Cut Karate.

E19

19. The Right To Fight

14 May 2001

Kiyosumi Katou spars with the fighters in Doppo Orochi's dojo; Kozue Matsumoto interferes with some bullies that are bothering Baki Hanma, which causes problems for her later; several fighters petition Mitsunari Tokugawa to be Baki's next opponent; Baki trains with Izou Motobe.

E20

20. An Honorable Loss

21 May 2001

Baki fights Mount Toba, a professional wrestler.

E21

21. An Unlikely Challenger

28 May 2001

Yujiro Hanma shows up after Baki's fight and knocks him out, and Doppo Orochi challenges Yujiro to a fight. After watching Doppo spar with his students, Baki spars with him. Yujiro starts a fight with a group of boxers at their gym, and he fights with Izou Motobe and Baki's next opponent is revealed.

E22

22. Head On Collison!

4 Jun 2001

Dr. Shinogi Kureha reveals to his brother, Kousho Shinogi, the Cord-Cutter, why he is fighting Baki Hanma; Doppo Orochi and Yujiro Hanma fight.

E23

23. Medical Miracle

18 Jun 2001

The fight between Doppo Orochi and Yujiro Hanma continues; after Dr. Shinogi Kureha performs a medical miracle, he demonstrates his physical abilities to the crowd; one of Kureha's former patients visits Baki.

E24

24. The King's Ransom

25 Jun 2001

Baki fights Dr. Shinogi Kureha.

E1

1. The Opening

23 Jul 2001

Mitsunari Tokugawa announces his plans for a world martial arts tournament, and fighters from around the world gather for it. In the first fight of round one in the A-Block, Baki Hanma fights Artemis Regan, a professional wrestler; in the second fight of round one in the A-Block, Vale Tudo master Zulu fights Muay Thai master Dentoranee Jitpika.

E2

2. Reverse

30 Jul 2001

In the third A-Block match of round one, heavyweight kickboxing champion Rob Robinson takes on the professional wrestler Anton Igari; in the fourth A-Block match of round one, Motobe Izo fights the grand sumo Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round one, the Sambo master Sergei Taktaroff fights Retsu Kaio, a master of Chinese Kenpo; in the second B-Block match of round one, Kato fights the son of the Yasha Ape.

E3

3. Darkness from Light

6 Aug 2001

Baki saves the Yasha Ape's son from Katsumi; in the third B-Block match of round one, Hanayama fights the Japanese Kenpo master Inagi Bunnoshin; in the fourth B-Block match of round one, Roland Gustaf, a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, fights Orochi Katsumi.

E4

4. The King Returns

13 Aug 2001

Yujiro arrives and enters his protégé Amanai Yu in the tournament; in the first C-Block match of round one, heavyweight boxing world champion Ian McGregor fights Taekwondo master Li Moko; in the second C-Block match of round one, biker gang leader Shiba Chiharu fights judo master Hatanaka Kohei; in the third C-Block match of round one, Shorinji Kenpo master Misaki Kengo fights pro wrestler Mike Queen.

E5

5. User

20 Aug 2001

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu master Sergio Silva faces pit-fighter Jack Hammer in the fourth C-Block match of round one; Yujiro tries to fight Hammer, but Baki intervenes; shoot wrestler Yamamoto Minoru faces Amanai Yu in the first D-Block match of round one.

E6

6. The Tigerslayer Returns

27 Aug 2001

Richard Filth, a bouncer, faces Orochi Doppo in the second D-Block match of round one; Roger Harlon, an amateur wrestler, faces the jujutsu master Shibukawa Goki in the third D-Block match of round one; Shinogi Kureha faces Shinogi Kousho in the fourth D-Block match of round one.

E7

7. Fighting the Past

3 Sep 2001

The fourth D-Block match of round one continues as Shinogi Kureha and Shinogi Kousho continue to fight; Baki faces Zulu in the first A-Block match of round two.

E8

8. Eras End

10 Sep 2001

In the second A-Block match of round two, Igari faces Kinryuzan; in the first B-Block match of round two, Retsu Kaio faces Mount Toba.

E9

9. Measure of a Man

17 Sep 2001

In the second B-Block match of round two, Hanayama faces Orochi Katsumi.

E10

10. Robe of Death

24 Sep 2001

In the first C-Block match of round two, Shiba Chiharu faces Ian McGregor.

E11

11. The Chained Patriot

1 Oct 2001

Andreanof Garland, the last reserver, is introduced when it is deemed that Shiba is in no condition to fight in the next round; in the second C-Block match of round two, Jack Hammer faces Misaki Kengo.

E12

12. Survivor

8 Oct 2001

In the first D-Block match of round two, Doppo faces Amanai Yu; Baki takes Kozue to the site of his mother's death.

E13

13. Misdirection

15 Oct 2001

Yujiro fights against all of the tournament losers; in the second D-Block match of round two, Shibukawa Goki faces Shinogi Kousho.

E14

14. Deception

22 Oct 2001

Igari begs Baki to let him win, and they fight in the first match of the quarter-finals.

E15

15. The Ace and the Serpent

29 Oct 2001

In the second fight of the quarter-finals, Katsumi faces Retsu Kaio; Andreanof Garland fights an anaconda to make things fair, since he hasn't fought in the tournament yet, and then he faces Jack Hammer in the third fight of the quarter-finals.

E16

16. How to Build a Better Monster

5 Nov 2001

Andreanof Garland and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the third match of the quarter-finals. Also, Hammer's training history is revealed.

E17

17. Doppo vs Shibukawa

12 Nov 2001

Shibukawa Goki faces Doppo in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.

E18

18. Warriors Legacy

19 Nov 2001

Baki fights Retsu Kaio in the first match of the semi-finals.

E19

19. Monster

26 Nov 2001

In the second match of the semi-finals, Shibukawa Goki faces Jack Hammer.

E20

20. The Finals

3 Dec 2001

Baki and Jack Hammer think about the training and hardships they've endured to reach their current level of ability.

E21

21. Blood Battle

10 Dec 2001

Baki faces Jack Hammer in the final match of the tournament. Also, in flashback Yujiro meets Jack's mother in Vietnam.

E22

22. Soldiers Misfortune

17 Dec 2001

Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the final match. In flashback to Vietnam, Yujiro breaks into an American base and terrorizes the soldiers; later, Jack is born.

E23

23. Final Strike

24 Dec 2001

Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the finals as Jack's body breaks down.

E24

24. Rencounter

24 Dec 2001

In flashback, the United States government sends its special forces to South America to kill a young Yujiro.