The BEST episodes of Baki the Grappler

Every episode of Baki the Grappler ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Baki the Grappler!

Baki Hanma competes in an underground fighting tournament organized by Tokugawa. Masters of various fighting styles come from all over the world in order to determine who is the strongest fighter on Earth.

Last Updated: 7/3/2025Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended

8.37

30 votes

#1 - Lullaby

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/10/2001

Baki fights Yujiro.

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8.36

33 votes

#2 - Gaia

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2001

Baki fights Gaia.

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8.24

41 votes

#3 - Demon

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2001

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

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8.23

30 votes

#4 - The Division

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2001

Baki explains to his mother why he fights, visits Hanayama in the hospital, and trains. After a brief encounter with Yujiro, they decide that they will fight in one month. Baki then meets Strydum, who tells him of a mercenary group in Hokkaido, and Baki decides to go there to defeat them.

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8.18

22 votes

#5 - Medical Miracle

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/19/2001

The fight between Doppo and Yujiro 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.

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8.15

13 votes

#6 - Rencounter

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/25/2001

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

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8.15

27 votes

#7 - The Right To Fight

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/15/2001

Kato spars with the fighters in Doppo's dojo; Kozue interferes with some bullies that are bothering Baki, which causes problems for her later; several fighters petition Tokugawa to be Baki's next opponent; Baki trains with Motobe Ito.

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8.15

34 votes

#8 - Spirit

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2001

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 in the hospital before his rematch with Hanayama.

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8.08

36 votes

#9 - Gripper

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2001

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

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8.07

28 votes

#10 - Head On Collision

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/12/2001

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

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8.04

24 votes

#11 - The Cord-Cutter

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/8/2001

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

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8.03

36 votes

#12 - Battlefield

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2001

Captured by the mercenaries as soon as he parachutes in, Baki must free himself and fight his way out. Meanwhile, an old friend warns Strydum of Gaia's fighting ability.

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7.94

36 votes

#13 - The Fang and the Tears

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2001

Baki fights a rematch with the Yasha Ape.

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7.92

25 votes

#14 - Coming Home

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/24/2001

Anton Igari, an ex-wrestler, tells Tokugawa, an old man who runs an underground fighting circuit, about Baki and his recent global travels. In the narrative, Baki is seen training and fighting, and, while in Brazil, he visits a fighting master named Dixon. 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.

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7.89

27 votes

#15 - The King's Ransom

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/26/2001

Baki fights Dr. Shinogi Kureha.

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7.86

37 votes

#16 - A Warrior's Heart

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2001

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.

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7.80

15 votes

#17 - The Successor

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/20/2001

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

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7.74

27 votes

#18 - An Unlikely Challenger

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/29/2001

Yujiro shows up after Baki's fight and knocks him out, and Doppo 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 Motobe Izo and Baki's next opponent is revealed.

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7.71

28 votes

#19 - The Midnight Hour

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/2001

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.

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7.70

23 votes

#20 - Champion

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/1/2001

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

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7.64

14 votes

#21 - Tatsujin VS. Monster

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/27/2001

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

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7.63

16 votes

#22 - All Out!

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/16/2001

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

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7.62

13 votes

#23 - Doppo, Being active!

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/13/2001

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

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7.60

30 votes

#24 - Bite Marks

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/2001

Yujiro breaks into the Prime Minister's office to prove a point; Baki 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.

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7.59

37 votes

#25 - The Beast of Yasha Crag

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2001

Baki meets his friend 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.

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