The Best Episodes of Baki Hanma Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.1/10(274 votes)

   #1 - The World's Strongest Senior

   S1:E19/30/2021

   The world is shaken by news of a man taking down a monstrous elephant with his bare hands. Back in Japan, Baki is confronted by a knife-wielding child.

   Director:Keiya Saito

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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   Director:Keiya Saito

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
2. 

   6.5/10(209 votes)

   #2 - Mixed species' martial arts

   S1:E29/30/2021

   To train for his eventual battle against his father, Baki spars against an imaginary giant praying mantis he’s created in his mind.

   Director:Masatoshi Hakata

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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   Director:Masatoshi Hakata

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
3. 

   7.0/10(179 votes)

   #3 - Prison and Hell

   S1:E39/30/2021

   In the middle of a heavily guarded parade, the President of the United States is kidnapped in plain sight by an unknown young man.

   Director:Daisuke Shimamura

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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   Director:Daisuke Shimamura

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
4. 

   6.9/10(182 votes)

   #4 - The Second

   S1:E49/30/2021

   Baki comes across a man known as “Mr. Second,” a powerful inmate who seems to enjoy special privileges within the prison.

   Director:Yusuke Onoda

   Writer:Kenichi Yamada

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   Director:Yusuke Onoda

   Writer:Kenichi Yamada
5. 

   6.8/10(172 votes)

   #5 - Terrible Triplets

   S1:E59/30/2021

   With just a few weeks left on his sentence, Iron Michael is attacked by triplet hit men hired to make sure the ex-boxing champ never fights again.

   Director:Kazuomi Koga

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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   Director:Kazuomi Koga

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
6. 

   7.2/10(169 votes)

   #6 - Man of the Sea

   S1:E69/30/2021

   Just as the Mouth triplets are about to finish their attack on Iron Michael, Guevaru rolls in and instigates a fight.

   Director:Keiya Saito

   Writer:Kenichi Yamada

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   Director:Keiya Saito

   Writer:Kenichi Yamada
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7. 

   7.1/10(168 votes)

   #7 - Hyper male and Hyper male

   S1:E79/30/2021

   Guevaru refuses to believe that Biscuit Oliva, the most notorious inmate in the prison, is comfortably serving his sentence in the company of his lover.

   Director:Hitoyuki Matsui

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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   Director:Hitoyuki Matsui

   Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
8. 

   7.0/10(165 votes)

   #8 - Gilberto Style

   S1:E89/30/2021

   The match between Guevaru and Oliva begins, and the rules are simple: They both hold onto the same piece of cloth and the first one to let go loses.

   Director:Daisuke Shimamura

   Writer:Atsuo Ishino

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   Director:Daisuke Shimamura

   Writer:Atsuo Ishino
9. 

   7.2/10(165 votes)

   #9 - Decision Time

   S1:E99/30/2021

   Guevaru is fighting for the people of his impoverished homeland, and he won’t go down so easily. Later, Oliva makes a discovery.

   Director:Yusuke Onoda

   Writer:Kenichi Yamada

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   Director:Yusuke Onoda

   Writer:Kenichi Yamada
10. 

    7.2/10(162 votes)

    #10 - Can't you laugh?

    S1:E109/30/2021

    Baki is surrounded by guards with their guns pointed right at him, but he doesn’t seem worried at all — he seems to be planning something.

    Director:Keiya Saito

    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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    Director:Keiya Saito

    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
11. 

    7.5/10(169 votes)

    #11 - The Prison Guard talks about it

    S1:E119/30/2021

    Oliva inadvertently kicks off a major incident when he enters Baki’s solitary confinement cell to challenge him to a fight in two weeks' time.

    Director:Hitoyuki Matsui

    Writer:Atsuo Ishino

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    Director:Hitoyuki Matsui

    Writer:Atsuo Ishino
12. 

    8.0/10(201 votes)

    #12 - Beyond the Brawn

    S1:E129/30/2021

    Baki learns the hard way that he might not be ready to fight the man known as “Mr. Unchained” — Oliva’s power and technique are on another level.

    Director:Keiya Saito

    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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    Director:Keiya Saito

    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata