8.3/1084 votesLoading...#1 - The King's Ransom
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/25/2001
Baki fights Dr. Shinogi Kureha.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1083 votesLoading...#2 - Demon
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1078 votesLoading...#3 - Lullaby
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/9/2001
Baki fights his own father, Yujiro.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1052 votesLoading...#4 - Survivor
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/2001
In the first D-Block match of round two, Doppo faces Amanai Yu; Baki takes Kozue to the site of his mother's death.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1085 votesLoading...#5 - The Fang and the Tears
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1075 votesLoading...#6 - Gripper
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2001
Baki and Hanayama continue to fight, and Hanayama's tattoo is explained.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1065 votesLoading...#7 - The Cord-Cutter
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/7/2001
Baki Hanma fights Kousho Shinogi, a master of Cord-Cut Karate.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1071 votesLoading...#8 - Medical Miracle
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/18/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1072 votesLoading...#9 - Spirit
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2001
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 and his sister, Nina in the hospital before his rematch with Hanayama.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1069 votesLoading...#10 - Bite Marks
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1049 votesLoading...#11 - Misdirection
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/15/2001
Yujiro fights against all of the tournament losers; in the second D-Block match of round two, Shibukawa Goki faces Shinogi Kousho.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1051 votesLoading...#12 - Doppo vs Shibukawa
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 11/12/2001
Shibukawa Goki faces Doppo in the fourth match of the quarter-finals.
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8.0/1049 votesLoading...#13 - Soldiers Misfortune
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 12/17/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1065 votesLoading...#14 - Battlefield
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1072 votesLoading...#15 - Gaia
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2001
Baki fights Gaia (an alter ego of Nomura).
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7.9/1051 votesLoading...#16 - Measure of a Man
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/2001
In the second B-Block match of round two, Hanayama faces Orochi Katsumi.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1049 votesLoading...#17 - How to Build a Better Monster
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 11/5/2001
Andreanof Garland and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the third match of the quarter-finals. Also, Hammer's training history is revealed.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1050 votesLoading...#18 - Monster
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/26/2001
In the second match of the semi-finals, Shibukawa Goki faces Jack Hammer.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1051 votesLoading...#19 - Blood Battle
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 12/10/2001
Baki faces Jack Hammer in the final match of the tournament. Also, in flashback Yujiro meets Jack's mother in Vietnam.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1058 votesLoading...#20 - Final Strike
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 12/24/2001
Baki and Jack Hammer continue to fight in the finals as Jack's body breaks down.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1063 votesLoading...#21 - The Midnight Hour
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/2/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1061 votesLoading...#22 - An Unlikely Challenger
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1067 votesLoading...#23 - Head On Collison!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/2001
Dr. Shinogi Kureha reveals to his brother, Kousho Shinogi, the Cord-Cutter, why he is fighting Baki Hanma; Doppo Orochi and Yujiro Hanma fight.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1051 votesLoading...#24 - User
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/20/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1053 votesLoading...#25 - Fighting the Past
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/3/2001
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.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Baki the Grappler
Every episode of Baki the Grappler ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Baki the Grappler!
Baki Hanma is a young fighter who yearns to follow in the footsteps of his father, Yujiro, and become the strongest fighter in the world....
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureDrama
Network:TV Tokyo
Best Episodes Summary
"The King's Ransom" is the best rated episode of "Baki the Grappler". It scored 8.3/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/25/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Demon".