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The Best Episodes of Baki the Grappler Season 1

Every episode of Baki the Grappler Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Baki the Grappler Season 1!

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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. Through that he trains tirelessly and fights constantly to hone

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 1 - Stirrings of Destiny
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    #1 - Stirrings of Destiny

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 2 - Those Who Squirm
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    #2 - Those Who Squirm

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 3 - The Beast of Yasha Crag
    7.6/10(96 votes)

    #3 - The Beast of Yasha Crag

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fang and the Tears
    8.1/10(102 votes)

    #4 - The Fang and the Tears

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown
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  5. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 5 - A Warrior's Heart
    7.7/10(91 votes)

    #5 - A Warrior's Heart

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 6 - Spirit
    8.1/10(88 votes)

    #6 - Spirit

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
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  7. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 7 - Gripper
    8.2/10(93 votes)

    #7 - Gripper

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 8 - Demon
    8.3/10(100 votes)

    #8 - Demon

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
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  9. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 9 - The Division
    7.7/10(78 votes)

    #9 - The Division

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 10 - Battlefield
    8.0/10(78 votes)

    #10 - Battlefield

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown
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  11. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 11 - Gaia
    8.0/10(85 votes)

    #11 - Gaia

    S1:E11

    Baki fights Gaia (an alter ego of Nomura).

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 12 - Bite Marks
    8.1/10(82 votes)

    #12 - Bite Marks

    S1:E12

    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:Unknown
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  13. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 13 - The Midnight Hour
    7.9/10(75 votes)

    #13 - The Midnight Hour

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
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  14. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 14 - Lullaby
    8.3/10(94 votes)

    #14 - Lullaby

    S1:E14

    Baki fights his own father, Yujiro.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 15 - Reflections
    6.6/10(83 votes)

    #15 - Reflections

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 16 - Coming Home
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #16 - Coming Home

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 17 - Champion
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #17 - Champion

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 18 - The Cord-Cutter
    8.2/10(79 votes)

    #18 - The Cord-Cutter

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 19 - The Right To Fight
    7.8/10(74 votes)

    #19 - The Right To Fight

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 20 - An Honorable Loss
    8.0/10(75 votes)

    #20 - An Honorable Loss

    S1:E20

    Baki fights Mount Toba, a professional wrestler.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 21 - An Unlikely Challenger
    8.0/10(75 votes)

    #21 - An Unlikely Challenger

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 22 - Head On Collison!
    7.9/10(81 votes)

    #22 - Head On Collison!

    S1:E22

    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:Unknown
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  23. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 23 - Medical Miracle
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    #23 - Medical Miracle

    S1:E23

    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:Unknown
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  24. Baki the Grappler Season 1 Episode 24 - The King's Ransom
    8.5/10(101 votes)

    #24 - The King's Ransom

    S1:E24

    Baki fights Dr. Shinogi Kureha.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Stirrings of Destiny" is the best rated episode of "Baki the Grappler" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 137 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2001. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Those Who Squirm".