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Baki the Grappler (TV)

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[ adapted from Baki The Grappler (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Grappler Baki Maximum Tournament (TV) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Grappler Baki TV
باكي الخطاف (Arabic)
グラップラー刃牙 (Japanese)
Genres: tournament
Themes: Martial Arts, Sports
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary:
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. Thru that he trains tirelessly and fights constantly to hone his skills and develop his body to achieve these goals. Many intense battles lay ahead of Baki as he goes about his quest to be the best and ultimately take the title of "King" from his father. 
Hanma Baki, son of the strongest grappler in the world, is trying to claim his father's throne. To do so he has to fight many; making lots of friends and enemies in the process.
Video:
User Ratings: 285 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 20 votes (dub:11, sub:8, ?:1)
 Excellent: 31 votes (sub:21, dub:9, raw:1)
 Very good: 61 votes (sub:41, dub:20)
 Good: 64 votes (sub:38, dub:25, Tag.dub:1)
 Decent: 53 votes (sub:31, dub:21, Tag.dub:1)
 So-so: 13 votes (sub:10, dub:2, raw:1)
 Not really good: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:2)
 Weak: 10 votes (sub:7, Tag.dub:1, ?:1, dub:1)
 Bad: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:4)
 Awful: 10 votes (sub:5, dub:3, Tag.dub:2)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 838 users, rank: #701
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.6838 (Good-.31), std. dev.: 2.3101, rank: #2236
Weighted mean: 6.4525 (Decent+.45), rank: #2373
Bayesian estimate: 6.48824 (Decent+.48), rank: #2107
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage: 2001-01-08 to 2001-06-25
Opening Theme:
"Ai Believe" by Project Baki
"Child Prey" by Dir En Grey
Ending Theme:
"All Alone" By Project Baki
"Reborn" by Project Baki
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
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Related releases:
    Baki the Grappler - DVD Box Set 2 (DVD) 2008-03-25 (from $14.00)
    Baki the Grappler - Season 1-2 Box Set (DVD) 2008-09-02 (from $18.74)
    Baki the Grappler - Round 1 - Warrior Reborn : Round 1 (DVD 1) 2005-06-14 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - Starter Set Vol1 + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-06-14 (from $22.49)
    Baki the Grappler - Grappler vs Gripper (DVD 2) 2005-08-09 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - Jungle Warfare (DVD 3) 2005-10-04 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - Tough Love (DVD 4) 2005-11-29 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - Young Champion (DVD 5) 2006-01-24 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - King Hanma (DVD 6) 2006-03-21 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - The Hunted (DVD 7) 2006-05-16 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - A Brother's War (DVD 8) 2006-07-11 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler - Illegal Tactics (DVD 9) 2006-09-05 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler (DVD 10) 2006-11-14 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler (DVD 11) 2007-01-02 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler (DVD 12) 2007-02-27 (from $2.00)
    Baki the Grappler + Artbox (DVD 7) 2006-05-16 (from $12.00)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Series director: Hitoshi Nanba

Director:
Hiroaki Nakashima (ep 20)
Koji Yoshikawa (ep 6, 19)
Tarou Iwasaki (ep 5,18)
Yuji Himaki (ep 17)

Script:
Fumihiko Shimo (ep 18)
Junko Tomioka (ep 17)
Masashi Sogo (ep 20)
Natsuko Takahashi (ep 5)

Storyboard: Naoyuki Itou

Original Manga: Keisuke Itagaki

Animation director:
Atsuko Sasaki (ep 5, 18)
Futoshi Higashide (OP/END)
Jun Nakai (eps 5, 19)
Kenshi Hattori (ep 20)
Masayuki Sato (ep 17)

Animation Supervisor:
Katsunori Kaneko (ep 17)
Nobushige Inoshita (ep 5)
Shinya Kudo (ep 18)
Yoshitomo Miura (ep 17)
Yukari Akimoto (eps 5, 19)

Assistant Editor: Yuuji Oka

Calligraphy: Mari Oto

Color director:
Hiroyuki Nokji (eps 17-18)
Kazumi Hasegawa (ep 20)
Motomo Suzuki (ep 18)
Motomu Suzuki (ep 5)
Takamoto Kobayashi (ep 6)
Tomonori Kobayashi (ep 19)

Digital Effects:
Tatsuyuki Hasegawa (ep 18)
Tetsuyo Nishimura (ep 6, 19)

EED: Tsuyoshi Morisugi

Planning: Dynamite Tommy

Production Checker: Fukashi AZUMA

Production Coordination:
Hiroshi Amagai
Hiroshi Sasaki
Syuji Matsushita (ep 6)
Yasushi Muroya

Production manager: Masaharu Moriya

Production Setup: Aki Yamazato

Recording: Chiaki Sato

Situation Design: Isamu Imakake

Sound Effects: Kazutoshi Sato

Theme Direction: Hitoshi Nanba (OP/END)

Theme Song Performance:
Dir en grey (OP 2)
Project Baki
Ryoko Aoyagi (OP)

Titles: Nana Mochizuki

 

Kenji Nomura as Yujiro Hanma

Masami Kikuchi as Baki Hanma

Yurika Hino as Emi

Eiji Yanagisawa as Master

Hidetoshi Nakamura as Styrdum

Masaya Takatsuka as Yuri

Masayuki Nakata as Hanayama

Mugihito as Doppo Orochi

Naomi Kusumi as Tokugawa

Sachiko Kojima as Kozue

Takayuki Fujimoto as Musashi

Takehiro Murozono as Katou

Toru Ohkawa as Igari

Yoshikazu Nagano as Atsushi

Aruno Tahara as Vladimir

Eiji Yanagisawa as Doctor

Eiji Yanagizawa as Detective

Jin Yamanoi as Kizaki

Kazuhiro Nakata as Kosyo

Kenichi Ono as Matsuo

Kyomi Asai as Nina

Mami Horikoshi as Karou's Mother

Masayuki Nakata as Takagi

Masayuki Omoro as Izo Motobe

Masayuki Omoru as Kuriyagawa

Motoko Kumai as Young Hanayama

Naomi Kusumi as
Gym Owner (ep 6)
Yuri's Grandfather

Ryoko Aoyagi as Mai

Shinichi Namiki as Cho

Takuo Kawamura as
Gym Member B (ep 6)
Naito

Toshitaka Shimizu as
Announcer
Gym Member A (ep 6)

Yoshikazu Nagano as
DJ (ep 6)
Quebas

Yu Shimaka as Toba

Yurika Hino as Kinuyo

Yutaka Shimaka as Toba

Japanese companies 

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo

Digital Effects: GTAC Digital Labo

Editing Studio: Video Sunmall

Production: Free Will

Recording Studio: Tact Studios

Sound Production: Dream Force Co., Ltd.

English cast 
English staff 

ADR Director:
Chad Bowers (eps 20-24)
Chris Cason (ep 19-20)
Jeremy Inman (ep 17-18)

Script:
Eric Vale
Matthew N. Irby (eps 17-20)
Sean Micheal Teague (ep 5-6)

Translation: Clyde Mandelin

Executive producer:
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga
Gen Fukunaga

Producer:
Barry Watson
Carly Hunter
Daniel Cocanougher
Justin Cook

ADR Engineer:
Andrew Tipps (ep 17-18)
James Barker (ep 5-6, 19-20)
Zach Bolton

Assistant Script Supervisor: Jaqueline Gilbert

Assistant Talent Coordinator: Scott Garner

Assistant Video Editor: Jessie Mancilla

Audio Mixing Engineer:
Adrian Cook (17-20)
Nathanael Harrison (ep 5-6)

Line Producer: Justin Cook

Post Production Assistant:
Anthony Benavides (7-12)
Chas Naylor
Chase Lenderman
James Phipps
Shane Ray

Production Assistant: Jeffrey Miller

Production Coordination:
Melissa Mauney (eps 17-20)
Neil Weathersbee (ep 5-6)

Rotoscoping: Jeffrey Miller

Script Supervisor: Jeremy Carlile

Talent Coordinator: Tara Williams

Video Editor:
Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez

Robert McCollum as Baki

Wendy Powell as Emi

Bob Carter as
Narrator
Yasha Ape

Brice Armstrong as Igari

Chris Rager as Yuri

Doug Burks as Tokugawa

Emily Hornsby as Kozue

Grant James as Kido

Greg Dulcie as Doppo

Kyle Hebert as Vladimir

Mark Stoddard as Strydum

Matt Tompkins as Yujiro

Mike McFarland as Kitazawa

Phil Parsons as Kajima

R Bruce Elliott as Kuriagawa

Troy Baker as Katou

Andrew Chandler as Rescuer A (eps 3)

Bob Carter as Dinoy (eps 1)

Brad Jackson as
Announcer
Dumpy (eps 1-2)
Yajima (eps 2)

Carter Cathcart as Mitsunari Tokugawa

Charles Baker as Hatakana

Chris Forbis as Tubby (eps 2)

Christopher R. Sabat as
Kousho (eps 17-18)
Toba (eps 19-20)

Chuck Huber as Nomura/Gaia

Dan Penz as Kuraishi

Daniel Penz as Kuraishi

Duncan Brannan as Takagi

Ed Blaylock as Govek

Eric Stuart as Announcer

Jason Konopisos as Harlan

Jeff Johnson as Coach (eps 1)

Jim Johnson as
Ando (eps 3-4)
Gizo

John Burgmeier as Doctor

Josh Martin as
Chiba
Rescuer B (eps 3)

Justin Pate as Spitter (eps 1)

Kate Borneman as Mai

Kate Bornemann as
Maid
Nina (eps 2)

Kevin Keating as Orientale the Wrestler

Kyle Hebert as
Doctor (eps 3)
Hanayama (eps 4)
Tommy (eps 2)

Leo Gorman as Doppo Orochi

Lydia Mackay as Kozue's Mom

Mark Stoddard as
Announcer (eps 3)
Bad Guy (eps 1)
Radio Announcer (eps 2)

Mike Murray as
Burly Trainer (eps 1)
Chain Guy (eps 1)

Paul Lodgsdon as Sanada

Phil Parsons as
Naito (eps 1)
Slick (eps 2 -3)

R Bruce Elliott as
Sensei
Shibukawa

Randy Tallman as Masuo

Stan Hart as
Kosho Shinogi
Seicho Kato

Steven Walters as Sly (eps 1)

Troy Baker as Copperhead

Vance Acres as Atsushi Suedo

Anthony Bowling

Bill Jenkins

Brandon Bristow

Chad Cocuzza

Chris Cason

Clarine Harp

Craig Dvorak

Daniel Penz

Eric Vale

Jacob Preissinger

Jeff Inman

Kevin M. Connolly

Lauren Goode

Leah Clark

Lee Trull

Mark Lancaster

Matt Moore

Matthew Gray

Paul Logsden

Robert Colin

Roberto Colin

Scott Freeman

English companies 

ADR Production: FUNimation Studios

Broadcaster:
Anime Selects
Colours TV
FUNimation Channel
KIKU-TV

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)

Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment

Post Production: FUNimation Entertainment


French staff 
(none)
French companies 

Distributor: Déclic Images

French cast 
(none)
Arabic staff 
Arabic companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster: space power

Arabic cast 
(none)

Tagalog cast 
Tagalog staff 
(none)

Bon Reyes as Baki Fuuma

Dada Carlos

Danny Deopante

Montreal Repuyan

Vincent Gutierrez

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: GMA Network

 
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