A seventeen-year-old boy with a white belt enters a karate tournament and shakes the foundations of Japan’s martial arts scene. As he effortlessly defeats his opponents, the world’s top fighters are left to ask: just who is this bizarrely strong young man, and what is he trying to achieve? 
(Source: Kodama)

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 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.

Baki, a great grappler needs to live up to his name being the son of the the greatest grapplers of all time: Hanma Yujiro. At the Shinshinkai Organization's private arena, anything goes and the odds are always stacked against you. Current champion of the urderground tournament he fight to defend his title against the worlds strongest and best martial artists, including "the beast" his own father Yujiro.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

His name is Baki Hanma. No one knows where he came from or where he learned his unique fighting style. 
 
When it comes to Karate, Baki Hanma is just plain GOOD. He can defeat an opponent with a single blow and he's taking the Karate Championship by storm. In a prestigious match, he defeats competitor after competitor even though he's totally unknown and barely even ranked. 
 
But now he's in for the fight of his life and he may have just met his match. Anything goes and his opponent can rip his nerves out -- literally. If he wins, he's the BEST. If he loses... he's DEAD. 
 
(Source: Central Park Media)

BAKI: THE SEARCH OF OUR STRONGEST HERO is the official name of the 4th saga in which Baki will find strongest enemies in his path, and the way to challenge his dad once again, and this time&hellip; To lose is to die. 
Hanma Baki (named &ldquo;Wild Fang&rdquo; by his father) is a boy born under an unlucky star. Since the day of his birth, Baki has been rigorously training at all kinds of martial arts, strengthening himself at his father&rsquo;s command. For he must obey his father&rsquo;s rule that at his &ldquo;coming of age&rdquo; Baki surpass his own father, Hanma Yuujiro, &ldquo;the most powerful creature walking on earth.&rdquo; Baki&rsquo;s life has been nothing but trouble. This has given Baki a wild nature and convinced him that &ldquo;to be the most powerful&rdquo; is his way of life. Tenacious and fearless under all adverse conditions, Baki continues his training looking for new masters and new challenges to strengthen his personality and become &ldquo;the strongest man on earth.&rdquo; That road is a lonely one and Baki experienced the cruelty of his sick dad in a move that would change his life forever.

Another story in the Baki world, this series follows Kaoru Hanayama's story.


Spin-off series, written and illustrated by Yamauchi Yukinao, based on Hanayama Kaoru adventures in High school.

Toba and Igari start pro wrestling match immediately after the Maximum Tournament Saga.

The boy asked the man, the man answered....."I've been there, in the Korakuen Arena, fought against Hanayama Kaoru, it was amazing." The boy asked him again but this time a question that terrified him to the core 'Where's the amusement park?" the man had no answer.
 
This is a series of illustrated tales about a dark place inside the world of the Baki series, the so-called "Amusement Park" come and discover by yourself why strong men fear it so much. Take a peek at darkness itself!!!

Joe Yabuki is a troubled young man who runs away from an orphanage. Wandering through the Tokyo slums, he meets former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe is later arrested and goes to a temporary jail where he fights Nishi, his future best friend, ​and leader of a group of hooligans. He and Nishi then go to a juvenile prison miles away from Tokyo. There Joe meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, and a rivalry develops between them. They face each other in a match in which Rikiishi dominates Joe until the latter hits him with a cross-counter, resulting in both being knocked out. This inspires the other prison inmates to take up boxing. Joe and Rikiishi vow to fight again. 
(Source: Wikipedia)

Baki Dangerous Zone is an 18 page tribute to the Baki the Grappler series. It was created by Sako Toshio as part of the series' 25th anniversary. 
Hanayama Kaoru and Hanma Yuujirou bet on a match between Jack Hanma and Katsumi Orochi. The gamble is presided over by Yakou Hikoichi.

This is a one-off remake of Grappler Baki's chapter 1, created in honour of Weekly Shounen Champion's 50th publication anniversary.

Two chapters "Fake GaiA" and "Presidential Inauguration" published in the Weekly Shonen Champion Special Issue in December 17, 2009.

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