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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: 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: 305 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 21 votes (dub:12, sub:8, ?:1)
 Excellent: 34 votes (sub:22, dub:11, raw:1)
 Very good: 63 votes (sub:43, dub:20)
 Good: 71 votes (sub:40, dub:29, Tag.dub:2)
 Decent: 59 votes (sub:32, dub:26, Tag.dub:1)
 So-so: 13 votes (sub:10, dub:2, raw:1)
 Not really good: 10 votes (sub:8, dub:2)
 Weak: 9 votes (sub:6, ?:1, Tag.dub:1, dub:1)
 Bad: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:4)
 Awful: 10 votes (sub:5, dub:3, Tag.dub:2)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (dub:2, sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 888 users, rank: #706
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.672 (Good-.32), std. dev.: 2.2406, rank: #2301
Weighted mean: 6.532 (Good-.46), rank: #2396 (seen all: 7.22 / seen some: 5.44 / won't finish: 3.35)
Bayesian estimate: 6.563 (Good-.43), rank: #2078
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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DVD
    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 $15.85)
    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 $4.59)
    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 $27.99)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Series Director: Hitoshi Nanba
Director:
Hiroaki Nakashima (ep 20)
Koji Yoshikawa (eps 6, 19)
Tarou Iwasaki (eps 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 (eps 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)
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 (eps 6, 19)
Editing Assistant: Yuuji Oka
Planning: Dynamite Tommy
Production Checker: Fukashi AZUMA
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)
 
Kenji Nomura as Yujiro Hanma
Masami Kikuchi as Baki Hanma

Eiji Yanagisawa as Master
Masayuki Nakata as Hanayama
Mugihito as Doppo Orochi
Naomi Kusumi as Tokugawa
Toru Ohkawa as Igari
Yoshikazu Nagano as Atsushi

Aruno Tahara as Vladimir
Eiji Yanagisawa as Doctor
Eiji Yanagizawa as Detective
Jin Yamanoi as Kizaki
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
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
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 (eps 19-20)
Jeremy Inman (eps 17-18)
Script:
Eric Vale
Matthew N. Irby (eps 17-20)
Sean Micheal Teague (eps 5-6)
Translation: Clyde Mandelin
ADR Engineer:
Andrew Tipps (eps 17-18)
James Barker (eps 5-6, 19-20)
Zach Bolton
Assistant Script Supervisor: Jaqueline Gilbert
Assistant Talent Coordinator: Scott Garner
Assistant Video Editing: Jessie Mancilla
Audio Mixing Engineer:
Adrian Cook (17-20)
Nathanael Harrison (eps 5-6)
Line Producer: Justin Cook
Production Assistant: Jeffrey Miller
Production Coordination:
Melissa Mauney (eps 17-20)
Neil Weathersbee (eps 5-6)
Rotoscoping: Jeffrey Miller
Script Supervision: Jeremy Carlile
Talent Coordination: Tara Williams

Bob Carter as
Narrator
Yasha Ape
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 (ep 3)
Bob Carter as Dinoy (ep 1)
Brad Jackson as
Announcer
Dumpy (eps 1-2)
Yajima (ep 2)
Carter Cathcart as Mitsunari Tokugawa
Charles Baker as Hatakana
Chris Forbis as Tubby (ep 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 (ep 1)
Jim Johnson as
Ando (eps 3-4)
Gizo
John Burgmeier as Doctor
Josh Martin as
Chiba
Rescuer B (ep 3)
Justin Pate as Spitter (ep 1)
Kate Bornemann as
Maid
Nina (ep 2)
Kevin Keating as Orientale the Wrestler
Kyle Hebert as
Doctor (ep 3)
Hanayama (ep 4)
Tommy (ep 2)
Leo Gorman as Doppo Orochi
Lydia Mackay as Kozue's Mom
Mark Stoddard as
Announcer (ep 3)
Bad Guy (ep 1)
Radio Announcer (ep 2)
Mike Murray as
Burly Trainer (ep 1)
Chain Guy (ep 1)
Paul Lodgsdon as Sanada
Phil Parsons as
Naito (ep 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 (ep 1)
Troy Baker as Copperhead
Vance Acres as Atsushi Suedo

English companies 
ADR Production: FUNimation Studios
Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)
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

Tagalog companies 
Broadcaster: GMA Network
 
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