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Baki to End

posted on 2005-11-12 16:55 EST by Christopher Macdonald

According to an announcement in issue 50 of Weekly Shōnen Champion, the last installment of the Baki manga will be published in Weekly Shōnen Champion issue 52, on sale November 24. Baki's final fight will be versus his own father, Yujiro Hanma, reputedly the strongest person alive.

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