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Format
OVA
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
45 min
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
1994-08-21 to ?
Source
Manga
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres
Shounen
Sports
Combat Sports
Gore
Studios
Knack Productions
Producers
Licensors
Central Park Media
Grappler Baki (グラップラー刃牙)
Doppo Orochi sits down to watch the final match of his karate school's youth tournament. Atsushi Suedou, one of his disciples, faces off against Baki Hanma, a fresh teenage boy breezing through the matches. Intrigued by the boy's strength, Doppo, alongside another of his disciples—Kiyosumi Katou— visits the notorious Tokugawa underground ring—a hidden freestyle fighting arena that prohibits only weaponry in its matches. Upon arriving, they learn that Baki is set to face none other than Koushou Shinogi: an infamous karate master and user of the lethal Cord-Cutting technique. [Written by MAL Rewrite]