Watch Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 10 watchedRelease order. The crossover film is optional and non-canon.
Original era
- 1 Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter 45-minute OVA, 1994. Retells early manga chapters; overlaps the 2001 series but works as a starting point.
- 2 Baki the Grappler 48 episodes across two 2001 seasons. Underground Arena run and Maximum Tournament.
Netflix era
- 3 Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts Special Short 2016 special bundled with the manga. Teaser for the Death Row Convicts arc; optional.
- 4 Baki 26 episodes, 2018. The Most Evil Death Row Convicts arc. Netflix lists it as Baki part 1 in some regions.
- 5 Baki: The Great Raitai Tournament Saga 13 episodes, 2020. The Great Raitai Tournament Saga; second season of the Netflix Baki run.
- 6 Baki Hanma: Son of Ogre 12 episodes, 2021. Season 1 of Son of Ogre: Baki vs Biscuit Oliva in an Arizona prison.
- 7 Baki Hanma Season 2 27 episodes, 2023. Pickle arc through the father-son war with Yujiro.
Side story
- 8 Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura Feature film, June 6, 2024. Crossover with Kengan Ashura. Non-canon; watch any time after Baki Hanma.
Baki-Dou
- 9 Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai Part 1 13 episodes, all released February 26, 2026 on Netflix. The resurrected Musashi Miyamoto arc begins.
- 10 Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 12 episodes (14 to 25), all released June 18, 2026 on Netflix. Latest released entry.
About Baki the Grappler
Baki Hanma fights through underground arenas and tournaments to earn a shot at his father Yujiro, billed as the strongest creature on Earth. The anime starts with a 45-minute 1994 OVA, then Group TAC's 48-episode Baki the Grappler (2001), which covers the early underground fights plus the Maximum Tournament. TMS Entertainment picked the story up for the Netflix era.
Netflix's Baki (26 episodes, 2018) adapts the Death Row Convicts arc, followed by the 13-episode Great Raitai Tournament Saga (2020) and the two Baki Hanma: Son of Ogre seasons (12 episodes in 2021, 27 across 2023) ending in the father-son fight. The Kengan Ashura crossover film (June 2024) is non-canon. Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai adapts the resurrected Musashi Miyamoto arc in 25 episodes split across February 26 and June 18, 2026.
Good to know
Chronology purists slot the 1994 OVA between episodes 16 and 17 of the 2001 series; release order keeps it first with no real loss. Netflix labels the 2018 and 2020 runs inconsistently by region (parts vs seasons). No anime beyond Baki-Dou had been confirmed as of September 2026; Keisuke Itagaki's Baki Rahen manga remains unadapted.
