The Insanity of Grappler Baki and Why You Should Care

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  • There’s a bit in Grappler Baki where Baki serves Yujiro bad coffee and its really hype. (btw working with a new audio equipment and ran into some slight issues, won’t be a problem for future videos.)
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  • @macromondo8026
    @macromondo8026 3 роки тому +7591

    A friend asked me to explain to them Baki in a single sentence, i said "Baki's what you watch to stop feeling like humans are weaklings after watching DBZ"

    • @resurrectedpa
      @resurrectedpa 3 роки тому +205

      Lol basically

    • @nyetnyetcykablyat9483
      @nyetnyetcykablyat9483 3 роки тому +334

      The accuracy in this is immeasurable

    • @deinemam7115
      @deinemam7115 3 роки тому +308

      i always say its JoJo but not gay

    • @thechad3239
      @thechad3239 3 роки тому +24

      Nice man..LOL

    • @Algorithm_God_Cult
      @Algorithm_God_Cult 3 роки тому +18

      @@deinemam7115 not gay? after seeing baki is exactly the opposite (not to mention the fights of naked guys kicking the balls)

  • @duckfilms3662
    @duckfilms3662 2 роки тому +2307

    Fun fact: The mangaka of Grappler Baki has a daughter.
    Her name is Paru Itagaki
    She is the author of BEASTARS.

    • @hasturthekinginyellow5003
      @hasturthekinginyellow5003 Рік тому +515

      The father's obsession with POWER and the daughter's obsession with society's problems

    • @hasturthekinginyellow5003
      @hasturthekinginyellow5003 Рік тому +170

      @OutBre4k It would be funny that characters of Baki were put into beastars as Easter eggs

    • @Clos93
      @Clos93 Рік тому +72

      Holy fuck! About to look this up.
      *That's pretty dope, talent is in the genes!

    • @warrensellers1933
      @warrensellers1933 Рік тому +29

      He should be happy. His daughter has surpassed his abilities as a mangaka.

    • @goddoda412
      @goddoda412 Рік тому +102

      @@warrensellers1933 I mean they write for two different audiences the original baki was more realistic for me but then he just started getting into his flow and changed it up alot but tbh he still is a good writer and he has a creative mind plus alot of this absurd content is based on real concepts in martial arts but people write it off as bull shit he knows alot about martial arts and certain concepts from them

  • @ejlowell0329
    @ejlowell0329 3 роки тому +2687

    I like how early baki was like: use the enemy’s pressure points to win. And baki now is like: oh yeah, musashi is such a good swordsman that he can cut you with his mind

    • @thisrandomdude_
      @thisrandomdude_ Рік тому +37

      hahahahahahaha wHAT

    • @thisrandomdude_
      @thisrandomdude_ Рік тому +44

      no seriously w h a t

    • @ejlowell0329
      @ejlowell0329 Рік тому +203

      @@thisrandomdude_ yeah, in Baki Dou they straight up resurrect Miyamoto Musashi who died over 300 years ago

    • @thisrandomdude_
      @thisrandomdude_ Рік тому +55

      @@ejlowell0329 bruh I _have_ to read this manga

    • @scout360pyroz
      @scout360pyroz Рік тому +47

      @@thisrandomdude_ I hope you read it.
      Miyamoto was hilarious.
      The way he viewed the modern world, and the fighters in particular, led to some very entertaining interactions.

  • @Capin91
    @Capin91 Рік тому +843

    Stumbled across Baki on Netflix with zero context, and the fact that it drops in the dead middle of the story despite clearly being a new show is sort of perfect. I was just uniformly dumbfounded, but def entertained

    • @RileyDia
      @RileyDia Рік тому +13

      i'm watching it because of this channel, it's pretty silly but pretty great, especially for someone who doesn't really watch Anime

    • @chickenslayer5165
      @chickenslayer5165 Рік тому +10

      I think they have an old anime

    • @raeB_D_ahC
      @raeB_D_ahC Рік тому +26

      ​@@chickenslayer5165 you think? It's literally said in the video
      Baki The Grappler

    • @garrettcaldwell6206
      @garrettcaldwell6206 9 місяців тому +2

      It made me wanna watch the original so I did, it's amazing and I'd recommend watching if you liked anything from Baki on Netflix.

    • @kiarasha1106
      @kiarasha1106 8 місяців тому +5

      Honestly same, back when I first watched it on Netflix I never heard of baki before, I just looked at the cover and was like I'm in. The story was amazing and captivating.

  • @juakored
    @juakored 4 роки тому +8400

    Baki can be summarized into "Everyone is Gangsta until they piss off Yujiro".

    • @imature0117
      @imature0117 4 роки тому +121

      Exactly lmao

    • @SleepDaMouse-xd8dn
      @SleepDaMouse-xd8dn 4 роки тому +32

      More like “don’t watch because every 8 episodes they want to jerk off their favorite character with time wasting BS just to show you how “cool” and “strong” he is when in reality is has plot armor

    • @SleepDaMouse-xd8dn
      @SleepDaMouse-xd8dn 4 роки тому +6

      Tafari Nicholas that’s disappointing to hear. If someone confirms this I’ll stop watching. Know any like Baki?

    • @SleepDaMouse-xd8dn
      @SleepDaMouse-xd8dn 4 роки тому +8

      Juako Queca thank you but I already watched it all the way through. The new season too. I like it.

    • @uenoyamakamishiro7646
      @uenoyamakamishiro7646 4 роки тому +119

      @@SleepDaMouse-xd8dn You're strangely a contradicting person.

  • @nobodyimportant4778
    @nobodyimportant4778 4 роки тому +1935

    One common thing unites writers, artists, producers, and directors alike.
    NONE of them have even SEEN a teenager

    • @logandunlap9156
      @logandunlap9156 3 роки тому +220

      “teens have muscles, right?”

    • @thebaconguy1661
      @thebaconguy1661 3 роки тому +250

      A good example of this is Jotaro Kujo, he’s 17 and looks like he’s in his freaking 30s

    • @PeaShooterAutoHunter
      @PeaShooterAutoHunter 3 роки тому +101

      @@thebaconguy1661 compare that to jotaro in his 40s (Part 6)

    • @pablomagno4679
      @pablomagno4679 3 роки тому +63

      The simptoms of actually spotting one of those, in the wild, include severe deppression, nonsensical ramblings and addiction tô symbolism, as seen in the last case of that happening, 25 years ago, to the Brave Explorer Hideaki Anno

    • @exaggeratedswaggerofablackteen
      @exaggeratedswaggerofablackteen 3 роки тому +9

      Are you realising they used to be teens, right ?

  • @ijustworkhere1008
    @ijustworkhere1008 3 роки тому +1975

    SEW: “Itagaki was obsessed with Kenpo as a child”
    Itagaki: *makes Retsu Kaioh, the Chinese Kenpo master, the biggest chad in the series*
    Yep, checks out

    • @cjec21
      @cjec21 2 роки тому +169

      The culmination of 4000 years of Chinese kenpo love

    • @burritodog3634
      @burritodog3634 2 роки тому +9

      definitely not the biggest chad

    • @mikeshy6456
      @mikeshy6456 2 роки тому +63

      Retsu was such a bad ass his arm when surgically attached to a karate practitioner was still busting out Chinese kenpo, the man died and still came back and busted a couple hundred years of knowledge out real quick to help out his boy katsumi, retsu whooped ass from beyond the grave, dude could kick gods ass with a quick HAYIIIIIIII

    • @mr.goblin6039
      @mr.goblin6039 2 роки тому +58

      @@mikeshy6456 Retsu is such a badass that after he died, they gave him an isekai parody manga where he goes to a generic fantasy anime land and beats up monsters with his 4000 years of Chinese Martial Arts… No, I’m not kidding. That’s an actual spin-off. Retsu is the GOAT.

    • @requiem6465
      @requiem6465 2 роки тому +12

      @@mr.goblin6039 please give me the name of that work of art

  • @savage7882
    @savage7882 3 роки тому +676

    The artstyle in Baki i've come to see has a striking similarity to ancient Japanese paintings. The figures have similar looks and facial expressions

    • @burritodog3634
      @burritodog3634 2 роки тому +1

      because they are both japanese

    • @stinkydoober
      @stinkydoober Рік тому +23

      especially the eye slants on many characters as anime nowadays completely goes over the average japanese genetic makeup with much lighter skin tones, hair colors, and much wider eye shapes than the traditional japanese (or most asians for that matter) genetic makeup. Baki definitely resembles traditional japanese paintings more than most anime today.

    • @philip2205
      @philip2205 6 місяців тому

      Except for the perspective

    • @sridrawings4510
      @sridrawings4510 4 місяці тому

      but its over exaggerated to the Extreme

  • @KeggleStomp_Pogrompa
    @KeggleStomp_Pogrompa 4 роки тому +5719

    “His special ability is that he is really good at apologizing” I have scarcely heard anything more Japanese

    • @apuapustaja1
      @apuapustaja1 4 роки тому +292

      british and canadians: we apologize for the slightest inconvenience imaginable to humans
      itagaki: hold my manga

    • @DriedJizzSock
      @DriedJizzSock 4 роки тому +20

      reminds me of melting classroom honestly

    • @Kncperseus
      @Kncperseus 4 роки тому +1

      I spy with my little eye - a Japan Hater

    • @immapenny2355
      @immapenny2355 3 роки тому +63

      @@Kncperseus Why would that mean he hates Japan?

    • @SeveralGhost
      @SeveralGhost 3 роки тому +10

      Haven't you Heard? I'm Sakomoto

  • @p0rt3r
    @p0rt3r 4 роки тому +4163

    In the Netflix show one of my favorite funny moments was when Baki's girlfriend was taken hostage by that Russian bad guy. And he said: "If you scream, I'll kill you and you mom. Do you believe me?". To which she replied: "I do believe you, but I also believe in someone else." And she tooka deep breath to shout Baki's name, so the Russian guy wanted to cover her mouth. Before he can, though, she managed to shout "BA" and Baki came flying through the window, kicking the guy right in the face, before she even finished his name. xD

    • @hasamc6943
      @hasamc6943 3 роки тому +236

      🤣🤣🤣 That was literally the last episode I watched and I was thinking of that moment before seeing your comment WTF hahah

    • @kambuchanan9876
      @kambuchanan9876 3 роки тому +88

      Damn. Now I wish a finished baki before canceling my netflix acc

    • @alias4795
      @alias4795 3 роки тому +45

      If the video didn't convince me to watch the show this definitely would

    • @kambuchanan9876
      @kambuchanan9876 3 роки тому +21

      @Mark Campione uhh what ??? I canceled my netflix account 2 months ago because I was running low on money. I'm assuming you mean the movie cuties btw? I really dont care about that lol I had already cancelled it by then.

    • @zakiahmed6655
      @zakiahmed6655 3 роки тому +4

      @Mark Campione wait why r u calling him a dumbass over netflix?

  • @Mixajlo
    @Mixajlo 3 роки тому +255

    Baki pulled me out of some of the shittiest mindsets ive had in my life. Searching for love non stop being needy and anxious. Baki taught me that all the love i need can be found in the things im even mildly interested in. Let alone the things i love like workout martial arts and music. If one can just focus on improving himself in the primary things his being and character consist of, life can get so much more meaningful. It also taught me to deal with failures. Its rare to find such a messages in today's anime

    • @awman2964
      @awman2964 11 місяців тому +8

      hell yeah man thats awesome

  • @sulffojus1227
    @sulffojus1227 4 роки тому +1084

    As a random guy that works out I am disgusted but amazed by the art in the show. I spent a period of time just looking at how accurate the muscles were in the body even though they were abnormally huge.

    • @ivandimitrov7743
      @ivandimitrov7743 2 роки тому +165

      Honestly, they look like surgical diagrams drawn by a caricature artist, it’s amazing.

    • @dadriancarter1778
      @dadriancarter1778 Рік тому +7

      Yea at first I didn’t fw with it…just take time to get use too

    • @praveenp1369
      @praveenp1369 Рік тому +1

      Fools with tools

    • @dilbophagginz
      @dilbophagginz Рік тому +10

      FYI, the art is way better in the manga.

    • @memesfromdeepspace1075
      @memesfromdeepspace1075 Рік тому +13

      Art is exageration of real life
      - Leonardo Dicaprio

  • @realwolfingen8896
    @realwolfingen8896 4 роки тому +6315

    Early Baki: Being a Giant is hell on your knees. Supersonic Punches would break your limbs.
    Late Baki: IF YOU DONT PUNCH WITH SPEED OF LIGHT YOU ARE NOT EVEN TRYING.

    • @gyarurespecter3386
      @gyarurespecter3386 4 роки тому +1286

      Early Baki: My father is a nearly unthinking monster who dedicated his entire life to pure physical power and achieved it at the cost of any sense of humanity that could make him relate to anything that's not violence and just being near him is an incredibly exhausting mental task due to his unhinged sociopathic nature
      Late Baki: MY DAD IS THE FULFILLMENT OF AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PROPHECY THAT MASTERED MARTIAL MOVES IN A FEW DECADES WHAT AN ANCIENT CHINESE MASTER TOOK A CENTURY TO, IF YOU STAND NEAR HIM YOUR ENTIRE BODY WILL START TO CONVULSE RAPIDLY AND YOUR ANCIENT HUNTER INSTINCTS WILL AWAKEN TO TELL YOU TO RUN THE FUCK AWAY ALSO HE'S BESTIES WITH MUHAMMAD ALI

    • @anemosupremacy9386
      @anemosupremacy9386 4 роки тому +237

      Oh it's basically god of high school

    • @Testosterooster
      @Testosterooster 4 роки тому +73

      *laughs in Katsumi*

    • @KiraCain
      @KiraCain 4 роки тому +23

      That is why i don't like early Baki.

    • @LucaGas
      @LucaGas 4 роки тому +288

      Baki now: 260kg giant sumo wrestlers are the pinnacle of human evolution and all the characters we've shown up until now have become weaker just to support this theory

  • @BarackObamah
    @BarackObamah 4 роки тому +7591

    Watching Baki will make your testosterone levels go up

    • @aryaankhan3725
      @aryaankhan3725 4 роки тому +56

      If only bro

    • @AdobadoFantastico
      @AdobadoFantastico 4 роки тому +108

      Reading Baki made me flag positive with USADA.

    • @aryaankhan3725
      @aryaankhan3725 4 роки тому +7

      Pimp Extreme vat

    • @doggerlander
      @doggerlander 4 роки тому +17

      And reading Golden Kamuy on top of that will cause testosterone poisoning.

    • @chopslap5497
      @chopslap5497 4 роки тому +89

      RIGHT BRUH!!?!! Watched a few episodes n went next door n beat the hell out of my neighbor.... 95 y/o wheelchair bound bastard didn't stand a chance!!!! (This is just a joke dw)

  • @urmomseffect
    @urmomseffect 3 роки тому +1349

    Happy to announce that there is NO CGI in Baki’s newest season

    • @tempest8342
      @tempest8342 3 роки тому +75

      I think the cgi aint too bad

    • @verycoaljohn4890
      @verycoaljohn4890 3 роки тому +19

      How about when yujiro broke Kaku kaioh's Jaw

    • @spoof2062
      @spoof2062 2 роки тому +2

      What about this season?

    • @Picmanreborn
      @Picmanreborn 2 роки тому +2

      @@tempest8342 exactly

    • @sadpee7710
      @sadpee7710 2 роки тому +40

      @@spoof2062 some bad looking CGI in the first season, however it's spliced together with 2D art. most of the fights are in 2D but randomly there will just be a shot of them posing as 3D models for a few seconds, maybe throwing a few kicks, before returning to 2D. it's weird.
      as i said tho most of it is still in 2D and while you're watching that you forget the CGI was ever there

  • @mahdimatika2936
    @mahdimatika2936 4 роки тому +657

    After a year of my friend trying to convice me to watch Baki, I finally started with the show "Grappler Baki".
    The intro of the very first episode started with this sentence:
    "If one is born a male, at least once in his life he will dream of becoming the strongest man alive."
    Some shows take ten or more episodes to captivate one. To me, this became one of my most favourite animes just from this first statement. If you love martial arts, you will definitely love this show.

    • @Alibaba-le2ku
      @Alibaba-le2ku 3 роки тому

      Where’d you watch it? I’m still trying to find it

    • @mahdimatika2936
      @mahdimatika2936 3 роки тому +1

      @@Alibaba-le2ku gogoanime would be one source.

    • @kotominekirei2887
      @kotominekirei2887 3 роки тому +1

      netflix

    • @myassinelguirati8878
      @myassinelguirati8878 3 роки тому +13

      Same , intro alone had me hooked

    • @sadpee7710
      @sadpee7710 2 роки тому +27

      i honestly really disliked that line. the unquestioned hyper masculinity of the show was something i had to try my best to ignore so i could stick around and enjoy the technical spectacle that is baki. the grotesque images of raw muscles is an aesthetic i can be fine with, but the extreme focus on "manhood" is a turn off. normal, non monstrous men watching beasts fight and commenting that they "wish i was a real man like them" etc. baki having to lose his virginity and "become a man" to elevate his fighting power. that's the gross part for me.
      the series is being completely carried by the technical aspect of the fights and the faithful descriptions of different fighting concepts and mechanics. the passion of it's author. if not for that i would have stopped watching the show as soon as i heard that line.

  • @acurlyboi2944
    @acurlyboi2944 5 років тому +4637

    Ah, grappler Baki, or as I like to call it, " Ippo's Bizarre Adventure."

    • @Intenxsify
      @Intenxsify 5 років тому +171

      Ippo's bizzare adventure? Oh interesting

    • @genjiiswithyu447
      @genjiiswithyu447 5 років тому +175

      Erocks 18 is that a mother fucking Jojo reference

    • @kimashitawa8113
      @kimashitawa8113 5 років тому +81

      That name is the most beautiful Duwang... *chew*

    • @ElusivEnigma
      @ElusivEnigma 5 років тому +31

      To the top you go

    • @adoptdontshop3911
      @adoptdontshop3911 5 років тому +56

      I loved Hajime no Ippo :(

  • @miraj6272
    @miraj6272 5 років тому +2058

    Baki fell off a cliff to become stronger?
    Heihachi Mishima would have been proud

    • @gvapanese
      @gvapanese 5 років тому +69

      yeah he threw his son off one lol

    • @EionBlue
      @EionBlue 5 років тому +170

      You're more on the mark than you think.
      The secret tournament organized by an insanely rich and influential man, the demonic family lineage aspect that the Hanma and Mishima family shares, the wild characters, Feng Wei is just a clone, * ahem *, sorry, "inspired" by Retsu Kaio.
      Basically, Tekken is just Baki: The video game.

    • @Next-xm2dh
      @Next-xm2dh 5 років тому +46

      @@EionBlue don't forget the Abusive fathers

    • @kiko485
      @kiko485 5 років тому +22

      Miraj I’ve never thought of that comparison before, and it’s both sad and freaking hilarious!

    • @SolidSnake240
      @SolidSnake240 5 років тому +20

      @@Next-xm2dh If you played Tekken 7 Heihachi isn't all that bad lol

  • @skeleytonz5319
    @skeleytonz5319 3 роки тому +2295

    And then his daughter made the biggest furry manifesto ever published

    • @dumbun6660
      @dumbun6660 3 роки тому +300

      Damn right she did.

    • @appleyapple9019
      @appleyapple9019 3 роки тому +72

      Hell yeah

    • @thepope2412
      @thepope2412 3 роки тому +131

      When I become god emperor of man kind, I will personally deal with every single fury

    • @beansmcsquenz4444
      @beansmcsquenz4444 3 роки тому +220

      Have you guys even read the Manga?..
      I mean, im no furry, but that shit is good

    • @appleyapple9019
      @appleyapple9019 3 роки тому +88

      @@beansmcsquenz4444 Yeahi read it, that shit is good and your probably just in denial

  • @MrL0WEL
    @MrL0WEL 9 місяців тому +57

    I don’t know why anyone would want to criticize Itagaki’s art. Drawing manga is already difficult; drawing a nearly 3 decade-long series with figures made of raw muscle with a level of thought and detail that tricks you into believing that a human can actually look like this is nothing short of artistic brilliance. Truly the greatest battle manga I’ve ever read.

    • @sridrawings4510
      @sridrawings4510 4 місяці тому

      people criticize itegaki not because of art...its because of the way he potrays sexism and nationalism and other bizzare aspects which isn't everybody's thing...that's why still to this day...even with the help of netflix isn't increased it's popularity that much

  • @sparklyhyena7339
    @sparklyhyena7339 5 років тому +1481

    The doctors are freaking wizards in Baki. Even DBZ senzu beans have nothing on them.
    Wow,Jack is like Captain America from hell

    • @handler8838
      @handler8838 5 років тому +49

      Just a JACKed boy

    • @Mikito456
      @Mikito456 5 років тому +156

      Seriously lmao. "Oh what's that? Broken every bone in his body? Missing a hand? We'll have him up in a week"

    • @malakarvonstroheim5372
      @malakarvonstroheim5372 5 років тому +117

      Reminds me of that time when Baki got a nerve cut that blinded his right eye and the doctor was like "I'm gonna glue and it's gonna be ok

    • @spazmagoog
      @spazmagoog 5 років тому +60

      @@malakarvonstroheim5372 The nerve cutting is actually one of the silliest things about the show for me. Even in an alternate reality where humans can heal from near-mortal wounds overnight and stop earthquakes by punching them, there's no reason why the nerves connecting your eye to your brain would need to pass along your neck.

    • @benhayfield6182
      @benhayfield6182 5 років тому +35

      @@spazmagoog i mean there's no need for the nerve for your voice box to run down into your chest loop round an artery and then head back up but it does. Human body is full of stuff with no reason behind it. Pretty sure the optic nerve things bs though

  • @poego6045
    @poego6045 5 років тому +1329

    Drew Carrey: Welcome to Grappler Baki, the show where the teeth grow back and the wounds don't matter.

    • @exitioregem8466
      @exitioregem8466 5 років тому +50

      Mortal kombat?

    • @sorenduscai
      @sorenduscai 5 років тому +36

      One piece does it too lol

    • @Goo762
      @Goo762 5 років тому +54

      @@sorenduscai but unlike magically re-appearing at least Oda has them drink milk or eat meat before the teeth immediately grows back giving us =0 =D laughs and a shrug instead of a feeling of "uhmmm... wtf",... while both Manga's are amazing, this really shows why Echiro Oda has slowly seperated himself from the rest of the pack in legendary mangaka. That being said, i wouldnt consider my life complete without reading both

    • @MrSGZone
      @MrSGZone 4 роки тому +4

      So it's an anime/manga?

    • @thenew4559
      @thenew4559 4 роки тому +36

      Teeth don't grow back, the fighters just have fake teeth implants.

  • @steepology5985
    @steepology5985 Рік тому +46

    Baki goes against, like, EVERYTHING i look for in an anime.
    Yet I still loved it. It was so insane in a unique way, and you’re right, it IS incredibly silly yet very sincere about it. Watching Baki made me feel like I was a kid, playing with my action figures again, and that’s a feeling unique to this show.

  • @skeletonwithagun2119
    @skeletonwithagun2119 Рік тому +182

    Baki is literally what got me serious about working out, because the sincerity of the ridiculous shit these "totally normal" men do

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 5 років тому +3443

    Now that Baki is finally receiving the attention that it deserves, the Raitai Tournament arc is finally getting animated.
    People will fall in love with the brutality and the showcase of strength that the fighters will perform. When Son of Ogre gets animated, that's when stuff really goes down.

    • @Testosterooster
      @Testosterooster 5 років тому +123

      Can you imagine the Pickle arc ?

    • @kapkanyy8585
      @kapkanyy8585 5 років тому +47

      I keep seeing u every where

    • @BlastCODM
      @BlastCODM 5 років тому +18

      I cant wait for kaku vs yujiro!

    • @euro__
      @euro__ 5 років тому +7

      @Dwaler Mulders what's your meaning of gay??? cuz i don't see anything 'gay' in baki

    • @beck02ify
      @beck02ify 5 років тому +4

      Are you serious ?!!!!!
      When they gonna air it ? :oooooo

  • @ivandimitrov7994
    @ivandimitrov7994 5 років тому +413

    "this is an anime without any fantasy elements." "Now sit down and hear the story of evil Captain America".

    • @He-who-wakes
      @He-who-wakes 5 років тому +1

      Would that count as fantasy?

    • @CNNBlackmailSupport
      @CNNBlackmailSupport 5 років тому +9

      @@He-who-wakes i think it sounded like it was all realistic, but pumped up. The "magic performance enhancing drug" thing is a bridge too far.

    • @ivandimitrov7994
      @ivandimitrov7994 5 років тому +1

      Superhero origins for one

    • @killzone866
      @killzone866 5 років тому +1

      Science fiction?

    • @jonathanthompson592
      @jonathanthompson592 5 років тому +3

      And if that's not crazy enough, we have characters fighting, and being wounded by, imaginary thought-ups. That's Harry Potter level shit.
      If that doesn't do the trick then how about human beings stopping earthquakes and bending guns as if they were made of play-doh?

  • @brandonolsen579
    @brandonolsen579 2 роки тому +317

    “What I love about comics is they are the only form of visual story telling that can be feasibly produced by a single creator on a consistent basis.”
    *shows a panel of Berserk

    • @alexj7440
      @alexj7440 2 роки тому +1

      pls explain. I'm not cvltvred

    • @brandonolsen579
      @brandonolsen579 2 роки тому +79

      @@alexj7440 the creator of Berserk (rip) was infamous for taking massive hiatuses that span years

    • @alexj7440
      @alexj7440 2 роки тому +7

      @@brandonolsen579 sounds like George R.R. Martin

    • @justaguy00000
      @justaguy00000 2 роки тому

      @@alexj7440 16:25 of this video has a Berserk panel

    • @bondocena6654
      @bondocena6654 2 роки тому +14

      @@alexj7440 Yes. Even Berserk and Game of Thrones are very similar ( specifically the golden age arc).

  • @slamsuperslam
    @slamsuperslam 9 місяців тому +35

    I love Baki because as ridiculous as EVERYTHING that happens in the series is, they present the characters as humans who just take martial arts SUPER seriously it’s so ridiculous it’s beautiful

  • @89Dustdevil
    @89Dustdevil 4 роки тому +798

    Yujiro is like If in pretimeskip Naruto Madara just walked around randomly trolling whenever he felt like it.

    • @Orthuzz
      @Orthuzz 3 роки тому +49

      Nope, Yujiro has completely different feel than Madara. You see Yujiro in Baki and u know he is total beast, u feel it, u hear it, u see it. Madara is badass, but it aint same, he lacks in what he invokes in you against Yujiro.

    • @crapcase3985
      @crapcase3985 3 роки тому +88

      @@Orthuzz An overpowered badass that makes the greatest fighters in the current generation shit themselves when his name is mentioned sounds right for both of them, the only real differences are their motivations and the lengths they'll goto (madara is a saint compared to yujiro)

    • @ragosauce8227
      @ragosauce8227 3 роки тому +22

      Imagine yujiro in Naruto and knowing how to use chakra.

    • @macntosh4359
      @macntosh4359 3 роки тому +12

      @@ragosauce8227 it would be like orochimaru on steroids and super intelligent

    • @sepg5084
      @sepg5084 3 роки тому +8

      I like both characters. Madara has gone insane because of his war trauma and side effects of sharingan, and he had an incredible level of power and skill. The way that he undid the edo tensei binding was such an "ooohhh shiiit" moment. The only other character in Naruto that appeals to me as much is Itachi: his extreme sacrifice, imperfections, and his mastery of the ninja art is such a nice combination. His susanoo with sword of totsuka and yata mirror just sounds more legendary than Madara's more powerful susanoo.

  • @LordZonar
    @LordZonar 4 роки тому +621

    For real though, who was strong enough to survive a night with Yujiro and subsequently birth his child?

    • @Egghead012
      @Egghead012 3 роки тому +191

      His mother,
      Strongest woman alive.

    • @josiahlalrineng4010
      @josiahlalrineng4010 3 роки тому +8

      @@Egghead012 Don't even get me started 😂

    • @torbenfranke1859
      @torbenfranke1859 2 роки тому +100

      Yujiros own mother became a monk, being traumatized at her sons hunger for... Anything.
      Jack hanma's mother also went bald and crazy, since she was raped probably.
      Baki's mother became obsessed with training him so that Yujiro would return to her... So either that was really good sex or she really hated her ex husband, whom Yujiro killed befor bedding her... And subsequently killed her, after she tried to interfere Ina fight between baki and him (because baki wasn't strong enough yet, killing her was 'motivarion')

    • @OMartinez91
      @OMartinez91 2 роки тому +74

      @@torbenfranke1859 the irony is once Baki chilled out a bit, be became stronger, which Yujiro hates because it reminds him of his dad who was a chill gigachad

    • @novandyamcals5633
      @novandyamcals5633 2 роки тому +1

      @@Egghead012 alive

  • @ltcrescent4011
    @ltcrescent4011 2 роки тому +53

    I feel like I love baki for a similar reason that I love jojo's.
    The series is just so wild and over the top, but the mangakas dont care, and just do what they want, making it enjoyable since you just go with whatever they do

  • @ChristianSedaPlays
    @ChristianSedaPlays 2 роки тому +71

    Baki has incredible detailed art even for the most minute event. You gotta respect that.

  • @JaxBlade
    @JaxBlade 5 років тому +5645

    OH HELL YEA GIVING MAH BOY BAKI SOME LOVE!!! Mad Respect mah man!!💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥

    • @ryancarless7921
      @ryancarless7921 5 років тому +38

      I knew he would be here. This show is crazy awesome

    • @michaelmartinez4641
      @michaelmartinez4641 5 років тому +5

      JaxBlade thank you for the would that work out work in real life it helped me a lot and now I am working out more

    • @wuj0-themanthemyththelegen856
      @wuj0-themanthemyththelegen856 5 років тому +5

      Stop this emoji cancer train.

    • @mihirdas4741
      @mihirdas4741 5 років тому +14

      When I saw the topic of this video I knew you would comment

    • @egzonahmeti1420
      @egzonahmeti1420 5 років тому +8

      Because of you i started reading baki 😁😁 and now this came up nice

  • @AmbroseBoaBowie
    @AmbroseBoaBowie 4 роки тому +2776

    he has a daughter who is the author of Beast stars. That's right the two greatest Manga authors of this generation are father and daughter

    • @AmbroseBoaBowie
      @AmbroseBoaBowie 4 роки тому +415

      Grow up

    • @quinny98
      @quinny98 4 роки тому +290

      @Amygdala 😒😒😒😒just enjoy both mangas. Theyve worked hard on them

    • @freshmadgod
      @freshmadgod 4 роки тому +61

      OMG YOURE FUCKING WITH ME NO WAY

    • @freshmadgod
      @freshmadgod 4 роки тому +68

      BY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT

    • @StickWuzHere
      @StickWuzHere 4 роки тому +20

      I didn't I know that. Preciate it

  • @myriad2878
    @myriad2878 3 роки тому +58

    Doesn't he one-up the praying mantis scene with a triceratops later? Man, it just keeps getting more and more insane, they revive a legendary swordsman from the past, thaw out a caveman, have an arc where it turns out Sumo wrestling is actually the strongest martial art all along, it's just that no one had the balls to face them so they pretended Sumo was weak. This manga/anime is awesome.

  • @samleheny1429
    @samleheny1429 Рік тому +50

    I found a lot to enjoy in Baki, but it also irritated me a bit too. Particularly the having-one's-cake-and-eating it attitude towards character injury. Characters are brutally injured regularly and it never ever sticks. People get their hands severed, their faces blown off, their rib cages systematically destroyed, and then those injuries are improbably reversed or healed a few chapters later if not just ignored a few scenes later. And because of this, Itagaki seems to feel the need to always one up himself in terms of the brutality of these injuries, so you know that THIS time, it's for real! ...But it never is. The story has gradually devalued the drama of characters receiving these horrific injuries and I've stopped falling for it when the manga tries to tell me "No really! The bad guy is properly down for the count this time, look! Read all this exposition explaining how Retsu irreversibly crippled him three different ways!".
    Nope. Very next scene I bet he'll be in hospital and a couple bandages on his knees will put him back to peak physical fitness.

  • @jpnarrations1180
    @jpnarrations1180 4 роки тому +1205

    Loved the Netflix version, but the CG moments made me feel like I was being robbed of potentially amazing fights

    • @seijin4426
      @seijin4426 4 роки тому +54

      That's cuz some scenes were incomplete.

    • @eastsideyugi1710
      @eastsideyugi1710 4 роки тому +27

      @@seijin4426 that makes so much sense I felt the same way about thw weird graphics

    • @assassinkillerelite
      @assassinkillerelite 4 роки тому +84

      I'm just glad the newest season didn't have any cgi

    • @LucasMartins-dy6no
      @LucasMartins-dy6no 3 роки тому +1

      @@assassinkillerelite it was awesome

    • @chellejohnson9789
      @chellejohnson9789 3 роки тому +6

      At least part 3 is all 2d

  • @detekOP
    @detekOP 4 роки тому +580

    Super Eyepatch Wolf: "Nothing supernatural..."
    Me: Miyamoto Musashi

    • @r2dezki
      @r2dezki 4 роки тому +72

      Or a caveman existing at the time of T-Rex... But seriously, who cares?

    • @snakemilthescienceeel2565
      @snakemilthescienceeel2565 4 роки тому +21

      Miyamoto Musashi was a real guy

    • @rafaeltiburcio6624
      @rafaeltiburcio6624 4 роки тому +69

      @@snakemilthescienceeel2565 he was a real DEAD guy who they cloned a body of and then resurrected

    • @saragos1216
      @saragos1216 4 роки тому +27

      SnakEmil the Science Eel they brought a spirit medium to revive him

    • @Carnige32
      @Carnige32 4 роки тому +1

      Ya was thinking the same exact thing 😂

  • @elvisdiaz2349
    @elvisdiaz2349 3 роки тому +298

    My mom watched this anime and she turned into my dad.

    • @Ahsan-pm3nj
      @Ahsan-pm3nj 3 роки тому +6

      Your parents have good taste

    • @nathanly2878
      @nathanly2878 3 роки тому +3

      I'd like to think you wrote this to mean that, your mom turned into your dad after watching Baki.

    • @musa8693
      @musa8693 3 роки тому +1

      She got the hormones dude just not activated untill baki

    • @Juginohero2137
      @Juginohero2137 3 роки тому

      Underrated comment

    • @elvisdiaz2349
      @elvisdiaz2349 3 роки тому +1

      @@nathanly2878 yeah that's what i meant, sorry english is not my native language. :)

  • @johnnywu8708
    @johnnywu8708 2 роки тому +57

    Baki is perfect binge material. I entered in expecting a more serious story, but what I got was just fights...a lot of them. Even though I couldn't get myself invested in a lot of the characters, I kept on watching just because the fighting is completely batshit crazy. That said, there's still that bit of realistic inspiration for many of the fighting moves. If I had started the series without expecting a serious story, I think it would've been an even better experience.

  • @TheModernMartialArtist
    @TheModernMartialArtist 5 років тому +4290

    When you take a step back, it's no more "ridiculous" than the recent marvel movies. We are just so used to a boy dressed like a spider fighting along side a wizard and a guy in a robot suit that we are willing to suspend our disbelief, which is what a good story can do.

    • @littlescreen9175
      @littlescreen9175 5 років тому +45

      love your channel

    • @wellguesswhatIthink
      @wellguesswhatIthink 5 років тому +206

      Yeah but, the point in Baki's that it's not magic or sci-fi. Suspension of disbelief isn't relevant just cause a story has superpowers

    • @erdrick8670
      @erdrick8670 5 років тому +163

      To be fair though, Baki has pulled some rather insane shit. How's about the fact that they had a literal cave man, who fought actual dinosaurs, as a challenger or the current arc were they resurrected a legend just so they could have more people to fight. I don't know, Baki gets pretty wild, still fun though.

    • @HurricaneDDragon
      @HurricaneDDragon 5 років тому +182

      The Modern Martial Artist ...Nah, Baki is still weirder because there is technically ZERO supernatural explanation for the really crazy things that happen in the story.

    • @MMAWARRIOR20
      @MMAWARRIOR20 5 років тому +29

      variety is the spice of life. Some fiction still is consistent with it's own universe's set logic. but sometimes utter ridiculousness can be fun. kind of like american dad and family guy as a equivalency

  • @08131907748
    @08131907748 4 роки тому +63

    What I love about Baki is that there is no silly excuse why the characters fight as they do in DBZ for example which will just summon one shallow villain after the other. In Baki the characters are obsessed with fighting, its their only purpouse. Also the way its drawn is oddly refreshing. No skinny pretty boys, just flesh, muscle, bone and raw force collapsing onto each other

  • @sylezmakefightz9727
    @sylezmakefightz9727 9 місяців тому +12

    Read this entire manga 8 years ago and never found a manga better with better illustrated to this day ..this is by far my favorite manga ever

  • @Pineboii
    @Pineboii 3 роки тому +22

    Baki got me back into martial arts , I'm learning muay thai and judo on my own seeing how those are both great for short statutes people

  • @alexkrauss3758
    @alexkrauss3758 4 роки тому +368

    "Damn Grappler Baki get's crazy" - me after reading it.
    Future Me: "Grappler Baki? That one's pretty tame honestly. Wait till we start unfreezing and reincarnating people."

    • @megapanka
      @megapanka 3 роки тому +10

      Lmao when oda nobugada or miyamoto musashi or wtv comes back from the past and uses a dude as a sword. Jfc.

    • @Nico42048
      @Nico42048 3 роки тому +10

      I thought the fight with gaia was crazy,and then musashi f@#$ing myamoto just takes a sword and cuts through a swat team

    • @linko9720
      @linko9720 2 роки тому +3

      I thought cutting cords so you're blind was crazy, and then we have a fucking miyamoto musashi get kissed so his soul gets back into the afterlife

  • @michaelgorilla9910
    @michaelgorilla9910 4 роки тому +382

    The best part of Baki to me is how Baki wins most if not all of his fights mentality first. He rarely over powers anyone and just makes them play into his games

    • @alstoyle
      @alstoyle 4 роки тому +4

      In Baki part 2 he has 3 major fights and 3 shots all of them and then in Baki part 3 he fucks over the entire Arizona State black pentagon including oliva. Really the maximum tournament and pickle were his only true challenges after he's 17-18

    • @zizu1236
      @zizu1236 4 роки тому +2

      @@alstoyle bruh did you see how baki knockd out shunsei in the raitai in 2 seconds. He is now op enough to not need tactics

    • @alstoyle
      @alstoyle 4 роки тому +2

      @@zizu1236 yeah. That's what I'm talking about. Really post raitai anyone not named "yujiro" or "pickle" is a one shot

    • @zizu1236
      @zizu1236 4 роки тому

      @@alstoyle i wonder how it would be if doppo fought baki?

    • @alstoyle
      @alstoyle 4 роки тому +2

      @@zizu1236 Baki would body him. A pre "man" and pre "kaiho" awakened Baki beat retsu in the maxim tournament and retsu beat orochi

  • @LUCKO2022
    @LUCKO2022 4 роки тому +322

    Hey wait. Jack's motivation is to take down Yojiro. He doesn't care about taking down Baki. You got the wrong in the video. Jack is pissed at Yojiro for what was done to his mother.

    • @jacobmcguire9174
      @jacobmcguire9174 3 роки тому +86

      I think he doesn’t want to ruin the plot for everyone. Just like how he doesn’t say why Baki wants to beat Yujiro so badly.

    • @LUCKO2022
      @LUCKO2022 3 роки тому +7

      @@jacobmcguire9174
      That is because Yojiro killed his mother. Also he wants to be stronger than Yojrio because that is what his mother wanted.

    • @thor1378
      @thor1378 3 роки тому +9

      @@LUCKO2022 Yujiro*****

    • @Mufflin
      @Mufflin 3 роки тому +32

      @@LUCKO2022 That's what he said, he just want you to know that maybe he doesn't want to spoil it for others like you just did.

    • @sinclairguess1187
      @sinclairguess1187 2 роки тому +1

      Dude,spooiiler!

  • @gerardosantos1324
    @gerardosantos1324 3 роки тому +3

    after being recommended to this manga this video was finally my final push towards reading it, saw the video a couple months ago, just finished reading the whole series, what an amazing piece of art it was, and an amazing story too!! thanks man, i really love your videos

  • @Busterdrag
    @Busterdrag 5 років тому +1368

    >"There's no supernatural things in Grappler Baki"
    >Thawed-Out Cavemen, People turning to Liquid, People turning hairs into needles by blowing them at people.
    Seems Legit.

    • @noxiousfred3675
      @noxiousfred3675 5 років тому +7

      cala a boca mermão

    • @Arkhs
      @Arkhs 5 років тому +13

      Would say those are more preternatural

    • @bakithebaker5216
      @bakithebaker5216 5 років тому +4

      OF COURSE HAHAHAHA

    • @cruzwindu777deffsff4
      @cruzwindu777deffsff4 5 років тому +20

      ''Busterdrag those things aren’t supernatural except for the liquid thing, which was only in Baki’s imagination
      ''
      You forget that the caveman kills Tyranosaurus Rexs ?
      Or that Musashi Miyamoto was brought form the dead ?
      Or that there is a guy with 1xx years capable of fighting a guy who breaks through concrete like it was pape mache ?

    • @paulandreotti1639
      @paulandreotti1639 5 років тому +13

      Don't forget blowing someone's own intestines through their ears...somehow.

  • @damnthatsrough970
    @damnthatsrough970 5 років тому +486

    Finally someone giving baki the respect it deserved

    • @dergoat3978
      @dergoat3978 5 років тому +1

      You should check out the Anime Hero, he covers a lot of Baki on his channel

    • @Takato-ym2dk
      @Takato-ym2dk 5 років тому

      @@dergoat3978 that anime is awesome

    • @dergoat3978
      @dergoat3978 5 років тому

      @@Takato-ym2dk yeah it is

    • @dreb5776
      @dreb5776 5 років тому

      Ikr

    • @Trxpamvs
      @Trxpamvs 5 років тому +1

      @@dergoat3978 damm glad to find another who likes the UA-cam anime goat

  • @dylanyingling9098
    @dylanyingling9098 2 роки тому +11

    I mean his daughter is also the Creator of Beastars so that's neat. Weirdness runs in the family

  • @Shad0wyNinja
    @Shad0wyNinja 3 роки тому +22

    7:04 quick correction: the sternomastoid (or more correctly, the sternocleidomastoid muscles) is the muscle of the neck that connects the head to the upper chest bone, it’s not the upper trap muscle

  • @DLevii
    @DLevii 5 років тому +1019

    Because of this video I read the whole manga...
    Completely worth it

    • @mariojimenez691
      @mariojimenez691 5 років тому +7

      Same here.

    • @codinhandrau5332
      @codinhandrau5332 5 років тому +6

      tips on order i should read it in ?

    • @DLevii
      @DLevii 5 років тому +37

      @@codinhandrau5332 I recommend from the beginning
      -Baki The Grappler
      -Baki: New Grappler Baki
      - Baki Son Of Ogre
      - Baki-Dou / Baki-Dou (2018)
      In my opinion that is the best order, I wouldn't skip the first one like he said in the video, even if you've already watched the netflix anime

    • @claudiu6387
      @claudiu6387 5 років тому +4

      @@DLevii it is long? How much time took to read the whole manga? Sorry for my english

    • @claudiu6387
      @claudiu6387 5 років тому +3

      @PsychoDieter91 it is on mangarock

  • @jjj-sl2ok
    @jjj-sl2ok 5 років тому +428

    At first I hated the art style, I thought it was so ugly, but I gave an opportunity to the manga, and then I understand how it makes sense, it blends perfectly with this world, the fights are bizarre and so good, the art style adds more to the moment. honestly, the style is still... weird, but I got to appreciate it and now love it.

    • @victorotero3157
      @victorotero3157 5 років тому +2

      The manga compared to the anime it not even a comparison the manga wins 100 percent that is due to the fact that in the manga there more detailing on the character will in the anime they have to cut cost so it isn't going to be as amazing though they been doing a great job either way I love the new baki duo arc with the new samaria miyamoto which he took that into context from history

    • @slyose6154
      @slyose6154 5 років тому +2

      I find that hard, to me the art style is really ugly

    • @victorotero3157
      @victorotero3157 5 років тому +1

      @@slyose6154 it a muscular art style what you would expect the manga art is better than anime if you meant the anime one. If you came to an anime based on magic what art style you getting oddly some magic style

    • @cry9297
      @cry9297 5 років тому

      @@victorotero3157 people can have preferences

    • @victorotero3157
      @victorotero3157 5 років тому

      @@cry9297 bro I know that it an opinion I don't need someone to tell me that

  • @vaquero2322
    @vaquero2322 2 роки тому +6

    I love specifically your analysis of his style in this video. I absolutely adore the art in this series and seeing other appreciate it really speaks to the artist in me.

  • @GRAYgauss
    @GRAYgauss 3 роки тому +2

    Your passion and analysis is something so amazing that I think the world should care about it. I hope to see you gain so many more subscribers that 1 million feels like 1000.

  • @markburns4837
    @markburns4837 5 років тому +263

    "The most deadly death row inmates arc"how does that not sound so cool.

    • @juanramirez5898
      @juanramirez5898 5 років тому +1

      Still waiting for season 2 on netflix. I seen season 1 twice already.

    • @naivz8395
      @naivz8395 5 років тому +1

      Juan Ramirez you can watch season 2 online

    • @Trxpamvs
      @Trxpamvs 5 років тому +2

      @@juanramirez5898 It's out on Netflix now

    • @juanramirez5898
      @juanramirez5898 5 років тому +1

      @@Trxpamvs yessss finally.

    • @jamieweir9843
      @jamieweir9843 5 років тому

      Juan Ramirez I just started watching Baki today on Netflix 👊

  • @vicenteortegarubilar9418
    @vicenteortegarubilar9418 5 років тому +626

    Okey, after the first seconds of the video, I am sold. I will come back in a few hours after some reading.

    • @Poukeli
      @Poukeli 5 років тому +8

      Ok tell me how it was

    • @xRedFlag
      @xRedFlag 5 років тому +15

      He still has more than 700 chapters to read

    • @Cronalixz
      @Cronalixz 5 років тому +1

      @@stayskeptic3923 I'm sure you would translate it faster than spinyback team like that

    • @Ecko1985
      @Ecko1985 5 років тому +1

      It's gonna take you a couple, couple hours.

    • @INSYA
      @INSYA 5 років тому

      Ik u already started u told me

  • @julelemaitre
    @julelemaitre Рік тому +10

    I started reading the manga when i was in middle school, some second-hand shop sold them at very low price and here i entered the madness of this amazing manga. I was very fond of fighting mangas at the time, and I was shocked because I never read anything like this before, but i was so hooked. I'm grateful for that discovery and i'm glad someone shares it with the world. Read baki folks !

  • @cthulhuscat442
    @cthulhuscat442 3 роки тому

    So happy I found this video. I only first heard of Baki through the Netflix anime and I fell in love with it. I love long form, researched videos like these. Thank you.

  • @alexanderchon9058
    @alexanderchon9058 5 років тому +441

    Seeing Dorian just pukes up a grenade is just funny af.

    • @WEBTEAM1000
      @WEBTEAM1000 5 років тому +17

      Dorian is sexy as fuck. Change my view.

    • @Rebel37th
      @Rebel37th 4 роки тому +25

      For a while, Dorian was my favorite of the five.

    • @r2dezki
      @r2dezki 4 роки тому +29

      It's a shame that Spec got so little time.

    • @DamnedPunk135
      @DamnedPunk135 4 роки тому +4

      @@Rebel37th he still is for me

    • @Rebel37th
      @Rebel37th 4 роки тому

      UrProbablyGay 135 what are your thoughts on how his part ended by losing his mind?

  • @wellguesswhatIthink
    @wellguesswhatIthink 5 років тому +195

    Also, Baki's image training with a praying mantis is actually one of his biggest points of character growth. Yeah.

    • @gdadder
      @gdadder 5 років тому +20

      He was training for like a month straight and we didn’t see him for like 30 chapters, that shit was hype

    • @wellguesswhatIthink
      @wellguesswhatIthink 5 років тому +4

      I think that's basically the same part, when he realizes insects are fast cuz' their muscles are liquid

    • @alearnedman
      @alearnedman 5 років тому +4

      mu mu That's not quite how that works, insects truly are proportionally far stronger than just about any other animals, and while they're minuscule size compared to us does contribute to this, the main factor actually comes from that fact that insects have exoskeletons rather than internal ones, leaving much more space in their bodies for their muscles, increasing the amount of power they can pack into smaller frames. And the only reason insects don't get any bigger than their current tiny sizes is due to the much lower levels of oxygen in our atmosphere compared to 300 million+ years ago.

    • @joshgroban5291
      @joshgroban5291 5 років тому +1

      @mu mu he said proportionally

    • @SebastianIsGod
      @SebastianIsGod 5 років тому +1

      @mu mu cheetahs are not small animals and they are really fast, what about them? The beetle, called Onthophagus taurus, was found to be able to pull a whopping 1,141 times its own body weight, no other animal would be able to do that. And even humans, who are way bigger, way stronger, way faster will struggle a lot when trying to lift even 1 or 2 times their own body weight. The force of gravity itself isnt "lower" in smaller animals btw. Gravity exterts itself equally unless an object is as big as say, our planet. Only if youre THAT big will you be able to change the way gravity "operates"

  • @piratekingthethtaroo
    @piratekingthethtaroo 4 місяці тому

    All of your videos are so beautiful. You know just the right things to say to explain the beauty of each series. You're amazing!

  • @lexsodz
    @lexsodz Рік тому

    Wow this was a pleasure watching!! Amazing effort and quality!! It also reminded me to once again level up my training!

  • @ryancarless7921
    @ryancarless7921 5 років тому +318

    Eyepatch Wolf always chooses the best anime with bizarre moments.

    • @Darwingreen5
      @Darwingreen5 5 років тому

      also the gorn, the horrible gorn. Like dudes punching so hard their limbs explode from the impact... they I could be mixing up moments from "Tough". There's a lot of overlap with those two manga.

    • @Flamelance_Accendo
      @Flamelance_Accendo 5 років тому +6

      Sounds like Jojo

    • @derkdirk3553
      @derkdirk3553 5 років тому

      Ryan Carless first
      B.B.
      l,k, mmmmv def,ole,
      DZV.lo Mll,

    • @davi0121
      @davi0121 5 років тому +3

      @@Flamelance_Accendo *JoJo's on Crack

    • @Mareforyou
      @Mareforyou 5 років тому +1

      why he not choose Baki before? Only anime came out and he makes video about baki and this piss me off. This manga is 27 years old and nobody even talks about it.

  • @Kurial94
    @Kurial94 4 роки тому +127

    The manga is ridiculously good, with how fluid and well drawn the fights are, you don't really need a anime. So anime only peeps should check it out.
    Of course the first arcs are a little old-school style but once you get the prisoner arc everything turns amazing.
    Also you'll be missing some context if you start by watching netflix baki (it's season 3 actually), feel free to still watch it, you'll probably rewatch it anyways once you read/watch the first arcs.

    • @planatano_
      @planatano_ 3 роки тому

      IMO you should just start with the manga or Netflix anime and re-read the manga. Then if you start with the manga finish it then watch the OVAs and anime

    • @gdadder
      @gdadder 2 роки тому

      @@planatano_ I’m super late to this comment section but I highly disagree, the early manga for English users freaking sucks super hard. It’s very VERY mistranslated from a douchebag who barely knows Kanji and does it all for money. The first anime is a great and faithful adaptation.
      Not to mention the beginning of the manga starts in the middle of the story and then backtracks, it’s very confusing lol.

  • @Ostnizdasht206
    @Ostnizdasht206 2 роки тому +11

    I remember reading an issue of Grappler Baki back in the day and noticing the amazing gesture artwork in the fight scenes.

  • @gailsalt.5230
    @gailsalt.5230 3 роки тому

    5:37 - 5:49
    Literally me to most of your videos lol. The way you narrate the video just makes it sounds so interesting and believable, so much so that I ended up watching all of the videos in your channel

  • @SwaggerJoyce
    @SwaggerJoyce 5 років тому +644

    Someone: I don't wanna watch Baki, look at its art-
    Me: **sends them this video**

    • @samuelraji8343
      @samuelraji8343 5 років тому +6

      The art is fine if you have ever read American or UK underground comics

    • @reimusabelli2127
      @reimusabelli2127 5 років тому +39

      Its funny because the art was what got my attention

    • @lucian5389
      @lucian5389 5 років тому +12

      Yup that's what we all thought before we watched JoJo as well

    • @thenew4559
      @thenew4559 5 років тому +13

      I think the absurd anatomy is something that anybody will appreciate if they read the manga. While the art quality of the earlier parts is not nearly as good as it currently is, it is also quite a good deal more realistic and more tame. Over time it gradually morphs into what it is today, allowing readers to gradually get used to the absurd anatomy that is characteristic of this franchise. Over time it is hard to resist falling in love with the art style, through his art Itagaki shows a level of passion and care for detail that is unparalleled. The art is one of the serie’s greatest strengths.

    • @kallenjosenavarro9785
      @kallenjosenavarro9785 5 років тому

      **sends them a link directed to this video**

  • @route1trainer
    @route1trainer 5 років тому +689

    He didn't talk about "Dress", the strongest move in Grappler Baki, where Baki's grandfather grabs a person by their leg and uses them as nunchucks so fast it looks like he's wearing a dress (look it up)

    • @DieHardjagged
      @DieHardjagged 5 років тому +144

      What the actual fuck, this series is really over the top.
      Maybe i should Start reading it.

    • @chunksie3851
      @chunksie3851 5 років тому +113

      he defeats a US battleship with it.

    • @SolidSnake240
      @SolidSnake240 5 років тому +20

      @@DieHardjagged You should. Theres also another series called TOUGH thats crazy as well.

    • @Supreme0757
      @Supreme0757 5 років тому

      @@DieHardjagged yes you REALLY should

    • @prakrithkeshav9425
      @prakrithkeshav9425 5 років тому +1

      What even?

  • @AscendtionArc
    @AscendtionArc 3 роки тому

    Thanks for this video.
    I've been curios about the series for a while.

  • @Rose-st4zt
    @Rose-st4zt 3 роки тому +1

    I’m more interested in checking out more of this content. That was an excellent breakdown.

  • @pebbles9649
    @pebbles9649 5 років тому +471

    Jojo's weirdness+Hajime No ippo's fights+badass story=Grapplers Baki

    • @MohamedAli-ij4ko
      @MohamedAli-ij4ko 5 років тому +51

      Tbh baki sound and looks weirder than jojo

    • @Next-xm2dh
      @Next-xm2dh 5 років тому +21

      Nah, Baki is His Own Beast

    • @MohamedAli-ij4ko
      @MohamedAli-ij4ko 5 років тому +1

      @@shawn-ju8ey true i only read to part 6

    • @yarbitmot
      @yarbitmot 5 років тому +25

      >tfw the fact you have 4 balls is a crucial plot component

    • @longjohns7087
      @longjohns7087 5 років тому

      Well, I'm sold.

  • @takumifujiwara300
    @takumifujiwara300 5 років тому +657

    The thing i love about baki is that. The main character is not OP af. and gets spanked by his father, until the day he gets to spanked him

    • @claudiu6387
      @claudiu6387 5 років тому +14

      When? I think he never beat his father

    • @Godswithu123
      @Godswithu123 5 років тому +51

      Incognito i think he means in the future when he surpasses his father

    • @wiseguy01
      @wiseguy01 4 роки тому +77

      so most anime protagonists

    • @themartialartgod5425
      @themartialartgod5425 4 роки тому +5

      In the manga

    • @mdnain7841
      @mdnain7841 4 роки тому +3

      I don't know dude.Yanagi build up like a final boss of thr convict arc but his fight with baki kinda let down.

  • @Breaded_Squirrel
    @Breaded_Squirrel 3 роки тому +12

    The most absurd thing in Grappler Baki is that second op from the original anime.

  • @Matwew21
    @Matwew21 3 роки тому

    Really happy I found your channel. What a goldmine.

  • @Crazelord91
    @Crazelord91 5 років тому +486

    It's comparable to *Jojo* (especially due to the exagerated muscular of characters) but with a distinct difference in their ridiculousness; At least to me.
    Jojo's feels like the bizarness is an active choice (it's in the name even) and written with that intent. The whole memeness of it is more self aware and part of the storytelling.
    The character names, the posing, stand powers, the overt supernatural elements, etc. It all seem purposeful, like Araki goes out of his way to make things outlandish; which is part of why it's unique and great.
    Baki feels more like the weirdness is a byproduct of telling a story about the limits of fighting mixed with the Itagaki's unique personality. Less intent on purposely making the story crazy vs the escalation of events and character strength leading to the absurd.
    I see this mostly from his use of more "supernatural" like exagerations of seemingly realistic abilities and situations vs straight up shonen powers. Someone being so strong and conditioned they can take a bullet to the knee cap and still stand up vs a magical ability to withstand bullets.
    Best analogy I can think of is Araki actively sprays a room with a soda spritzer while Itagaki shakes a bunch of soda cans and they happen to explode and cover the room. And I love them both partly for the absurdness
    I obviously could be wrong, just my interpretation

    • @Trxpamvs
      @Trxpamvs 5 років тому +17

      That's actually a nice analogy.

    • @lucian5389
      @lucian5389 5 років тому +21

      Holy shit that's a perfect explanation

    • @manuelmateo3392
      @manuelmateo3392 5 років тому +29

      Not exactly, since the "Bizarre" in the title is more meant to mean "whimsical" or "fantastical" than outright weird. And while Araki does indeed go out of his way to make things crazy and goofy, it has also several moments where it's legitimately grounded, and at times poignant. Araki also makes extensive use of including and referencing scientific tidbits and historical facts in order to explain the strategies his characters come up with during fights, or to further explain the "rules" of the encounter in question.
      Itagaki definitely does exactly what you describe, what with a good portion of the manga celebrating and casting light on martial arts techniques, styles, and the simple act of conditioning oneself to fight and succeed.

    • @manuelmateo3392
      @manuelmateo3392 5 років тому +13

      @Alexander Supertramp The point is that they aren't as distinct as OP would think. Also, I mentioned extensive, and I'm willing to bet that Araki makes more usage of trivia and scientific precedents in his work than Itagaki does, especially since Itagaki often usually puts his facts under the purview of martial arts or combat styles, whereas Araki ranges from explanations on turgor to an entire explanation on the Ganges river, and even to quoting astronomer Fred Hoyle.

    • @mechasentai
      @mechasentai 4 роки тому +1

      Excelente analysis! Yes I agree with this. JoJo is more pure fantasy whereas Baki is fantasized reality. Almost like the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. It's grounded in "realism" but of course it's all just imposible or at least fantasy. It's almost a self contradiction but that's also what makes it fascinating and fun.
      It's analogous to how he draws muscle. He takes reality (good anatomy) and exaggerates it to fit the story.

  • @TheImportlove
    @TheImportlove 5 років тому +1234

    baki's bizarre adventure

    • @BigDave18
      @BigDave18 5 років тому +39

      Fits like a glove

    • @lucian5389
      @lucian5389 5 років тому +4

      Endorphin Powaaaahh!!!

    • @mldempsey25
      @mldempsey25 5 років тому

      OH MY GOD! NANI?!?

    • @hectorbeltran392
      @hectorbeltran392 5 років тому

      Sounds about right

    • @ulisesxavier1116
      @ulisesxavier1116 5 років тому +12

      Most Masculine Animes:
      Baki
      Berserk
      Fist of the North Star
      Jojo’s Part 1-3

  • @ToastyPCvidya
    @ToastyPCvidya 6 місяців тому +4

    I completely disagree on starting with the Netflix sequel. Either read the manga or watch the old anime. Experiencing the whole story from Baki's more humble beginnings, and just how it keeps getting crazier and crazier as it goes is a ride! At first you don't believe for one iota of a second that Baki could EVER even come close to fighting on the same level as his dad, but as the series goes on, you get to see just how much of a genius he can be. You see this little runt grow, change, improve, culminating on an absolute spectacle of a fight in Baki Hanma part 2. It's worth it.

  • @ozmineboy8881
    @ozmineboy8881 4 роки тому +78

    Jojo fans: You had me at bizarre

  • @kraniumdranium1364
    @kraniumdranium1364 5 років тому +513

    I like the part when Baki's dad Yujiro was sneaking up on him just before he was about to have sex, and straight up tells him to have sex everyday, and anytime :)

    • @marvelbladez993
      @marvelbladez993 5 років тому +34

      You sound like you would do that to your son

    • @kraniumdranium1364
      @kraniumdranium1364 5 років тому +81

      @@marvelbladez993 only if I was the strongest human being ever, but I'm not :)

    • @marvelbladez993
      @marvelbladez993 5 років тому +2

      @@kraniumdranium1364 Lol

    • @victorotero3157
      @victorotero3157 5 років тому +2

      @@kraniumdranium1364 what to have a strong son but with baki I doubt that he too soft

    • @goose9514
      @goose9514 5 років тому +4

      How to be best dad

  • @mechathunandthecultofdeath4958
    @mechathunandthecultofdeath4958 5 років тому +266

    16:24 '...On a consistent basis.' (Immediate cut to Berserk.) Only HunterxHunter would have been more ironic.

    • @Daniel-ri2dy
      @Daniel-ri2dy 5 років тому +6

      Hey another chapter of berserk supposedly comes out on the 28th of September

    • @kylotl5690
      @kylotl5690 5 років тому

      source ?

    • @Daniel-ri2dy
      @Daniel-ri2dy 5 років тому

      @@kylotl5690 last page of the latest chapter gives a September 28th continuation date

    • @iyobosajoshuaowiejosh900
      @iyobosajoshuaowiejosh900 5 років тому +4

      HxH is not a good anime let’s be real

    • @bleachcool1465
      @bleachcool1465 5 років тому +10

      Joshua Owie is that supposed to be funny kid

  • @rohankishibe8259
    @rohankishibe8259 3 роки тому +2

    I watched your video about baki long long ago, it was the seed that made me into the training maniac that i am today, i was a lazy fat timid, i knew baki since 2014, but you and the anime man were the ones that made me curious about it 1 year ago i think, thank you.
    Edit: i watched the whole thing from the start, and yeah i continued watching after that opening of the season 2

  • @Clownkhitty
    @Clownkhitty 3 роки тому

    I absolutely love the wackiness of Baki and the want for power within each and every character. It’s captivating and interesting and it’s one of my favorite mangas/anime. I started with the 2018 version when it first came out because it looked really cool and I am kinda glad that’s where I started.
    Amazing review! Your voice just makes it all the more interesting to watch

    • @jiyanmehta7250
      @jiyanmehta7250 2 роки тому

      That's exactly what I hate in Baki...idk it's just a hot take or it just isn't for me.The outlandish and the corny shit is what makes me not like it,it's beyond stupid to the point I thought this guy doesn't know shit about martial arts.His artstyle is great but writing wise it's shit.No structure of plot,just really really corny shit mixed with a dash of Japanese nationalism.Plus the mangaka shits on quite a lotta boxing and mma legends.

    • @Clownkhitty
      @Clownkhitty 2 роки тому

      @@jiyanmehta7250 I respect that! And I respect that you watched this video despite disliking the show. To me, Baki isn’t supposed to be realistically portrayed by any means, so I understand why people who love realistic fights would hate it. As for the plot I kinda agree. It’s convoluted and hard to follow, but that’s not why I enjoyed it. I liked how the character designs matched their personalities and how completely outlandish the fights were. Do you have a better fighting anime/manga recommendation? If so, I’m more than open to what you think would be better.

    • @jiyanmehta7250
      @jiyanmehta7250 2 роки тому +1

      @@Clownkhitty well thank you for respecting my opinion,I have no problem with outlandish stuff,but an anime like Baki about martial arts,you can't be too corny imo.There has to be some things grounded in reality.But yea for better manga I'd say kengan assurance,Hajime no Ippo,Ashita no Joe.

  • @Kanji1Sawamatsu
    @Kanji1Sawamatsu 5 років тому +340

    Everyone compared this to JoJo in comments but Kengan Asura is just basically more serious Baki.

    • @imXSUPERXVEGITO
      @imXSUPERXVEGITO 5 років тому +62

      I feel like kengan asura takes inspiration from baki

    • @BestWayKilla
      @BestWayKilla 4 роки тому +49

      ​@@imXSUPERXVEGITO It does, but it also takes inspiration from a lot of real life fighters as well. It also shows a lot more restraint with what its characters are able to do.

    • @pianogiovanna4854
      @pianogiovanna4854 4 роки тому +49

      Keiji Sawamatsu nah. Kengan atleast had some natural joke-y humor in it (ie Ohma being swarmed by girls)while Baki's humor relies on the absurdity of it's world (ie Retsu running on water lmao)

    • @hotsizler305
      @hotsizler305 4 роки тому +5

      Nah, kengan is much more grounded(imagine that lol)

    • @outsidercain3038
      @outsidercain3038 4 роки тому +11

      @@hotsizler305 >"Demon Forms"
      >More grounded
      Pick one
      At least in Netflix Baki, when they take a bullet in the jaw, it gets nasty af, even for a muscle mountain (but the grenade explosion survivor is a bit over the top)

  • @Koumori555
    @Koumori555 4 роки тому +230

    this video's fantastic but im honestly disappointed at the lack of discussion about yujiro hanma and just how big of an impact he leaves on the series and his role as an antagonist in general

    • @JovanaSanchez000
      @JovanaSanchez000 4 роки тому +10

      It's better to read about tho! I don't want to be spoiled on why Yujiro is the world's greatest fighter!

    • @jwonjwonk1777
      @jwonjwonk1777 3 роки тому +7

      He isn't the greatest villain if we're being honest

  • @strikewong4759
    @strikewong4759 3 роки тому

    Very nicely explained & descriptive! I enjoyed this very much! Thank you for sharing!

  • @jaysondowney7403
    @jaysondowney7403 2 роки тому +10

    One of my favorite moments in Baki is in Baki son of ogre where Baki mentions how powerful a praying mantis really is because a lion could defeat a animal four to 3 times it’s weight but praying mantis could beat animals 6 to 7 times stronger

  • @mochgaming4873
    @mochgaming4873 4 роки тому +68

    the way the characters look in the manga are like those custom characters made in the game ark survival evolved

    • @BenDover-rz3kq
      @BenDover-rz3kq 3 роки тому +1

      Ark.... just hearing that name gives me nam flashbacks

  • @harpseal9234
    @harpseal9234 4 роки тому +191

    this series is a series thats a part of the that section of anime/manga that jojos a part of .
    realistic , nasty, silly, absurd situation filled , full of action , and extreme exaggeration . the same part of anime/manga thats is truly unforgiving to its characters through extreme violence . its wild.

    • @raikoedgymoto
      @raikoedgymoto 4 роки тому +11

      Yeah it's called Manime lol

    • @nue7361
      @nue7361 3 роки тому +14

      How is jojo nasty. Oh yeah notorious B.I.G and purple haze. Nevermind carry on

    • @isagiyoichi5207
      @isagiyoichi5207 3 роки тому +8

      @@nue7361 Have u forgotten the rat stand, in part 4 that makes human bodies have cancer or something (making them grow excess flesh). Jotaro and Josuke fought against that rat

    • @nue7361
      @nue7361 3 роки тому

      @@isagiyoichi5207 oh yeah ratt yeah i remeber now

    • @artbyatticus3001
      @artbyatticus3001 3 роки тому +2

      @@isagiyoichi5207 it actually melts them

  • @MaximanLP
    @MaximanLP 8 місяців тому

    This is one of the best anime analyses that I've ever seen. You gave me a much greater understanding of why Baki is so weird and how the author is showing his love of martial arts and their philosophies/teachings. Liked and favorited.

  • @Saucy_Wiggles
    @Saucy_Wiggles 9 місяців тому

    This got me into Baki a couple years back great vid! Now excited about Pickle Arc and eagerly awaiting Baki vs Yujiro, what a time to be alive. Can't wait to get that can of juice.

  • @johnnyminecraft8255
    @johnnyminecraft8255 5 років тому +786

    Awaken My Masters...

    • @Brother-Martell
      @Brother-Martell 5 років тому +40

      Mosin Nagant WAMMU

    • @Ghost3210
      @Ghost3210 5 років тому +64

      *vampiric aztec bodybuilding gods approve*

    • @shen5533
      @shen5533 5 років тому +37

      AYAYAYAY...

    • @jocosesonata
      @jocosesonata 5 років тому +22

      **! ! P O S I N G I N T E N S I F I E S ! !**

    • @BigDave18
      @BigDave18 5 років тому +19

      *base drop*

  • @chasewilson3693
    @chasewilson3693 5 років тому +109

    5:23 the ancient soul of a samurai is brought back into his cloned body by an actual real psychic.....pretty sure there is SOME supernatural shit

    • @C.Hendrick5662
      @C.Hendrick5662 5 років тому +19

      I came here to say exactly this. Baki definitely has some supernatural elements.

    • @ThiagoSilva-lg7tj
      @ThiagoSilva-lg7tj 5 років тому +6

      What about Pickle?
      (I mean, I don't think he himself is supernatural, but how did they bring him back?)

    • @chasewilson3693
      @chasewilson3693 5 років тому +10

      He was frozen in ice and thawed out. Its not unheard off for even people to survive being frozen for a period of time. Obviously hundreds of millions of years is a bit much, but the author does at least try to frame it as something scientific. Miyamoto Musashi being brought back to life was just straight up supernatural BS though. There really was no real explanation of the psychic putting his soul in the cloned body (the cloning of which is in and off itself highly suspect).

    • @kodytiffany5686
      @kodytiffany5686 5 років тому +14

      I thought Yetis were by definition supernatural.
      I think what he meant was no beam weapons or spirit bombs; the fights themselves are not really supernatural... though some make me doubt that even.

    • @noktron9714
      @noktron9714 5 років тому +5

      I mean, there are various people with superpowers in Baki the consistently use them. If you've read the Scarface manga, the little midget guy can click his fingers and create an illusion, or there's Yanagi's vacuum inside his hand, or Baki's straight up imagination constructs.

  • @billystaples6750
    @billystaples6750 9 місяців тому +4

    0:14 Most based line of the baki manga EVER: "I hanma baki.. Have just pissed in my pants."

  • @ronaldinhoisfat
    @ronaldinhoisfat 3 роки тому

    Man I love this channel. Subscribed

  • @bjtucker5
    @bjtucker5 5 років тому +222

    It's not "off-putting"... It's manime.
    And I LOVE it👌

    • @thenew4559
      @thenew4559 4 роки тому +5

      @CHAN LEE , yeah. It's even too manly for most men.

    • @dunterriker3301
      @dunterriker3301 4 роки тому

      I’m going to screenshot this. I’ve never agreed with a comment more

    • @clownworldhereticmyron1018
      @clownworldhereticmyron1018 4 роки тому +2

      @CHAN LEE what, do you think women are incapable of being interested in fighting? Rofl

  • @Tardis
    @Tardis 4 роки тому +92

    I really like this quote.
    "What I love about comics is that they're the only form of visual storytelling that can feasibly be produced by a single creator on a consistant basis, and so these stories you get from them can feel a lot more individualistic and personal than a bigger production potentially could. Particularly with manga, where a creator is tied to do one series and characters. I think something special happens when a person puts their unique obsessions and experiences into creating a world story. That's the feeling I get when I read Grapple Pocky. For all it's absurd, outlandish and straight-up insane ideas, there's a level of sincerity to it that I think could only come from a singular vision, and I think that's really cool. I think that's something that people should care about.

  • @zepranx644
    @zepranx644 2 роки тому +1

    damn, you dont know how many times i've watched this video, i just...love it, i cant get enough of it

  • @CatNamedSteve05
    @CatNamedSteve05 Рік тому +9

    I agree as absurd as Baki is you can feel the love that made it. The same way you can listen to a song and feel the emotion in the song versus a quality but produced song made to make money. Its like a sixth sense we have its the ability to feel and recognize the emotion that was put into a piece of art. The burning passion and emotion almost seems to come of as an energy from its creator/creators into the artwork like an enchantment that flows into whoever experiences that piece of art. And energy we cant see or feel but an energy we can connect with emotionally.