While there are plenty of manga series that are eying the finish line, including the likes of Dr. Stone, My Hero Academia, and a handful of others, some manga seem to never end the story of their respective protagonists. Such is the case with the story of Baki Hanma, the son of the strongest man on Earth who is looking to defeat his father, the Ogre Yujiro Hanma, as the long-running manga series of Baki The Grappler celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year. On top of some associated events, creator Keisuke Itagaki is holding a special event to celebrate.
On top of this upcoming discussion which is set to take place on March 19th, the franchise is looking to recreate one of the most notable areas of Baki The Grappler in the “Tokyo Dome” which routinely saw some of the biggest brawls of the anime franchise take place. Being created as a result of a successful crowdfunding operation, there has yet to be word on whether patrons will actually see any fistfights break out within the Dome, though we would imagine that wouldn’t be the case. The Baki Exhibition that will consist of the Tokyo Dome recreation and the Keisuke Itagaki event takes place from March 5th to April 17th, giving fans of the series the opportunity to celebrate the series’ main anniversary in style.
The last time we saw Baki in the world of anime was with the arrival of Baki’s previous season which arrived on Netflix last fall, with twelve episodes landing on the streaming service which saw some wild events take place such as the Son of the Ogre fighting Mike Tyson and attempting to fight his way through a prison of combatants. Currently, Netflix has been tight-lipped as to whether we’ll be seeing new episodes arrive in the near future, though there are years if not decades worth of stories to adapt should the anime return.
Keisuke Itagaki proves that sometimes talent runs in the family as the mangaka’s daughter, Peru, was responsible for another major anime hit for Netflix, Beastars, though that series already came to a close.
What is your favorite moment from the long-running, hard-hitting series? Do you hope it returns for new episodes on Netflix? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Baki.
