Baki the Grappler: Saidai Tournament-hen Episode 1: Start

Manga chapter 181-187

Canon/MED

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A thunderous opening to the Maximum Tournament arc. 'Start' drops you directly into the electric atmosphere of underground martial arts, wasting no time establishing the scale of what's ahead. The tone is urgent and charged, fighters with wildly different styles and origins converge on a single stage, and the anticipation is palpable from the first frame. Baki Hanma anchors the episode as the standard all challengers are measured against, while Mitsunari Tokugawa commands the chaos as the architect of this brutal spectacle. The pacing is aggressive, designed to hook rather than ease you in. Expect bold visual energy, competitive tension, and the unmistakable feeling that every fighter introduced here has something serious to prove.

Runtime24 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateJul 24, 2001

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