The wait is finally over for combat fans! The next chapter of the "Baki" saga has officially arrived, as "Baki-Dou" is now streaming worldwide exclusively on Netflix following its February 26 premiere. To mark the debut of this long-awaited sequel, fans can now also dive into the high-octane, non-credit version of the opening sequence online.
"Baki-Dou" picks up right where the legendary "Strongest Father-Son Quarrel" left off. Based on Keisuke Itagaki’s iconic manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion from 2014 to 2018, this series dives into the aftermath of Baki’s climactic showdown with his father. For those needing a refresher, everything from the "Most Evil Death Row Convicts Arc" to "Baki Hanma: Son of Ogre" is currently available on Netflix.
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Get Hyped: "Baki-Dou" Drops High-Octane Non-Credit Opening Set to WANIMA's "Furuboko"
Set to the heavy, driving beats of "Furuboko," the opening sequence serves as a brutal yet beautiful retrospective of Baki Hanma’s life in the underground arena. It’s a highlight reel of the blood, sweat, and tears that have defined the young Warrior's path to the top.
The footage takes us on a journey from Baki’s childhood to his first desperate challenge against his father, Yujiro Hanma. We see the tragic parting with his mother and the descent into the meat grinder of the underground arena. The montage revisits the "Best Bouts" that fans live for: the deadly death row inmates, the Raitai Tournament, and the superhuman clashes with Biscuit Oliva and the prehistoric powerhouse, Pickle.
As the highlights of the unprecedented "Father-Son Quarrel" fade, mysterious calligraphy covering the screen clears away to reveal the "Baki-Dou" logo. We are left with a chilling staredown: Baki on one side, and the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto on the other!
Baki has spent his life seeking the pinnacle of strength, but can he survive a clash with a ghost of the past? The stage is set for a cross-generational deathmatch between the modern champion and the "Strongest" sword saint of history. The hype for this clash of eras is officially through the roof!
Watch the creditless opening video here:
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About "Baki-Dou"
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Synopsis
Deep beneath the Tokyo Skytree, in a secret laboratory owned by the world’s ultimate fight enthusiast, Mitsunari Tokugawa, a forbidden experiment is underway.
Using cutting-edge scientific technology, the project aims to do the impossible: create a clone from the remains of the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto and resurrect him in the modern era. As the "Saint of the Sword" and the "Peerless One"—a man who claimed every title of strength and glory imaginable—returns to life, his revival sends shockwaves through modern-day Japan and plunges the world into a state of emergency.
Baki, Yujiro, and the elite fighters of the underground arena find themselves pulled into a storm of steel and fists. The ultimate battle to decide the strongest across the ages begins now!
Staff
Original Work: Keisuke Itagaki, Baki-Dou (Published in Akita Shoten's Shonen Champion Comics)
Director: Toshiki Hirano
Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Character Design: Shingo Ishikawa
Prop Design: Yasuhiro Moriki, Masahiro Sugiyama
Art Directors: Seiko Akashi, Sachiko Kigasawa
Art Setting: Seiko Akashi
Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
Director of Photography: Tatsuo Noguchi
Editing: Yuriko Sano
Sound Director: Yasuyuki Urakami
Sound Production: AUDIO PLANNING U
Sound Effects: Masahiro Shoji (Fizz Sound Creation)
Music: Kenji Fujisawa (Team-MAX)
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Production: Baki-Dou Production Committee
Opening Theme: "Furuboko" by WANIMA
Ending Theme: "Mountain Top" by Novel Core
Cast
Baki Hanma: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Yujiro Hanma: Akio Otsuka
Miyamoto Musashi: Naoya Uchida
Mitsunari Tokugawa: Shinpachi Tsuji
Kaneko Tokugawa: Masako Nozawa
Retsu Kaioh: Rikiya Koyama
Kaoru Hanayama: Takuya Eguchi
Doppo Orochi: Takayuki Sugo
Katsumi Orochi: Yoshihisa Kawahara
Goki Shibukawa: Bin Shimada
Izou Motobe: Yusaku Yara
Jack Hammer: Kenta Miyake
John Honner: Tetsuo Kanao
Hitoshi Nonomura: Jin Domon
Kaku Kaioh: Kenichi Ogata
Chiharu Shiba: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Kureha Shinogi: Ken Narita
Gaia: Ayumu Murase
Pickle: Takeshi Kusao
Narrator: Toru Furuya
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© Keisuke Itagaki(AKITASHOTEN)/BAKI-DOU Film Partners
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*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
