Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts Special Anime

As if bound by fate, five of the world’s most dangerous convicts escape from their respective prisons and converge at Mitsunari Tokugawa’s coliseum, where they seek but one thing: the taste of defeat. It is then Mitsunari who presents them with what they all desire—17-year-old Baki Hanma, the winner of the "most historic tournament ever," along with four other hand-selected opponents. On the spot, it is decided that a five-versus-five battle will ensue between the fighters. The combat can take place anytime, anywhere, and without any restrictions.

With each contender hellbent on gauging their strength against a worthy adversary, a unique no-holds-barred, out-of-the-ring tournament erupts in the heart of Tokyo.

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Hanma, Baki Main

Hanayama, Kaoru Supporting

Biscuit, Oliva Supporting

Kaiou, Retsu Supporting

Orochi, Doppo Supporting

Doyle, Hector Supporting

Hatano, Wataru Japanese

Dorian Supporting

Ishizuka, Unshou Japanese

Shibukawa, Gouki Supporting

Spec Supporting

Imaruoka, Atsushi Japanese

Orochi, Katsumi Supporting

Sakuya, Shunsuke Japanese

Takiguchi, Teiichi Director, Character Design

Hata, Shouji Sound Director

Itagaki, Keisuke Original Creator

Kasahara, Yoshihiro Editing

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Aug 16, 2017

lovevillain

Recommended

This OVA is no more than a preview as listed in the synopsis. But it took just an OVA to get me interested in the manga until an anime is released (supposedly 2018?).
After reading the manga the OVA really highlights the fight scenes in the manga. The story is about 17 (or 15 I don't remember) year old Baki and his fight to become the strongest fighter and beat his dad in a fight. When fighting there are no rules; anything and everything is fair game.
The artwork from this preview seems similar to Drifters (aired Fall 2016). But that is about as ... much as you can get from this short clip.

Overall, this is a short video that highlights the major fights of the manga. There is not much enjoyment to get from it, but it did get me interested in the manga itself. Because of this OVA, I am looking forward to when an actual anime gets released.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 25, 2022

Eoussama

Mixed Feelings

Another Baki and another review I guess, and no, it's not surprising that they managed to fit in yet another strongest in their world in this finite short showing of the Netflix series.

This was a hype AMV-like extended trailer that was revealed on the upcoming (at the time) Netflix Baki sequel, out of context, it feels harmless and not a big deal to check out, but if you're watching this back to back with the sequel then don't bother, or do, I don't care, it's your calling, most of the spoilers come from the first and or second episode anyway, so it's passable.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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