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Nov 25, 2018 11:49 AM
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so he got some sand and became a cloud of sand dust. but this show a lot of weird stuff already, so i don't mind that lol. so shibukawa has some natural psychological barrier that keeps him away from strong opponents, huh

also, that yanagi fight so random and slow. baki's dad appeared, don't know what's that all about
Nov 25, 2018 1:57 PM
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Sikorsky and Yanagi got what they wanted, defeat!
Nov 25, 2018 4:11 PM
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I only hope that we will get to see Yujiro in some real action.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Nov 25, 2018 6:47 PM
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Pretty good episode , The series been getting a lot better toward the end
Nov 25, 2018 7:02 PM
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Felt bad for Yanagi when he lost his strongest weapon (his right hand) in an instant (couldn't even see what weapon was used) but at the same time, I'm really just disappointed in all of these 5 prisoners, they're all just about surprises but when they got surprised they quickly loses the initiative and it's over, there's no dept in their fighting style, they're looking for defeat even tho they're bound to lose with their style reliant on initiative. well at least Dorian got it easy lol

Gaia is gay lol
LairucremNov 25, 2018 7:10 PM
Nov 25, 2018 11:18 PM
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Lairucrem said:
Felt bad for Yanagi when he lost his strongest weapon (his right hand) in an instant (couldn't even see what weapon was used) but at the same time, I'm really just disappointed in all of these 5 prisoners, they're all just about surprises but when they got surprised they quickly loses the initiative and it's over, there's no dept in their fighting style, they're looking for defeat even tho they're bound to lose with their style reliant on initiative. well at least Dorian got it easy lol

Gaia is gay lol


Prisoners are wasted potential
But overall this arc was good and enjoyable
Nov 26, 2018 2:27 AM
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Sikorysky poor
Wasted potential
Nov 26, 2018 3:27 AM
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Yujiro is back. I've been wanting to see more of him but he has barely been present in this arc, so that's nice.
Nov 27, 2018 11:05 PM
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Sikorsky admit defeat against Gaia! He really brought fear onto Sikorsky!
i wonder who's gonna be the opponent of Gouki Shibukawa!?
who is this Motobe? another weapon user!? damn! he cut off Yanagi's right poison hand! the one he mostly relies on!
WOW! Yujiro rarely shows-up! i wonder what the heck is his objective!? maybe use yanagi to make Baki more powerful? well the story is all over the place and hard to predict!
5/5.


Nov 28, 2018 8:42 PM
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matias067 said:
Sikorsky admit defeat against Gaia! He really brought fear onto Sikorsky!
i wonder who's gonna be the opponent of Gouki Shibukawa!?
who is this Motobe? another weapon user!? damn! he cut off Yanagi's right poison hand! the one he mostly relies on!
WOW! Yujiro rarely shows-up! i wonder what the heck is his objective!? maybe use yanagi to make Baki more powerful? well the story is all over the place and hard to predict!
5/5.


Yanagi is no match for Baki. Even teaming up with sikorysky was no good.
Dec 3, 2018 7:16 PM
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StrongManxD said:

Yanagi is no match for Baki...


Lol, kinda funny after 24 episode.



Lmao. Didn't know that was coming
Dec 17, 2018 10:04 PM
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Dec 27, 2018 4:26 AM

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What's with all old characters coming back really strong?
Gaia was like "I got completely crushed by Ogre when people said we're equal"
Motobe Izou was like "I looked strong but then lost on the 1st round of tournament"

I really prefer Nomura Kenji's voice for OGRE
But now I get the goosebump from Ootsuka Akio's voice
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Jul 30, 2019 8:41 AM

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Motobe was nice to see. I remember Baki training with him - but the guy that really destroyed him afaik was Yujiro back then somewhere on the streets/park where he destroyed him.

Gaia nice to see as well.

I guess it isn't too unusual for Gaia to be that strong. As long as you aren't very intelligent and learning on how to adapt/conter him ... pure strength and reflexes probably won't work. Just because Baki beat him doesn't mean he is weak or orthers are weak because he can handle them and they don't need to bring out Baki.

Same for Motobe. Tbh his face was a bit weird. (Different style - as with all the other chars.) Thought Dorian was back at first. :D
Nov 7, 2019 4:34 PM

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I really wanna see Yujiro Hanma fight goddammit this show is nearly ending. Instead we see some dude who can go Hollow man lol
Dec 22, 2019 8:21 AM

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Wait what was the point of Gaia and his camouflage, couldn't he just have blinded Sirkovsky from the start and then inducted fear until he gave up?

So far I find the battles of Sirkovsky and Yanagi not really satisfying, they have been one-sided battles so far compared to the battles of Dorian and Speck.

Apr 27, 2020 4:21 AM
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Sikorsky and Yanagi has been pretty dissapointing. They were cool in the beginning with how Yanagi came to Bakis school to fight and Sikorsky just pissing on people lol but when in comes to fighting with strong opponents they act like little bitches. If only more of the fights were like Speck and Hanayamas
May 6, 2020 9:37 AM

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That's not how sand and camouflage Gaia, shit does not make you invisible....

Motobe's apparently a badass now after getting his ass handed to him by a sumo wrestler during the tournament lol.
Jun 7, 2020 4:32 PM

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I don't even get the point now of having that initial 5v5 confrontation with Baki and his crew vs the Convicts. Literally all of them besides Speck and Dorian have been taken out by random minor characters showing up out of nowhere. Shibukawa hasn't even had a single fight this entire arc...

This show has been an absolute trainwreck since after the Oliva Vs Doyle fight. Baki has done nothing besides sit on his ass with his ugly ass girlfriend, the convicts suddenly all become little bitches after being hyped up to insane degrees, and Yujiro just pops up from time to time to look cool. I can't believe how far this show has fallen since the amazing first season
Dec 13, 2020 11:04 PM
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This arc is so fucking retarded, I just can't express how stupid it is.. The Gaia fight was absolutely ridiculous for many reasons. And the other one—why the fuck is Motobe there? Why is Yujiro there?! I don't understand what's going on at this point.. it's just ludicrous.
Dec 17, 2020 8:10 PM
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Just like the other people on this forum, I too am disappointed in A.) the random, unanticipated arrival of Motobe -- out of nowhere ... we were introduced to all these other characters and yet they're letting this new (irrelevant to us) character put Yanagi in this place? B.) The same exact thing with the Russian... Gaia comes out of nowhere in spite of all of the other powerful characters who we're supposed to root for. How tf does the Baki production think this is the proper way to execute a plot? All of this build-up throughout the series only for new characters to come out of nowhere and challenge the antagonist. Unconventional.

I've given this anime an 8/10 so far... I think the plot gets pretty bad in some places, which really tempts me to rate this anime lower. I think the animation and design are decent, though, albeit inconsistent. And the premise is unique and intriguing. I'm hooked and immersed, so for that, I won't lower my rating just yet.

But I really just wanted to pop into the forum to say -- damn -- I actually felt... bad... for the Russian. These five convicts are supposed to be merciless, vain, evil criminals... and the Russian hasn't been too honorable to his challengers. Yet... I pitied him. He just looked so bewildered and defenseless in the ring.
In fact, I can honestly say that I'm disappointed he was defeated... at least, by unreasonable and unfathomable circumstances. Gaia's technique is the dumbest and most unrealistic so far. Like everyone else, I wasn't a fan of the "camouflage" either. Is that really the only way to defeat the Russian? CAMOFLAUGE? By some how becoming transparent because you're covered in sand? Even after the dust in the air has settled?

Again, despite being a ruthless antagonist, I felt bad for the convict getting his ass beaten. And his scrotum crushed for the second and third time. It's really only him that suffers from that kind of damage lmao.

The whole point of the Baki series is that anything goes, whether barehanded or armed, any tactic or martial art can be used for survival. The point is for the challengers to develop their own unique strategies by using some brain power and critical thinking... instead of just defying the laws of physics... But having said And Gaia's technique really seems unfair by this show's standards. In that becoming invisible isn't even reasonable. There's at least some believability to climbing a smooth surface or poisoning with your hand or having blades in your shoulders or vomiting grenades... but Gaia's technique is beyond the bounds of this fiction, and for that, this was one of the worst episodes.

And one more time, let me reiterate how bad I felt for the blonde. Oml.
I think Gaia made his point after the first two "after 10 second" attacks.
When the Russian hunched over and his teeth were chattering, I think that was a clear designation -- to the viewer, in a meta sense -- that he was defeated. And at that point, he should've vocally acknowledged it. But the beating went on for far too long I think.
Jan 11, 2021 5:35 PM

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To say that the two remaining convicts suffered a crushing defeat is a grave understatement and it's also surprising that it wasn't any of the initial participants that fulfilled their wishes.

Sikorsky's defeat was a very poetic one. It was basically him getting a taste of his own medicine. He ended up being brutally beaten by a complete stranger who uses their environment to fight and every dirty move available to win while burning the feeling of fear into their opponent's psyches.

Yanagi, on the other hand, was served fistfuls of humble pie. The guy's so prideful and stubborn regardless of how badly he ends up losing but facing the world's strongest man and hearing him say that he's already lost might just make him crumble at last.








May 29, 2021 11:14 AM

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Yujiro is going to murder Yanagi...

Apr 6, 2022 9:06 AM
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Environmental Combat was so mindblowing that at some point I forgot that the main protagonist is Baki. Also, I think Yujiro will kill Yanagi.
Jul 3, 2022 1:08 AM
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Motobe, what a throw back.
Nov 6, 2023 1:19 AM
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Gaia is better than before I guess. Meanwhile Yanagi can't match Yujiro of course xD

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