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Oct 27, 2017
Grappler Baki (Manga) add
Ah, Baki, where to start where to start
At surface level, Baki seems like a stereotypical shounen, about a boy training to become the worlds strongest and face it all head on, and technically that's not a wrong synopsis.
So what separates Baki from other shounen anime? Well, the creator, Keisuke Itagaki, did his homework to say the least, having military experience and a degree in Shorinji Kenpo, he didn’t need to rely on things like ‘increasing power level/chakra/ki’, and instead gave a mixture of fantasy martial arts and real ones taken to the next level, all having basis in the principles and applied knowledge ...
Sep 8, 2017
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (9/12 eps)
Honestly, this is a show that can't be reviewed with a mere number. Once in a while, a special kind of series comes along, one that looks like the anime equivalent of a movie you'd see on MST3K.
It's not really about the personality-less girls, nor is it about how tropey this show gets.
For me, as with many from what I'm seeing, the entirety of this show comes down to it's incredibly overpowered protagonist.
Which brings us to Touya, our main character... or as I like to call him 'jesus'. And I think that episode 9 has a line that sums up whats so bad.. ...


It’s time to ditch the text file.
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