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Baki tries to grapple its way to success but just keeps slipping till it finally lets go by the end.;
I felt the need to write this review due to how conflicted Baki left me feeling.It starts out grabbing your attention very well with strong character introductions followed by a slew of good-great fights that put forward the best the show has as well as character interactions that made you want to s…
Read full review on AniList →A mixed bag of insanity.
Five men, all considered some of the most violent and dangerous criminals in the world await death row. Each one locked in high-security prisons across several continents unbeknownst to each other and, as if by sheer coincidence, break out from their penitentiaries and head for Tokyo Japan. Their go…
Read full review on AniList →The Best Bad Anime Out there
I'm gonna start off by stating the obvious; if you're looking for a good shonen with well-developed characters and a well-constructed story, Baki is not an anime you should watch. Most of it makes absolutely no sense; characters will lose enough blood to fill a pool, get shot in the kneecaps, receiv…
Read full review on AniList →Watchable violence fest, but plummets from enjoyably dumb to atrocious in the latter half.
Baki the Grappler was a bad manga, and Baki: The Netflix is a bad anime.
This is an odd pick on Netflix's part, because Baki 2018 begins several arcs into the manga. When I was reading the manga I got only a little way into the Maximum Tournament arc, so there's a bit of a gap for me in between wha…
Read full review on AniList →Mainstream/Obvious with very good fights.
Baki is in an odd position where Netflix promotes it as a good place to start for new viewers, but the series itself doesn't quite fit the bill. Baki is a manga and anime franchise that began in 1991 and continues to this day. It's also one of those shows that hasn't been effectively translated into…
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