Baki Isekai Spinoff Manga Gets TV Anime
The Baki Isekai Spinoff Manga, titled Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan, is set to receive a TV anime adaptation. This spinoff manga, launched in Akita Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine in 2020, centers on the Kenpo-style master Retsu Kaioh reincarnating into another world after losing his life in a battle with swordsman Musashi Miyamoto. The manga is drawn by Eiji Mutsui, with the original concept and story credited to Keisuke Itagaki and Sai Ihara, respectively. The series has over 2 million copies in circulation.
The staff for Baki The Grappler STAGE had previously announced a stage play adaptation titled Baki The Grappler STAGE Gaiden -Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan, which will run from March 19-22, 2027, at Owl Spot in Tokyo.
Keisuke Itagaki's original Baki The Grappler martial arts manga ran for 42 volumes from 1991 to 1999. Kodama Tales began publishing the manga worldwide in English in October 2025. The Baki sequel manga ran for 31 volumes from 1999 to 2005, and Media Do releases the manga in English. After Baki, Itagaki published the 37-volume Hanma Baki manga from 2005 to 2012. The first Baki-Dou manga, the overall fourth manga in the franchise, launched in Weekly Shōnen Champion in March 2014 and ended in April 2018 with 22 volumes. A new Baki-Dou manga launched in October 2018 and ended in June 2023. The latest manga in the franchise, Baki Rahen, launched in August 2023.
The new anime of Itagaki's Baki manga debuted its first season on Netflix in June 2018, running for 26 episodes until December 2018. Netflix posted the first 13 episodes outside of Japan in December 2018, followed by the second half of the first season in March 2019. The Baki: Dai Raitaisai-hen anime then debuted worldwide on Netflix with all episodes at once in June 2020. Baki Hanma is the third Baki series on Netflix, premiering worldwide in September 2021 with all 12 episodes. The second season of Baki Hanma debuted in July 2023, with the 'Tale of Pickle & The Pickle War Saga' story. The anime's 'The Father VS Son Saga' story debuted in August 2023.
BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, the anime of Keisuke Itagaki's first Baki-Dou manga, premiered worldwide on Netflix on February 26. The anime's first 13 episodes were made available all at once, followed by the second part or cours (quarter of a year) on June 18. All 12 episodes were made available at once.
