9/10 (for the hype) | 6/10 (for plot) | 11/10 (for muscle anatomy)
The 2018 Netflix revival, Baki: The Most Evil Death Row Convicts Saga (and its sequel, The Great Raitai Tournament Saga ), is pure, uncut martial arts madness. And it’s absolutely glorious. Baki -2018-
Let’s be honest. You don’t watch Baki for a deep, philosophical story about the meaning of violence. You watch it to see a 17-year-old with muscles on his eyelids punch a prehistoric caveman so hard that the caveman’s soul leaves his body for a full minute. 9/10 (for the hype) | 6/10 (for plot)
Have you watched the Father vs. Son arc yet? Let me know in the comments—and tell me, who wins: Yujiro or Saitama? (Don’t @ me.) You don’t watch Baki for a deep, philosophical
But when the music hits that electric guitar riff, and Baki’s eyes go white, and the demonic silhouette of Yujiro looms over the city... nothing else hits the same.