On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga, written and illustrated by Keisuki Itagaki, Hanma Baki: son of the ogre, a new promotional video for the project has been released to commemorate that it will air on Japanese television on January 10, 2022. It should be remembered that the twelve-part series is already distributed by Netflix worldwide since last September 30th.
For his part, Itagaki published the manga in the magazine Weekly Shonen Champion from the publisher Akita Shoten between December 2005 and August 2012 with a total of 37 published anthologies. The story of this adaptation is the third story arc of the original work and focuses on the last encounter between Baki and his father Yuujirou.
Cast
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Baki Hanma.
- Akio Ootsuka as Yuujirou Hanma.
- Sora amamiya as Kozue Matsumoto.
- Toru furuya is responsible for the narration.
Production team
- Toshiki Hirano (Magic Knight Rayearth, Urusei Yatsura) is responsible for directing the anime in the studios TMS entertainment.
- Tatsuhiko Urahata (Card fight !! Vanguard, goal: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon) is responsible for writing and monitoring the scripts.
- Fujio Suzuki Yes Shingo ishikawa You are responsible for character design.
- GRANRODEO leads the opening theme with the title “Sweetheart pleasure“, while GENERATIONS from the EXILE TRIBE interprets the final theme with the title “Unleashed world“.
Hanma Baki: Son of the Ogre Synopsis
After 18 years of fighting and exceeding his natural limits, Baki Hanma is almost ready to face his father Yuujirou in one final battle. Baki publicly challenges his father to a rematch for the title “World’s Strongest” and starts to train. His targets are the few men who are said to have power comparable to Yuujirou, including the bounty hunter “Unchained” Biscuit Olivia and a resurrected prehistoric person named Pickle from the Mesozoic Era. The demonic Yuujirou oversees his son’s education with growing anticipation. The “ogre” sees baki as little more than delicious food that is marinated in order to devour it.
Yuujirou, however, lives alone on the mountain of strength. He longs for a fighter who stands up and turns out to be a worthy opponent who can challenge him. Although Yuujirou views his son as a bit pathetic, he can’t help but hope that his son will be the one to give him the thrill of an equal fight he has lived through for so long. When Baki tries to understand his father’s monstrous legacy, Yuujirou accepts his true feelings for his son. The two Hanmas are nearing their climax to decide who really is the “strongest in the world”.
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