The official website for the new anime of Keisuke Itagaki's Baki (New Grappler Baki: In Search of Our
Strongest Hero) manga revealed more characters and cast for the anime on
Monday.
Ayumu Murase as Gaia
Minoru Inaba as Izo Motobe
Hideyuki Tanaka as
Mahomed Alai
Sōichiro Hoshi as Mahomed Alai Jr.
Netflix premiered the anime on June 25 inside Japan, and will
premiere the series this fall outside of Japan. The series will have 26
episodes and is also airing on television. The anime's second cours (quarter
of a year) debuted with episode 14, which premiered on Netflix in
Japan on September 24 and on Tokyo MX1 on September 30.
The band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas are performing the
new opening theme song "The Gong of Knockout." Kickboxer Tenshin
Nasukawa provided motion capture for Baki for the song's opening video for the
anime. The first Blu-ray Disc box set for the anime, which will ship on November
16, will include behind-the-scenes content for the production of the opening
video.
Musical group DEVIL NO ID are performing the
anime's new ending theme song "BEAUTIFUL BEAST."
Netflix describes the story:
The
protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough
to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world. Five
of the world's most violent and brutal death row inmates are gathering to face
Baki. Their objective is to taste defeat -- their unmatched strength and skill
have led them to grow bored of life itself, and they now seek out Baki in the
hopes that he can overwhelm and utterly crush them. In this crisis, other
underground martial art warriors gather to fight by Baki's side: Kaoru
Hanayama, Gouki Shibukawa, Retsu Kaioh, and Doppo Orochi. An epic showdown
between violent death row inmates and Baki and his friends begins!
Toshiki Hirano (Rayearth, Dangaioh, Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief) is directing the anime
at TMS Entertainment (Lupin III, ReLIFE). Fujio Suzuki (Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo, 009-1, New Getter Robo) is designing the
characters. Tatsuhiko Urahata (DNA², Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, Tsuredure Children) is in charge of series
composition.
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Baki Anime Casts Ayumu Murase, Minoru Inaba, Hideyuki Tanaka, Sōichiro Hoshi