If you’re looking for a new anime series to start and found Baki, it can be confusing to know where to begin watching the series in order.
The good news is that it’s pretty easy to follow this series as you do a watch through on your own.
Below we’ll help you sort your streaming binge with the right order for watching these episodes.
Baki In Order (Release Date)
The easiest way to watch Baki is to simply go through watching in order of release date.
However, do know that some of the material here was not released in the correct order of publication.
Here’s a quick list of Baki by release date:
- Baki the Grappler (Season 1): Kid Saga/Underground Arena Saga (2001)
- “Baki The Grappler: The Ultimate Fighter” (1994)
- Baki the Grappler (Season 2): Maximum Tournament Saga (2001)
- “Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts Special Anime” (2016)
- Baki (Season 1): Most Evil Death Row Convicts Saga (2018)
- Baki (Season 2): Great Chinese Challenge Saga/Godlike Clash of the Kids Saga (2020)
- Baki Hanma – Son of Ogre (2021)
You should also know that in the original anime series, there were two seasons of Baki with 48 episodes in total.
This Baki series aired in 2001, and is noted in the #1 and #2 spots in the list above.
In 1994 and 2016, there were two OVA episodes of Baki. You can find those in the #3 and #4 spots on the list above.
A new ONA anime series of Baki aired from 2018 to 2020. And that one is made up of 39 episodes in total.
You can find it in the #5 and #6 spots in the list above.
Finally, a new ongoing ONA series started airing in 2021, with an intended 12 episodes.
You can find it in the #7 spot in the list above.
While this is the order in which the Baki episodes aired, it is not the proper order for the Baki universe.
Baki Proper Watch Order (Based On Baki Universe Chronology)
So, if you want to do your watching the right way, then you need to focus on the chronology of the Baki universe.
Here’s that complete watch order:
- Baki the Grappler (Season 1): Kid Saga/Underground Arena Saga (2001)
- Baki the Grappler (Season 2): Maximum Tournament Saga (2001)
- “Baki The Grappler: The Ultimate Fighter” (1994)
- “Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts Special Anime” (2016)
- Baki (Season 1): Most Evil Death Row Convicts Saga (2018)
- Baki (Season 2): Great Chinese Challenge Saga/Godlike Clash of the Kids Saga (2020)
- Baki Hanma – Son of Ogre (2021)
Use the list above if you want to watch Baki in order based on the chronology of the Baki universe.
Final Word
As you can see, there are two ways that you can watch Baki in order.
You can either watch in order based on the release date, or based on the chronology of the Baki universe.
We recommend following the second option and binging Baki based on the chronology of the Baki universe.