Baki is a Japanese manga series that tells the story of Baki Hanma, who trains at his father’s dojo. Hanma trains with intense discipline to become strong enough to surpass his father. The plot follows Baki as he fights against different fighters, both human and non-human. This season on Netflix plot takes place after the events of Season 3.
About Baki Series:
Baki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keisuke Itagaki. The plot follows the story of Baki Hanma as he trains to become stronger after defeating his father in an underground martial arts tournament when he was just 16 years old.
The series has been adapted into an anime TV Series that first aired back in 2001, followed by a sequel series in 2003. Baki would later be adapted into a live-action film and a spinoff anime movie while also being followed by sequels such as New Grappler Baki, In Search of Our Strongest Hero, Hanma Baki: Son of Ogre.
Release date:
The release date for the fourth season of Baki has not been confirmed yet; however, it is expected to be on screens in 2022.
Production:
They were also behind the production of the anime series back in 2001, while Netflix has already confirmed that they are working with them on producing Baki’s comeback to screens after 14 years. It has been confirmed that Baki Season will be produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Toshiki Hirano. Takashi Sano is set to direct the show once again, while Kazuki Nakashima is the writer of the plot.
The Starring Cast:
Netflix has announced that Baki’s cast will be star-studded and include well-known names in the anime industry such as :
- Yuuichi Nakamura (Osomatsu-san), who will voice Karate Master Rasetsu,
- Katsuyuki Konishi (Naruto),
- Fumiko Or Mikasa (Bleach),
- Yoshio Kazumi(Kaiji) and
- Tomokazu Sugita(Gintama).
Revenue:
Since Baki is not as popular as other shows, it will be interesting to see if Netflix decides to renew the show for another season or simply drop it altogether. As of now, there are no details about revenue that has been collected by Netflix due to their policy on disclosing information about viewership and ratings, which makes it hard for us fans out here.
The plot:
The plot of Baki Season four is not something that most viewers would enjoy. It does end up dragging on for some time, but the brutal action sequences and plot twists do make it worthwhile. Baki Season Four will mark the return of this franchise, and it’s safe to say that fans are excited.
The plot of Baki Season Four will follow the story of a young Hanma as he continues his life-threatening battles against other powerful martial artists from around the world. He also trains with some very tough opponents such as Nidaime Jōnin Rikishi, Denshō, and Denshōkan, as he continues to develop his martial arts skills.
Expectations:
Baki is a series that has not done well in the west at all, with season one being critically panned; however, it did manage to get a cult following over time due to its brutal action sequences, which have become quite popular among anime fans these days. Hopefully, this season will also bring in a big viewer base like the previous seasons did because there’s certainly enough hype around Baki right now to get everyone excited about new episodes finally coming out.
Reviews:
Negative reviews are expected this time around as well since people were not satisfied with season three whatsoever due to various reasons such as bad CGI and plot whatsoever. The news of the teaser was met with a very negative response from fans who were not satisfied and even complained about poor CGI in season three.
It will be interesting to see if Netflix can fix that this time around or just drop the project entirely since poorly done anime adaptations have been plaguing them for quite some time now due to poor plot and CGI.
