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Baki the Grappler Vol. 1

By Keisuke Itagaki
Series: Baki the Grappler
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The martial arts world is shaken to its core by an enigmatic young fighter. Keisuke Itagaki's genre-defining fighting manga is finally being released in English with a new Perfect Edition! Featuring professional translations and lettering approved by the original Japanese publisher, as well as a premium... Read More
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The martial arts world is shaken to its core by an enigmatic young fighter.

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The martial arts world is shaken to its core by an enigmatic young fighter.

Keisuke Itagaki's genre-defining fighting manga is finally being released in English with a new Perfect Edition! Featuring professional translations and lettering approved by the original Japanese publisher, as well as a premium slip cover and all of the full-colour insert pages that were featured in the manga's original serialization, the Baki the Grappler Perfect Edition is the definitive way to experience the martial arts saga that has sold over 100 million copies worldwide!

The first print run of this volume will feature an exclusive foil-stamped cover, only available while supplies last! A seventeen-year-old boy with a white belt enters a karate tournament and shakes the foundations of Japan's martial arts scene. As he effortlessly defeats his opponents, the world's top fighters are left to ask: just who is this bizarrely strong young man, and what is he trying to achieve?

Available officially for the first time in English, experience Keisuke Itagaki's best-selling and highly influential BAKI saga from the start!

Series: Baki the Grappler

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  • Baki the Grappler Vol. 1
    The martial arts world is shaken to its core by an enigmatic young fighter. Keisuke Itagaki's genre-defining fighting manga is finally being released in English with a new Perfect Edition! Featuring professional translations and lettering approved by the original Japanese publisher, as well as a premium slip cover and all of the full-colour insert pages that were featured in the...
    By Keisuke Itagaki
    Paperback
    $5200
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  • Baki the Grappler Vol. 7
    Baki the Grappler Vol. 7
    It's man versus beast in the wildest volume of Keisuke Itagaki's legendary martial arts saga yet! Keisuke Itagaki's genre-defining fighting manga is finally being released in English with a new Perfect Edition! Featuring professional translations and lettering approved by the original Japanese publisher, as well as a premium slip cover and all of the full-colour insert pages that were featured...
    By Keisuke Itagaki
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  • Baki the Grappler Vol. 8
    Baki the Grappler Vol. 8
    More Hanma family secrets are revealed in this shocking volume of Keisuke Itagaki's best-selling action series! Baki the Grappler Vol. 8 finally sees Baki trading blows with Kaoru Hanayama, a teenager who has already become one of the most feared figures within the Japanese Yakuza. Does Baki have the strength needed to go toe-to-toe with the criminal underworld's toughest fighter?...
    By Keisuke Itagaki
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781966523000

Publisher: Kodama

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2025

Country: Japan

Imprint: Kodama

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 342

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About the Author

Keisuke Itagaki is a manga artist and writer who is best known for creating the Baki the Grappler series. He is a practitioner of both boxing and Shorinji Kempo, Itagaki channeled his life-long passion for the martial arts into Baki, which is widely regarded as one of the most influential fighting manga ever made. Itagaki's works have made him into one of Japan's best-selling and most respected creators, with Baki being frequently cited as the direct inspiration for countless movies, anime and video games that followed it.

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    Grappling clashes against wrestling in the most brutal volume of Keisuke Itagaki's best-selling Baki saga so far! Keisuke Itagaki's genre-defining fighting manga is finally being released in English with a new Perfect Edition! Featuring professional translations and lettering approved by the original Japanese publisher, as well as a premium slip cover and all of the full-colour insert pages that were...
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