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Baki the Grappler Vol. 1

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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
Format: Paperback / softback
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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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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

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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