for the second season. Thomas gave the same rating to the final 24 episodes, and "mildly recommended" the series. While he started to enjoy this set more thanks to its more action focus, he stated that not showing Baki's final fight with Yujiro, which was built up the entire show, really ruined it for him. The 2012 comedy film Graffreeter Toki is based on the March 2011 play of the same name, which in turn was inspired by Grappler Baki. Sociologist Junko Kaneda interpreted Baki the Grappler as homoerotic and published an essay book about it titled Notes of a Girl Who Spent 30 Hours a Day for 300 Days Thinking "So Baki The Grappler Is BL, Right?"'' The essay was adapted into a live-action television series titled that was broadcast on Wowow in August 2021. References External links 25th Anniversary website 2001 anime official website 2018 anime official website 1991 manga 1994 anime OVAs 1999 manga 2001 anime television series debuts 2005 manga 2014 manga 2018 manga 2018 anime ONAs 2021 anime ONAs Akita Shoten manga Anime series based on manga Funimation Group TAC Japanese-language Netflix original programming Manga adapted into television series Martial arts anime and manga Martial sports in anime and manga Netflix original anime Shōnen manga TMS Entertainment TV Tokyo original programming Yakuza in anime and manga Prisons in anime and manga