The protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world. Also, Baki watches a sparring match between Yuri Chakovsky, the international welterweight boxing champion, and Dinoy, Thailand's Muay Thai champion. Five of the world's most violent and brutal death row inmates are gathering to face Baki. With Tôru Furuya, Kirk Thornton, Troy Baker, Nobunaga Shimazaki. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa, the man who hired the thugs to fight Baki in order to test his strength, pays the gang's leader. This is a list of Japanese anime episodes that adapt the Baki the Grappler manga series created by Keisuke Itagaki.A 45-minute original video animation (OVA) created by Knack Productions was released on August 21, 1994. Baki then trains and thinks about what he should do to get stronger. Central Park Media released it in North America as Baki the Grappler: The Ultimate Fighter on December 1, 1996. The protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world.