Baki The Grappler - Manga

Manga

• Grappler Baki (or Baki the Grappler) - Original series, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 1991 to 1999. Collected into 42 volumes, that encompasses The Champion, the Kid, and the Maximum Tournament sagas. From 2007-2008 it was collected into 24 deluxe edition volumes.

This series was licensed for a North American release by Gutsoon! Entertainment, who retitled it Baki the Grappler. They published the first 46 chapters in their English-language manga anthology magazine Raijin Comics. The magazine's first issue was released on December 18, 2002, but in July 2004 it was discontinued. 4 collected volumes were planned but it is unknown if they were released.

• Baki: In Search of Our Strongest Hero (simply Baki or New Grappler Baki) - Second series, also serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 1999 to November 24, 2005. Collected into 31 volumes, and encompasses The Prisoners, the Chinese Challenge, and the Ali. Jr sagas.

• Baki Hanma (or Baki: Son of Ogre) - Third series, again serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion, began on December 1, 2005 and ended on August 16, 2012. Collected into 37 volumes, and encompasses the Oliva's Fortress, The Prehistoric Menace, Retsu Kaiou's Boxing, and the final confrontation of Yujiro and Baki.

Gaiden

• "Grappler Baki Gaiden: Igari vs Mount Toba" - Immediately after the Maximum Tournament.

• "Baki saga - (The Romantic Contact chapter)" - Side story that develops at the same time as volume 15.

• Baki Gaiden: Scarface (バキ外伝 -スカーフェイス-?) (or Scarface, The Legend of the Invincible Fist) - Spinoff series, written and illustrated by Yukinao Yamauchi, depicting Kaoru Hanayama's yakuza adventures. Ran from March 2005 to December 2007 in Champion Red, then in July 2009 in Weekly Shōnen Champion, currently 5 volumes.

• Baki Gaiden: Scarface 2nd series' (バキ外伝 創面?) - Spinoff series, written and illustrated by Yukinao Yamauchi, based on Hanayama Kaoru adventures in High school. Began in Bessatsu Shōnen Champion in July 2012.

Supplements

• Grappler Baki: Red Dragon side, Grappler side - Compendium of the characters and events in the world of Grappler Baki, covers until volume 23 of the second saga.

• Grappler Baki: Blue Tiger side, Fighting side - Compendium of every battle fought and its results in the world of Grappler Baki, also covers until volume 23 of the second saga.