Karate Master
Ichidai the Karate Fool
Karate Baka Ichidai
Genres
- Sports
Tags
all 12- DemographicShounen79
- ActionMartial Arts73
- Main CastMale Protagonist60
- OrganisationsYakuza50
- SportBoxing40
- SportWrestling40
- SportJudo40
- TimeTime Skip20
- TraitsDelinquents20
- OtherBiographical20
- OrganisationsGangs20
- OtherWar10
Genres: Sports. Tags: Shounen, Martial Arts, Male Protagonist, Yakuza, Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, Time Skip, Delinquents, Biographical, Gangs, War.
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Ranked
#12001
Popularity
3
Favorites
848
Members
- Premiered
- Fall 1973
- Aired
- Oct 3, 1973 – Sep 25, 1974
- Broadcast
- Duration
- 24 min
- Time to Complete
- 18h 48m
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- TMS Entertainment
Alternative Titles
ja空手バカ一代
en-x-romajiKarate Baka Ichidai
enIchidai the Karate Fool
enThe Fanatical Karate Generation
Synopsis
Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seriously. Based on a manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Jiro Tsunoda, itself inspired by the real life of Yasunobu Oyama, the found
Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seriously. Based on a manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Jiro Tsunoda, itself inspired by the real life of Yasunobu Oyama, the founder of the "hard-knock" Kyokushin Karate school.
(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
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Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seriously. Based on a manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Jiro Tsunoda, itself inspired by the real life of Yasunobu Oyama, the found
Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seriously. Based on a manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Jiro Tsunoda, itself inspired by the real life of Yasunobu Oyama, the founder of the "hard-knock" Kyokushin Karate school. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
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Episode Guide
Aired so far: 46 / 47
Main Story
46 / 47
98%
Latest Aired
Episode 46
Remaining
1 eps
46 / 47
Theme Songs
Status Breakdown
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Information
- Type
- TV
- Status
- Finished
- Premiered
- Fall 1973
- Aired
- Oct 3, 1973 – Sep 25, 1974
- Broadcast
- Episodes
- 46 / 47
- Duration
- 24 min
- Time to Complete
- 18h 48m
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- TMS Entertainment
Alternative Titles
ja空手バカ一代
en-x-romajiKarate Baka Ichidai
enIchidai the Karate Fool
enThe Fanatical Karate Generation