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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 founder of the "hard-knock" Kyokushin Karate school. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

Type: TV

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Genre's:

Source: Manga

Studio's: TMS Entertainment

Episode: 47 eps

Duration: 24 min per ep

Airing: No

Airing Status: Finished Airing

Aired: from Oct 3 1973 to Sep 25 1974

Premiered: n/a

Related

Opening Themes

"Karate Baka Ichidai (空手バカ一代)" by Masato Shimon, Pioneer Jidou Gasshoudan

Ending Themes

"Karate Dou Otoko Michi (空手道おとこ道)" by Terutomo Yamazaki, Royal Knights (Chorus)

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6.57 (Scored by 231 Users)
6073 Ranked in Anime

Also Known As:

English

Karate Master

Japanese

空手バカ一代

Synonyms
  • Ichidai the Karate Fool
  • The Fanatical Karate Generation

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