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HomeTop AnimeKarate Master

Karate Master

6.6

Karate Master

空手バカ一代

TMS Entertainment Fall 1973PG-13 - Teens 13 or olderManga

6.6

659 votes

Rank

#6823

Popularity

#12021

Members

2.4K

Favorites

3

Sports Combat Sports Historical Shounen

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)

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Relations

1

Karate Baka Ichidai

FAQ

Karate Master has 47 episodes.

Karate Master is currently finished airing.

Karate Master was produced by TMS Entertainment.

Karate Master aired Oct 3, 1973 to Sep 25, 1974.

Karate Master is based on a Manga.

Information

TypeTV

Episodes47

StatusFinished Airing

AiredOct 3, 1973 to Sep 25, 1974

SeasonFall 1973

SourceManga

Duration24 min per ep

RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older

StudiosTMS Entertainment

LicensorsDiscotek Media

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Alternative Titles

EnglishKarate Master

Japanese空手バカ一代

SynonymsIchidai the Karate Fool, The Fanatical Karate Generation

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Gallery5

Characters

15

Asuka, Ken

Asuka, Ken

Main

CV: Tanaka, Nobuo

Adachi, Susumu

Adachi, Susumu

Supporting

CV: Kamiya, Akira

Ariake, Shougo

Ariake, Shougo

Supporting

CV: Kamiya, Akira

Arima, Juzo

Arima, Juzo

Supporting

CV: Katou, Seizou

Arima, Yae

Arima, Yae

Supporting

CV: Ebisu, Masako

Igarashi, Joe

Igarashi, Joe

Supporting

CV: Katou, Osamu

Kato

Kato

Supporting

CV: Kitamura, Kouichi

Nishina, Yasuko

Nishina, Yasuko

Supporting

CV: Senou, Reiko

Nishina, Yuichi

Nishina, Yuichi

Supporting

CV: Hori, Junko

Nishina, Morio

Nishina, Morio

Supporting

CV: Aono, Takeshi

Nishina, Yahichi

Nishina, Yahichi

Supporting

CV: Kitamura, Kouichi

Rice, Tam

Rice, Tam

Supporting

CV: Tatekabe, Kazuya

Rikidozan

Rikidozan

Supporting

CV: Kobayashi, Osamu

Togo

Togo

Supporting

CV: Amenomori, Masashi

Wakamatsu, Todd

Wakamatsu, Todd

Supporting

CV: Naya, Gorou

Episodes

46 of 47 episodes · 4 cours

3.90avg

Best: Ep 9

01

Amidst the Ruins of Fire, His Karate Roars

3.00

02

The Tragic Bodyguard

4.00

03

Justice and Power, the Way of Karate

3.00

04

The Tengu and the Boy

—

05

A New Departure

—

06

The Wildness Within Explodes

4.67

07

Empty Victory

—

08

Beyond the Dojo Challenges

3.75

09

Challenge Against the Raging Bull

5.00

10

Endure, Endure, and Endure More

—

11

Duel in the Emergency Stairway

—

12

Dodging the Blade of Terror

—

Recommendations

1

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Insights

Ranked higher than 65% of all anime on AniTome (out of 19,551)

More popular than 39% of all anime

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