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BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai S1E1 — The Unstoppable Yawn
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BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai•Season 1•Episode 1

The Unstoppable Yawn

7.5/10 · 283 votesFeb 26, 202625 min

Ranked #23 of 25 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

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With the greatest father-son battle on earth concluded, Baki experiences overwhelming boredom. Meanwhile, Tokugawa advances his unprecedented experiment.

Directed byMadoka Yaguchi
Written byToshiki Hirano
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You Are Defeated!

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Buddy

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Cutting Off the Country

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Cast10

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Baki Hanma (voice)

Naoya Uchida

Naoya Uchida

Miyamoto Musashi (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Takuya Eguchi

Takuya Eguchi

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Takayuki Sugo

Takayuki Sugo

Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

Yoshihisa Kawahara

Yoshihisa Kawahara

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

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Toshiki Hirano

Writer

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Toshiki Hirano

Storyboard Artist

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Madoka Yaguchi

Director

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Shingo Ishikawa

Supervising Animation Director

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Shingo Ishikawa

Animation Director

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Koudai Kitahara

Key Animation

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Noriyuki Fukuda

Key Animation

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Osamu Okubo

Key Animation

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Mihoko Ogawa

Key Animation

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Yasuhide Maruyama

Key Animation

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Yasuhiro Namatame

Key Animation

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Toshihiro Uranaka

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Unstoppable Yawn" is episode 1 of BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 283 votes, ranking #23 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Madoka Yaguchi and written by Toshiki Hirano, it aired on February 26, 2026.

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