Moving Towards Destiny, known as Stirrings of Destiny in the English dub version, is the first episode of Baki the Grappler anime. The original airdate of this episode was January 8, 2001.
Counterpart[]
- Hanma Baki, 13 Years Old!!
- 100 vs 1!!
- 37 Men
- In a Dark Cave!!
- The Bad Little Boy's Magnificent Life
- A Squirming Situation!!
- Living in Darkness, Kaoru Hanayama
- Kneading of the People!!
- A Devilish People!!
- The Great Warrior, Yuri
- Baki, Unstoppable!!
Summary[]
Baki Hanma fights a gang of 100 thugs and he manages to defeat 37 people. Afterward, he is walked home by Detective Kido and his partner, who watched the fight. Baki then trains and thinks about what he should do to get stronger. Meanwhile, Kuriyagawa, the man who hired the thugs to fight Baki in order to test his strength, pays the gang's leader named Kitazawa. Also, Baki watches a sparring match between Yuri Chakovsky, the international welterweight boxing champion, and Sensarak Dinoi, Thailand's Muay Thai champion.
Characters[]
- Baki Hanma (debut)
- Kitazawa (debut)
- Naitou (debut)
- Kido (debut)
- Yanase (debut)
- Hitoshi Kuriyagawa (debut)
- Yuujirou Hanma (cameo)
- Baki's Coach (debut)
- Emi Akezawa (debut)
- Yuri Chakovsky (debut)
- Jirou Shimizu (debut)
- Sensarak Dinoi (debut)
- Ishimaru (debut)
- Vladimir (debut)