Cain Hiroyuki Amano joins "Baki"! He passionately plays the role of Officer Tsuneo Katahira, who witnessed the death struggle between Kaoru Hanayama and Speck up close!

It was announced that popular comedian Hiroyuki Amano of Cay~n will play the role of Officer Tsuneo Katahira in the fifth episode "Dareka" of the TV anime "Baki" currently airing.

The "Baki" series is a popular fighting manga series serialized by Keisuke Itagaki in "Weekly Shonen Champion" (Akita Shoten) since 1991, depicting battles between the youngest underground fighting champion, Baki Hanma, and various martial arts masters. The total number of copies sold has exceeded 70 million, and OVAs and TV anime have been produced in the past. To date, there have been 123 volumes of comics plus three extra volumes, as well as numerous spin-offs.

The new TV series will be drawn from the "Deadliest Prisoner Arc" of Part 2 "Baki," a sequel to Part 1 "Grappler Baki," which was adapted into an anime in 2001. The second part of the popular fighting manga series depicts the battles of various martial artists centering on the epic battle to the death between the youngest champion of the underground arena, Baki Hanma, and his father, Yujiro Hanma, who is called "the strongest creature on earth. The TV anime of the second part, "Saibu no Shikenhen Hen" will be broadcast in the summer of 2018.
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It was announced that popular comedian Hiroyuki Amano of Cay~n will play the role of Officer Tsuneo Katahira in the fifth episode "Dareka Yarukai". Here are some of the comments that have arrived.

In addition, information on the characters of Kanji Inokari, Chiharu Shiba, Morio Sonoda, and Tsuneo Katahira has also arrived.
The characters with too strong personalities, including Officer Katahira, were all revealed to the public. The fierce fighters in the biggest tournaments are also revealed!

Comments (excerpts from the video)

─ ─ On being selected to appear in the TV anime "Baki

Kaoru Hanayama is my favorite character, and I'm very excited to be able to talk about his charms.

─ What are the highlights of the TV anime "Baki"?

I read Weekly Shonen Champion every week, and Itagaki-sensei's drawings are so dynamic that they could be called moving pictures, and the way he draws muscles is so convincing that it's like 'realism beyond realism,' so I'm very excited to be able to watch that with the latest animation technology.

─ Playing the role of Officer Tsuneo Katahira

I have been telling everyone around me how great Kaoru Hanayama is, and it seems to have paid off. （Maybe I'm used to saying that, but I'm also very fascinated by Hanayama's charm.

What is the highlight of the role of Officer Tsuneo Katahira?

I think he is the closest person to the general audience. I hope that the viewers will see him reporting the battle of the "monsters" from the viewpoint of an ordinary person who is watching it from the closest distance.

Message to the audience

I am very happy to be able to participate in a work that I love so much, and I put a lot of energy into my voice so that everyone will not be dissatisfied. I hope you can feel the 'love for Baki' as it burns."

We hope you will enjoy watching all of the passionate comments in the video!

New character introductions (titles omitted)

Kanji Inogari CV: Kiyoyuki Yanada

The charismatic leader of the pro wrestling world. He faced Baki in the third round of the largest tournament and lost.

Chiharu Shiba CV: Tatsuo Suzuki

The leader of a biker gang's suicide squad. He is an amateur in martial arts, but he wins the second round of the biggest tournament with his bad spirit.

Morio Sonoda CV: Yasutsugu Ishii

Chief Superintendent of the Japan Metropolitan Police Department. He is an expert in judo.

Tsuneo Katahira CV: Hiroyuki Amano
He is 34 years old. He is a police officer with the rank of sergeant. Witnesses Hanayama and Speck's death struggle up close.

Work Information
TV anime "Baki

＜Broadcast information
TOKYO MX1: Every Sunday from 0:30 a.m.
Sun TV: Every Sunday from 1:00 a.m.
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting: Every Monday from 3:00 a.m.
TV Aichi: Every Tuesday from 2:05 a.m.
KBS Kyoto: Every Tuesday from 0:30 a.m.
Hokkaido TV: Every Saturday from 2:35 a.m.

<DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
Available on NETFLIX
Broadcasting dates and times are subject to change due to scheduling conflicts.

© Keisuke Itagaki (Akita Shoten) / Baki Production Committee