Karate Baka Ichidai
Alternative Titles
Synonyms
Ichidai the Karate Fool
The Fanatical Karate Generation
Japanese
空手バカ一代
English
Karate Master
Information
Type
TVAired
Oct 3, 1973 to Sep 25, 1974
Episodes
47
Duration
24 min per ep
Season
fall 1973Broadcast
Unknown
Studios
TMS Entertainment
Licensors
Discotek Media
Status
Finished Airing
Source
Manga
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Demographics
ShounenStatistics
Rank
6336
Score
6.62
Scored by
614
Popularity
11605
Members
2124
Favorites
4
External Links
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)