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)
Description
Type
TVSeason
Fall 1973Release Date
Status
Finished
Source
MangaEpisodes
47
Episode Length
24 min
Information Websites
Alternative Names
Romaji
Karate Baka Ichidai
English
The Fanatical Karate Generation
Japanese
空手バカ一代
Synonyms
Karate Master
Ichidai the Karate Fool