Baki Rahen 56
>>284727390>ghost DoppoIS THERE A SINGLE THING THIS MAN CAN'T DO?
>>284727725why do these scans look so rough? Are the spinnies cheaping out or did the publisher switch to a lower resolution for the scans
>>284727426>2 right handsBreak time well spent
>>284727800you can't convince me this isn't kehaya
>>284727557sorry katsumi, but you're too weak/retard for the explanation dude role.
That's all, another break like usual, hope Itagaki is good on healthMerry Christmas friends
>>284727760>>284727390I may have missed a chapter but when did Doppo die? Did advancing too much kill him? At least he made himself clear.
>>284727390fucking kek
>>284727760Well shit, he has the Devil Bat Ghost
This chaps have legit been kengan omega tier.
>>284728125>Five nights at Doppo's
>several months of Doppo oneshotting jobber karatekas Please stop stalling.
>>284728072Following this trajectory, we'll be seeing Doppo multiply himself.
Merry Bakimas every Itagaki
>>284727890It only works if his upper arm and shoulder was broken and went limp.
>>284728125Comparing this to the weekly AI kengan torture is a horrendous comparison
>>284727760>sumo guy BRAPPed DoppoKino
>>284727800Kehaya?
>>284727760>he just slipped troughWhat was that????
What was that?????
>>284727760
>>284727760>He just kept moving forward
>>284727760>Doppo learned how to BDC/FDC IRL
>>284727800>Oh fuck.
>>284727800>Took on 3 guys and clowned on them>Phased through another guy just to show off>Now being asked to take the next hitWhat's going on in this guy's head I wonder.
>>284728307>weekly AI kengan torture>AIqrd?
>>284727800glad to see i'm not the only one who thinks this is karate-Kehaya. Feels like the wait between chapters is longer than ever
>>284730041It'll be revealed to be Kehaya who secretly joined the dojo undercover. Trust the plan.
>>284727462did doppo just give renji brain damage?
>>284727800>kehaya infiltrated karate dojo now
>>284729989Kengan Omega has been slipping in AI generated shit for quite a while now. The latest chapter even has solid proof that even Koga, the supposed protagonist, is just being AI genned.
>>284730273Seriously? What the fuck.
Could Yujiro best Santa?
>>284730495Itagaki loves his daughter too much to make that happen.
>>284730495Only if Itagaki and Paru get into a fight
>>284730495
>>284730584Into a strongest father and daughter fight. One could say.
>>284729500he's more like order sol. dandy step moves you backwards, but order sol players NEVER move backwards, just jump D
>>284731135FDC/BDC is not Dandy step, it's Forward/Backdash cancel which makes Slayer phase out and install invincibility frames on specials
>>284731338I know, I'm saying he's not like slayer because slayer moves backwards. He wouldn't backdash either. I just wanted to complain about Order Sol.
>>284731368>I'm saying he's not like slayer because slayer moves backwardsHe can move forward as well, FDC is literally forward cancelling and Slayer can also just FD teleport cross up like Doppo did here>>284727760
>>284729989The Kengan Omega artist openly uses AI for backgrounds and character art (although the latter is usually traced over somewhat).I don't even blame him given that the author must hand the guy the most abysmal dogshit scripts imaginable and has a history of editing the artist's drafts into lamer forms or removing pages wholesale.
>>284731408true but if I remember right he gets more invuln frames off backdashing, I think fdc is pretty niche. I didn't really play Slayer much. I need a REAL gorilla high damage character.
>>284731726>true but if I remember right he gets more invuln frames off backdashingIt's a bit complicated, technically he gets more i-frames off BDC but the length is variable and depends on your timing, FDC i-frames are less and fixed but depending on your timing you can delay the FDC to apply those i-frames to a wider movement distance.If you more a more indepth breakdown refer to this:https://www.dustloop.com/w/GGACR/Slayer/Strategy/Dash_Cancels
>>284727760JUST SCRAMBLE THEM MOLECULES
>>284730740You called?
>>284732363
>>284727612>>284727650>>284727688I see, so it's the Onosato special
I hope my favorite character Mishima is okay after this. I always love it when he shows up.
>>284727760Doppo mastered the tunnel effect.
Raditz did it better
>>284733979he stole that move
>>284727760Doppo mastered One of the 48 deadliest techniquesThe Ashura Senku
>>284727800I have a feeling this guy's testes are in grave danger
>>284737119He wouldn't do that to a student.
>>284727800In a manga full of dumb masturbatory self-indulgent side chapters this is probably one of the top 3 worst
>>284727488Beat YujiroMake his Son win a fight
>>284738115>Beat YujiroThe manga is not over yet.I dont think Kasumi will get any more fights bc it'd be tricky to write around his skillset tho
>>284727800I'd just give up.Like seriously why even bother at that point?If that means I'm expelled too, fuck it, I'm clearly not here to learn anything and only there to fellatio the headmaster
>>284727650Swordguys design goes hard
>>284733091Isnt it an established principle that solids CAN pass through other solids? It just takes far more energy/time but the principle is exactly the same as with gasses. I've learnt about it in the elementary so it cant be that esoteric.
>>284727650>bara jack
>>284727760How does Itagaki keep doing it
>>284735654In 10 years, baki will be shoot ki blasts at people
>>284738694Speedreader-kun...
>>284730740>Itagaki when he catches Santa exiting Parus house through the front door
>>284727390Doppo pulling the ol' *teleports behind u*.
>>284739725If the enemy teleports, attack your rear without delay --Miyamoto Musashi
>>284728279No, no matter how much you twist your arm around, that's still a right hand on the left. It's the same as that Welcome to the NHK poster.
>>284738238learn the move then learn how to counter the move dummy
>>284727760Can he slip through piss?
>>284727890Oh yeah, you’re right
>>284727760I still don't get it
>>284732362I feel so protected
>>284738216Shame because he's the one character I'm actually interested in seeing how Itagaki would develop his skillset
Merry Bakimas
>>284727194
>>284727390Literally how do you counter his ability to have Solid Snake: Phantom Pain like stealth?
>>284729596If it was me, I'd start advancing. Go forward.
>>284731562I'm almost convinced the author also uses AI for the plot. The story is so random and inconsistent in an unentertaining way.
>>284727122This faggot would be long dead if it wasn't for an asspullYet he torments us for two decades still and thinks he's tough <3I hate him
>>284727122Doppo only needs a cloned eye to become Prime Doppo again.
Doppo? Strong?
>>284731726>Kum Bleah
This is easily on the top 5 of most pointless Baki chapters of all time.
Ok we get Santa is pretty strong, but where does St Nicholas himself sit? I mean, the bitchslap he gave that one guy during the Nicaean Council was pretty good
>>284747212Current Doppo is prime Doppo. You were supposed to think Doppo was about to get walled by old age soon after the Yujiro fight (and certainly after losing an eye), but he just slipped right on through!
>glazing Doppo by him clowning on pupils
>>284738238
>>284747212retsu still some spare parts.
>>2847505164000 years of Chinese visual acuity
Oh I think I got it.Doppo always moves forward, he's never stopped in front of anyone or anything, he's fearless .So now he just slipped through his opponent.
>>284727194Why is Doppo such a fag, he always does this shit and gives men love hearts. Is he married just for looks, he doesn't even have a biological child. Maybe he just got kicked in the nuts so much that he became infertile, that's why he developed his nut sucked into his body technique.
Nice
How will Jack counter Musou Tensei?
>>284752738Biting it, biting the concept of Musou Tensei
>>284727760wakaran
>>284727949He is getting ready for the next Baki arc, Hades Underworld Tournament where all the fightser from the beginning of time rest.
What a coincidence, he arrived yesterday
>>284753148he? who? there's nobody in this image.
>>284753389The former director, director doppo!
>>284748843My favorite is Sukune doing his hair.
>>284749071Don't we have like multiple Santa is Strong pastas?
>>284748843It's weird because chapters comprised of nothing but "how did Yujiro flex on someone recently?" feel more significant than Doppo doing it to his students. Maybe it's because it could have been condensed to a chapter or two instead of this multi month mini arc we're in.
>>284727390Can't believe Doppo learned the ultimate Hokuto Shinken technique.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2ZCC5D8oc
>>284753148Why are his proportions so human? Why is his neck so thin?
>>284752738it doesn't work against opponents that Doppo wants to actually defeat.He can't just go through someone like Jack, he's a legit obstacle
>>284754891Its just bc if the delay. It's been 3 chappies all in all which is standard for baki flexing mini-arcs.How long was Katsumis mach punch buildup? Four chapters?
Merry christmas baki friends!
>>284758158Happy spiritually agnostic, religion-unrelated, consumerism-focused holidays.
>>284750516Why not using Musashis spare parts?
>>284750516No he doesn't have anymore, it was stated in the chapter where Katsumi get's the arm that the rest of Retsu's body had already been cremated. Would Tokugawa really lie like that?
>>284749071kek
>>284758158Does Yujiro believe in Santa? How far does Saint Nicholas get in the maximum tournament?
>>284760123I think yujiro just squeeze santa's coal into diamond and throw it at Rudolph, killing it instantly.
>>284760123Santa is the one person Yujiro truly fears
>>284760123Santa is like the rest of the cast get's stronger as time pasts. The human population keeps growing yet Santa still manages to reach each household every night, how does he do it? He's strong...
>>284727390I've been saying for a while that Baki needs to go back to bullshit gimmick techniques. I'm am happy at this outcome
>>284727390>I KILL THE FIGHT!!>Kanashimi bara maki!>I KILL THE FIGHT!!>Kodoku o sodateru!
>>284758158merry Christmas bro
>>284760539>Saint Nicholas? Strong...?
>>284761338Imagine a mini-arc where Katou randomly decides to do entire Grinch routine
>>284727725>>284727760The Shinsikai is a fucking McDojo, what kind of explanation is this? Like what do these guys even learn from all of this?
Maybe this NEXT karateka has a chance!
>>284727557No. I feel I understand less, in general.
>>284761478>He slunk to the arena. He took Doppo's eye!>He took Retsu's arm! He took Katsumi's thigh!>He cleaned out that arena so quick and so fleet!>Why, that Katou even took the last of Jack's metal teeth!>Then he stuffed all the weapons into his bag with glee.>"Now," grinned that Katou, "I will steal Guevaru's pee!"
>>284758158Merry Christmas too, anon.
>People here actually don't understand what has happened.Fools, the purpose of this whole demonstration is to show that each one of these casuals will never ever reach the level of the god of Karate Doppo and you might as well go home.Also, thank you for the weekly 30k Yen training fee.
>>284762362That wasn't it.When you throw a punch, you have forward momentum. You are trained to punch through your target. This is known as "follow through", which is pivotal to good form. The expectation of a follow through is that your opponent will be stationary, move backwards, or move to the side. If the opponent is stationary, they will get hit with the full force of the impact. If they move backwards, then they will get grazed. If they move to the side, then they will be off-balance and possibly knocked prone from a follow-up.But... what if your opponent does none of those things? What if your opponent moves FORWARD??How can your punch with momentum hit an opponent that is behind you? What about your kick? Your sword swing? The bullet fired from your pistol? You see... combat training makes an assumption... That your opponent will be scared of you... But if your opponent is unafraid... Then your combat training...... is USELESS.
>>284727390*gulp* he's right behind me isn't he?
>>284762492>finger wag
>>284762492bullshit
In all honesty Yuichiro 100% dressed up as Santa for Christmas and it probably pissed Yujiro off so much when he wouldn't drop the act even after being called out on it by his son.I truly believe Santa would be a trigger for Yujiro because of this.
>>284762684Haven't we all agreed that Yuichiro learned how to actually turn invisible and pretends to be dead just to fuck with Yujiro?
>>284762732Doppo just demonstrated it's something you can do at a high enough level.I fully believe he's just fucking around.
>>284762732that's so fucking stupidi love it
>>284762732"He slipped right on through" the alimony payments.
>>284762492Just grapple your opponent
>>284762860>opening up your center of mass to attacksgreco-roman wrestling? strong...?
>>284762860How are you gonna grapple with a fluid.... or a gas...?
>>284749865The overall powerlevel is just reset to regular athlete levels in Baki Rahen. Doppo beating up fodder, I mean, strong karateka, sets him up as a worthy opponent to Jack.
Once a martial artist stops doubting... it's over for them.Oliva is Hanayama fodder. Kaku jobs to Chiharu. Guevaru clears Mushashi. Iron Micheal clears current Jack.
>>284763030Also Fullstrenght Pickle is Yujiro tier.
>>284763070Honestly, I can take Yujiro. Yes, I, Anonymous. I could take him.
>>284763106>The "Ogre" feared worldwide..... Vs.... "The Fighter With No Record" Anonymous........ a "Dark Horse" so to speak....
Current Katou is stronger than Maximum Tournament Jack.
>>284762901Pankrationanon! Join us for these festivities!
>>284762968You suck your opponent in.
>>284763238"You" "suck" your "Opponents" in??.... "Unfathomable"
>>284763128>"I don't understand? Why would Yujiro fight this schlub with no record?""Ahh, but you see... 'No record' IS a kind of record...">"Hmm??""When you are at an intersection, you have many paths. One to your left, one to your right, one straight ahead, and naturally the path behind you. Which path do you take?">"... It... depends on where I am going...""Does it?">"Well, yes! I can't pick one of the paths without knowing my destination!""So you have chosen... to not make a choice...">"Hah?!""Choosing to not choose is a choice... and having no record means having a record...">"But... but that means...!""That means this new fighter... is the only opponent Hanma Yujiro has fought that has ZERO LOSSES...!!"
>>284727760IT ALL MAKES SENSE
>>284727650>>284727688>>284727725Please, tell us more about never retreating, Katsumi sensei.
>>284727280>hair stands up when he gets heatedThe only other people we've seen with this trait are Baki, Yujiro and Musashi so we can conclude that this guy is at least top 4 in the entire cast.
>>284763562No, he's copying. It would be like if you were surrounded by a posse of gangbangers and held your arms out to your side like the Ogre.
>>284763562His head is diving down. You don't see the stink line comeing out like others
Does seriously no one remember Doppo is doing Baki's dodging thing from the Pickle fight?
>>284763562pretty sure I've seen Retsu's ponytail stand up a few times
>>284761338I don't know man, delivering presents around the world in a single night?Every year?Just him and some reindeers?Yeah, something doesn't add up, no way somebody can carry so many presents and get through all those chimneys that fast.
>>284764031>He drinks Cola. Sugoi
>>284763993>"Hmm... Have you ever witnessed cross-country running? Long-distance runners perform a feat known as 'aerobic exercise'. Aerobic exercise is physical exertion that is heavily dependent upon the cardiovascular system pumping blood rich in oxygen to the lungs, where the gas is exchanged with carbon dioxide and deposited by exhaling. This effort requires a tremendous deal of energy. Aerobic athletes consume significantly more calories per day than anaerobic athletes who regularly pause and rest when performing. Long-distance runners especially have a secret technique unknown to most athletes. They call it 'carbohydrate loading'. It works like this: The athlete will consume vast quantities of complex carbohydrates the night before a serious competition. Their body breaks down the carbohydrates slowly, especially while asleep, and while asleep, the long-distance runner cannot burn that building energy. The next day, the runner eats a breakfast full of simple carbohydrates. The complex carbohydrates from the night before... and the simple carbohydrates the morning of... gives the runner a tremendous release of energy, which they use to run long-distances without needing to rest. Now... suppose what would happen if Santa Claus were to eat hundreds of calories in the form of cookies left out for him in every house he delivers presents to? Do you not think... he would have so much built-up energy... that he would HAVE to deliver presents to every good little girl and boy across the entire planet to get rid of it all...?"
>pay a quarter of your paycheck each month to study under the best karate master in japan >don't even get to see him most of the time>his deadbeat son is the usual teacher>whenever the master does show up he's there exclusively to flex>pretends he's teaching you by dunking on your fellow students in front of everyone then saying the equivalent of "just do that"The Shinshinkai financial forecast...is strong...
>>284764593To be fair Doppo's whole thing has always been dedication to the craft. He doesn't have any special moves or secret techniques. He just has the basics down to an incerdible degree and has put in the work over the course of a lifetime.He's hailed as a master of martial arts, but he's by no means a genius the way Katsumi is(inventing his own move in Mach Punch and pushing Karate ahead by a hundred years as a result.) Same as when he fought Dorian. All he does is basic karate, but he does it incredibly well. This means that at Shinshinkai he teaches people everything he knows. It's just up to them to spend the next fourty years practicing to get onto his left.
>>284728125honestly yeah but i still am more charmed by baki because at least it feels like im "in" on the joke as i never put any stock into thinking baki rahen would have a meaningful story
>>284765109This is nothing new for Baki and you can more often than not trust the author that these exposition chappies lead to great payoff later unlike anything about Omega.Although now that i think about it Alai Jr and Lolong are basically the same
>>284765273Nothing in Kengan is as funny as Junior going back to the diner more beat up every day, let alone intentionally.
>>284765352At least Baki some sort of a point with this, was comedic and it didn't happen over and over like 5 times.
I'm gonna write and illustrate my own fighting manga.
>>284764274>Have you ever heard of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?>...It's actually not a common reindeer, it's a Boreal Woodland Caribou.>The boreal woodland caribou is a rare species, their dark manes and strong, flat antlers are imposing among the reindeer family, they have an almost regal presence.>Santa has many reindeers, nine in total.>but Rudolph...he's special>You may say he's THE reindeer.>His unique red nose was the sign of a rare genetic abnormality, Rudolph's muscles are abnormally dense, his bones sturdier than an elephant's, a diet rich of prime vegetables and high quality alaskan lichens and rigorous catholic sumo training has given his body some truly peculiar capabilities>Rudolph does not only carry a sleigh with a planet's worth of presents...combined with the eight other reindeers, he can reach borderline Mach 12 speed>The fastest plane in the world, the X-43 could only reach...9.6 Mach speed, with no presents onboardSanta Claus had this to say:>Ever since I found Rudolph when he was a little whelp I knew he was one of a kind>At just six months he was already the alpha of his reindeer pack, he had impregnated over a dozen females and controlled a large territory>When I laid my eyes on him, I knew only him could be my trusted partner, the red nose said it all>It took three weeks of nonstop fighting in the alaskan tundra, at the end of that long struggle I had earned Rudolph's respect...>...and the happiness of all good children around the world.
>>284763993What does Katou think about The Holocaust.
>>284765572>rigorous catholic sumo trainingQue? And yes, that's the weirdest part here.
>>284765782>sumoShinto ritual to entertain the japanese gods for fortune n shiet>catholic sumoWrestlin' for Jesus
>>284765782>He's uninitiated>He doesn't know why Santa's so big>He doesn't know Saint Nicholas was history's first catholic RikishiIt wasn't a simple slap that sent Arius flying, it was a harite.
>>284727760>dude quantum physics!>it might happen because we think it might, maybe!! SCIENCE!!!
>>284766079>>He's uninitiatedAfraid so.>It wasn't a simple slap that sent Arius flying, it was a harite.>>284766010>>catholic sumo>Wrestlin' for JesusNaruhodo.
>>284766268it's something "beyond" quantum physics.... You're too "green" to understand. Y'probably don't know... About Him... About His Karate...
>>284766414>karate developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts under the influence of Chinese martial artsSo worthless just like science.
>>284764827What's this from?
>>284727760How can Kengan even compete?
>>284766685Baki fighting Pickle
>>284730740>>284739046"Ho Ho Ho! What's wrong Itagaki-san? You seem mad?">"I saw..... where you just came from...."Ho Ho! I hoped you don't mind me giving a visit to your daughter! She's been a very good girl this year, Itagaki-san!">"Kisama.... you white ape bastard.... you dare enter this domain, this place. This place where only the strongest and most retarded manga creators live?""And what will you do about it? You don't wanna be pit on the naughty list this year!">"what will I do....? HRRRRRNGH!!!""Oh! You will fight me here Itagaki? On the concrete? Even a boxer like you won't stand against me and my crusty kringle toss moves! Ho Ho Ho!">"No, I will not do that. I promise you this, old saint Nick...">"I will see you destroyed..."
Paru would PROTECT her beloved father from Santa's wrath.
>>284767439>Endure it Paru
>>284763106>I could take himIn a fight, right?
>>284768782>Can't rape the willing
>>284763919I was gonna say, we've literally seen this before.
Did Itagaki change his mind about Kozue's fate and retcon it? If you had asked me after New Grappler I'd say she went with Ali, not just from their ending but because she seemed done with Baki's shit.
>>284767993whatever happened to benkei?the strong, silent type?
>>284771436She showed up after that though and for the most part Baki's been pretty chill since the end of Son Of Ogre. He mostly just hangs out at home and does normal shit like watch movies, read manga and trains. Only time he actually fights is when someone interesting shows up.
>>284727800Finally, the best recent character.The power of never sitting!
>>284729989
>>284729989>>284773466
I really do miss Kehaya though. He should make a short cameo by jobbing to Hanada or something.
>>284738750Whoa, thats a classic
>tfw Jacob was the first rikishi>Jacob's hip getting dislocated was the first koshinageI miss Sumo...
>>284773614Are his ears still torn off?
>>284774345Doppo knew a good doctor
