Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

[Japanese rock theme music playing]
[in English] Don't be, be, be afraid ♪
Don't be, be, be, be, be afraid ♪
BAKI-DOU: THE INVINCIBLE SAMURAI
KARATE-DO
SHINSHINKAI HEADQUARTERS
[tense music playing]
[Katsumi grunting]
[shocked gasping]
[pained gasp]8
[chuckling]
I almost took out Goku Shibukawa himself.
I thought for sure I had you
with that second foot-blade kick.
Looks like I missed you though.
Well, that gave me a start.
You almost took my head clean off
with that last kick.
[chuckles]
One arm, but still strong. You're unique.
I believe that your training
may be nearing its completion.
Impressive.
Oh, come on. Enough with that.
'Cause I'm aware you let me graze you.
[chuckles]
- Intensive training?
- [Katsumi] Yes.
Since the time of the father-son fight.
I just can't seem to shake
this unease I feel.
Unless I'm training hard,
something feels off.
[Goki sighs]
You've been feeling it too.
[sighs uneasily]
What do you mean, "too"?
Ah, everybody's feeling it.
Everyone?
[Goki] Your father, Doppo, for instance.
I hear he's started waterfall training,
and he's not exactly a young man anymore.
[Katsumi] You're well-informed,
aren't you?
- [Goki] As for Motobe…
- [Katsumi] Izo Motobe's training too?
[Goki] Yes, deep in the mountains.
And Kosho Shinogi's been going at it, too,
tearing through sandbags
day in and day out.
Rumor has it he's been spending
quite a bit on duct tape to repair them.
And as for his older brother, Kureha,
he's been neglecting his real job
to train.
Jack has been relying
more and more on medication.
Retsu Kaio's in America,
so I'm not sure about him.
[Katsumi] And Mr. Oliva?
[Goki] According to the recruits
at the Metro Police Department,
Oliva's pumping
all the iron he can in prison.
But as far as I know,
the only one who hasn't changed at all
is Kaoru Hanayama.
And what about you, Shibukawa-sensei?
Katsumi, listen.
I'm sure you're aware of this,
but when one practices martial arts
for years, other powers grow as well.
There are some who develop intuition.
That is, they can predict
when danger might be approaching.
I understand.
[Goki] Katsumi,
I think you and I are having
a premonition.
Yes, we are.
[uneasy music playing]
[music fades]
[equipment humming]
[chuckling]
I don't really see the appeal
to this process.
It's straightforward, Noble Elder.
Human reproduction before our very eyes.
But this is such an artificial way
of doing it.
It's beautiful.
We're witnessing the wonder
of reproduction itself.
That much I can agree on.
[Nonomura] I'll bring it up on the monitor
for a better look.
[Tokugawa] What is this?
[Nonomura] It's a healthy,
unfertilized egg.
The nucleus will be removed from within
so that a donor nucleus
can be transplanted instead.
So then, that nucleus would be from--
Oh, yes. Harvested from Musashi Miyamoto.
Then let's hope that this experiment
will work out as it should.
There's no need to rely on hope.
Dr. Honer's skill in transplants
is the best in the world.
In as few as 28 days,
we'll be able to see
Miyamoto Musashi's fetus for ourselves.
It… it'll only take 28 days?
That soon?
I didn't think it'd be that quick.
We have the best technology in the world.
No other facility even comes close
to the standard we're hitting.
Our team will not tolerate
a single mistake.
This lab cost eight times more to build
than your typical facility.
It is the most advanced
cloning laboratory in the world.
Oh, it's starting.
[Tokugawa] What is that thing?
[Nonomura] A glass tube.
One with a diameter
of only 100 micrometers.
The nucleus is now being extracted
from the egg.
[Tokugawa] Oh, that was fast.
Excellent work, Dr. Honer.
He's finished, right?
[Nonomura] Correct, sir.
The nucleus extraction is complete.
[Tokugawa] Oh, what now?
That tool is a needle pipette.
It's one-hundredth the thickness
of human hair
and is used to inject the new nucleus.
Here he goes.
[tense music playing]
- [Tokugawa gasps]
- [Nonomura] There it is! The nucleus!
That's the nucleus of Musashi Miyamoto,
extracted directly from his cells!
[together] Fertilization complete.
- [heartbeat pounding]
- [Baki] There it is again.
It's not this guy though. I can tell.
The heartbeat I keep hearing
isn't this normal.
[crowd cheering loudly]
[pained grunting]
[frustrated groan]
I know what I saw.
Baki was… [grunts]
He was trying to stifle a… a yawn!
[Tokugawa] Just a little longer, Baki.
Just ten more months.
You won't have to yawn anymore.
[narrator] Humanity was born
two billion years after the dawn of life,
but progressed quickly.
That pace of growth is present in the lab,
even now.
Musashi is now 11 months and ten days old.
[Kureha] Doing cross pull-ups consumes
more energy than sprinting at full speed.
But even though it does,
I just can't help but…
[yawning]
[uneasy music playing]
Something's off.
I maxed out on the bench press yesterday.
And ran a 100-meter dash
the day before that.
But even when I finished lifting,
or crossed the finish line,
I was yawning.
It's medically impossible.
Why do things feel so pointless?
What's making me feel this bored?
[Doppo] I still don't know.
Is this training helping me,
or is it hindering me?
What can this frigid pressure teach me?
[Jack] I need to extend my height
even further than where I am at now.
I want to stand taller.
I want the reach of longer limbs.
There was a max height I can hit
without losing athletic ability.
One calculated
from the length of my torso.
Extending my bones
by another 12 inches or so
will allow me to hit
my target height of eight feet.
I can look down on them then.
I'll be able to look down
on all my enemies.
[pained grunting]
This is my second
bone-lengthening surgery.
The pain that comes
from the pressure is manageable.
But still, I don't get it.
I'm enduring excruciating pain.
And yet, I can't stop yawning.
One after another, they just keep coming.
[Nonomura] Birthing preparations
are complete.
[man 1] Pulse is good.
[man 2] Temperature
of amniotic fluid is good.
[man 3] Body temperature,
98 degrees. Normal.
[man 4] 11 months, 10 days, 9 hours,
and 41 minutes since fertilization.
Estimated age, 32 years, 6 months old.
All values are normal.
Engage!
[suspenseful music playing]
[Tokugawa gasps]
[all gasping]
[Nonomura] Look at that.
Aside from being abnormally large,
his hands look like
they could be anyone's.
But I have no doubt.
This really is… the Musashi Miyamoto.
The unbeatable warrior,
unmatched under heaven,
Musashi Miyamoto himself.
Yes, you're right.
In fact, I can see his formidable strength
with just a glance.
The real deal. There's no doubt about it.
The word "strongest" was made for him,
the greatest warrior
who ever walked the Earth.
[music fades]
[yawning]
[Chiharu sighs]
Hey, boss. You've been yawning a lot
since we got here.
How many times you think it's been
since we sat down, huh?
I think it's been a lot,
'cause I just about lost count.
So if I'm really boring you that much,
I might as well disappear!
[bartender gasps softly]
It started two days ago.
Some punk shoved a gun in my face.
[gasps]
Hanayama, eat lead, you bastard!
[Hanayama] He was shouting
some shit at me real fast.
[thug gasps]
Don't miss.
[thug whimpering fearfully]
'Cause if you do, you're dead.
I moved towards him.
I wanted him to feel threatened.
But then, I felt a little sorry for him,
given the circumstances.
But I just couldn't stop myself.
[thug whimpering]
[thug screaming painfully]
[Hanayama] So you're not doing
anything wrong.
- [groans, relieved sigh]
- It's my bad.
Drink up.
So sorry, boss.
[Hanayama] This boredom…
[Chiharu] I shouldn't have doubted you!
[Hanayama] If I were to face him again…
[Chiharu] I'm so sorry!
…would that put an end to it?
[Chiharu] Please forgive me!
Well now, look at you talking big.
You wanna fight the Ogre?
How nostalgic.
[Hanayama] Hmm.
What's nostalgic?
Hearing you say you're itching
for a fight with Yujiro Hanma.
It's just that I haven't heard anyone
speak so bravely for quite some time now.
In any case,
I'm impressed you made such a decision.
Challenging Yujiro Hanma…
That's not asking for a match,
That's asking to get mauled.
[water sloshing]
[Tokugawa] I've never met
anyone willing to challenge that monster.
So why would you?
Is your life really all that boring?
[Hanayama gasps]
Do you know how long it's been, Hanayama?
It has been a full five years
since that fateful night
when you and Yujiro Hanma
started battling it out at the arcade.
The fight was quite a brutal one
from what I heard.
One so overwhelmingly one-sided,
it'd leave most with life-long trauma.
It left no reason for you
to ever face off again.
A fight that should've ended everything.
It was downright terrifying.
The pain you felt that night
should've been enough
to chill you to the bone.
But there's an even stronger pain,
isn't there?
You're absolutely right.
The excruciating
yet utterly painless suffering
of what we call boredom.
I see. I'm sure
the Ogre can cure you of that pain.
- And I appreciate it, Hanayama.
- [gasps]
Because I've been thinking about
calling the Ogre up to Tokyo myself.
So, if I mention your name to him,
I'm sure he'll finally get moving.
[Nonomura] His vitals appear normal.
No visible issues.
And yet here we are with no answers.
It's been 81 hours since his birth,
but we don't know why he hasn't woken up.
Pulse, body temperature, blood pressure…
we've been monitoring everything
around the clock.
All of his readings are within range.
Except… there's no sign
of brainwaves whatsoever.
Everything went perfectly.
Or, at least,
it went perfectly according to our data.
He is still asleep.
I'm afraid the problem we face
won't be solved by data.
Everyone, I'm feeling helpless and willing
to accept any suggestions you might have.
I'll take anything.
Listen, I know this is just hypothetical…
[narrator] What started as a heated debate
quickly grew into an argument.
And just when it seemed that every opinion
had finally been voiced…
[Tokugawa] You made the Buddha
and left out its soul.
I'll admit, he's nearly perfect. However,
the most important part is missing.
You experts will likely scoff
at what I have to say,
but could you spare just a moment
to indulge this simple old man?
You talk about the latest data,
or the past data, or the accumulated data.
It never ends. Data, data, and more data.
But the truth is,
there are things in this world
that cannot be measured through data!
Forgive me
for making this somewhat personal.
You may not know this,
but I have an older sister.
She works as a spiritual medium.
I know, it sounds awfully fishy.
And I'll readily admit,
she's pretty out there.
But the truth is, she's no imposter.
She's a talented psychic.
- A psychic? Seriously?
- I mean…
[chuckling scornfully]
Is she a shrine maiden?
Or a street-side card reader?
Cut to the chase, Mr. Tokugawa.
What does she have to do with all of this?
Anyone who calls themselves a psychic
or a medium is suspicious,
and you're entitled to those suspicions.
But I think your imagination
is far too limited.
She's even more sketchy
than you might presume.
[woman] You fool!
You're nothing more than a mere commoner.
How dare you summon
the great Lord Nobunaga?!
- Wait, what?
- Do you hear that?
She says she's Nobunaga Oda.
Do you want me to slice you open?
Okay, who's next?
[man 1] Hi, there. I heard
you could summon just about anybody.
Yes, that's right.
You mean it?
You think you could summon
someone like John F. Kennedy?
Course I can.
You're kidding me?
- [woman] We doing this or not?
- Uh… Oh, sure.
With the deepest reverence and respect,
I humbly call the soul of John F. Kennedy.
I summon thee to come and join us.
Thus, I make this request of you,
oh, sacred spirit.
- [in gruff American accent] Hi.
- What?
- [snickering]
- Oh, how you doing?
Well, this is strange.
It's not often I'm summoned
by Japanese young men.
[scornful laughter]
It seems to me your leadership changes
far too often in this country.
When people are ignorant about politics,
then politicians can run wild!
Political apathy can become
a national moral failing.
Oh, okay.
With the right motivation,
you could lead the country someday.
Oh…
- [chuckling]
- It's been a real pleasure, friend.
[in normal voice] All right, next.
You're pretty good at impressions.
How'd you learn to do it?
I'm not doing impressions.
I'm a summoner of spirits.
It's my calling.
Fine, then.
I wanna speak to my father.
He died two years ago.
- Can you summon him?
- [Sabuko] Coming right up.
Far, far away, far beyond what we know,
and what we can see with our mortal eyes,
I humbly call upon the sacred spirit
to visit us here.
Oh!
- I'm confused.
- [man 2] Oh.
Are you sure he's dead?
Uh, uh, what? Why?
I'm coming up with nothing at all!
No trace. No hint of his presence.
Hey, quit messing with me.
What are you talking about?
I mean, come on.
I wouldn't lie about something like that!
Well, that's weird.
Far beyond what we know
and what we can see with our mortal eyes…
- What now, Takashi?!
- [patrons gasping]
[narrator] Takashi Yasumoto,
a 21-year-old college student,
would later recount
the events of that day.
[Takashi] I'll admit,
I was startled when she called me by name.
But it's a pretty common name.
Then she started reprimanding me
about the usual shit dads say,
like you have to study harder and so on.
When she finished, she gave me
this smug look, all proud of herself.
So that's when I quietly came back with…
You know what's funny?
My dad's actually alive and well.
Everyone was surprised by that.
But her?
She didn't look fazed in the slightest.
Who's next?
[Takashi] But things got weird after that.
'Cause later that night,
I told my dad
about what happened with her.
And he asked me this…
which was really strange.
Around what time
did you say this happened?
[Takashi] When I started
going into more detail.
he went completely silent.
Takashi, the thing is…
[Takashi] He had collapsed at work,
and he told me
it happened at that exact time.
It only lasted a couple of minutes,
but while he was out, he had a dream.
In the dream, he was yelling at me,
venting his frustrations
about my lifestyle.
He described the dream in detail,
and it was exactly
how it went earlier that day.
So, yeah. You probably guessed it by now.
But that lady, she's legit.
It doesn't matter
if the person is dead or alive.
There's not a single spirit
that Sabuko Tokugawa cannot channel!
[footsteps echoing]
[shocked murmuring]
[Tokugawa] This won't be a mere scrap.
This is shaping up to be a battle
for survival, not a simple fight.
Isn't that right?
This is not the type of thing
you should do in front of people.
[tense suspenseful music playing]
- [dramatic music sting]
- [woman screams]
I'm honored you made the trip.
Been a while, hasn't it?
[Yujiro chuckles menacingly]
[Tokugawa moaning excitedly]
A fight like this is the stuff of dreams!
The two of 'em are ready to brawl,
and I love it!
Fight your hearts out and put on a show!
[Sabuko] Hmm…
Not bad, not bad.
It's just barely enough. I'm impressed.
But your team still fell short
of meeting the necessary requirements.
[gasping]
[gasping]
You were close.
A few minor details were missed.
Had you adjusted the levels of insulin,
amino acids, and vitamin PZ by 20%,
he would've turned out perfect.
You made the Buddha and left out its soul.
Mitsunari was right
when he said that to you.
In his current condition,
I'll have him up in minutes.
- ["Mountain Top" by Novel Core playing]
- [lyrics in Japanese]
[in English] Yeah ♪
Yeah, yeah ♪
I'm on the mountaintop, yeah ♪
Yeah, yeah, ♪
I'm on the mountaintop, yeah ♪
[music fades out]