12 Memorable Quotes from Baki Hanma: Son of Ogre

The journalists who attended Mr. Saman’s conference refused to believe that a human took on a humongous African elephant. Sometimes, the truth is just too unbelievable.

Even Mr. Saman, who had seen the battle with his own eyes, found it difficult to believe what had transpired. It’s difficult to convince other people about something you’re not convinced about yourself.

Mr. Saman’s son assured him that he believed in his father’s story, and so Mr. Saman went on to narrate the instances of that day.

Rumina was bullied into challenging Baki, but he went on with it in the hopes that Baki would go easy on him. Baki, however, respected his opponents and didn’t hold back on them.

A small quarrel between a parent and their child sounds like a normal occurrence, but not for the Hanma family, where almost the entire world was getting borderline involved in their legendary fight.

Cowards often find ways to relieve their frustration, because they would rather take the easy way out than face the challenge head-on. Some of them had littered the walls on Baki’s way home with all sorts of disgraceful graffiti.

Rumina could sense a feeling of pride in Baki when he talked about his father’s strength, despite them being enemies.

Baki practiced an advanced form of shadow boxing, where he could imagine his opponent moves, in relevance to their size and strength, and respond accordingly to them. It was an efficient way of training, and at one point, Baki’s swift movements enabled Rumina to see those opponents too.

To Baki, it didn’t matter who his opponent was because he was there to fight them, and that’s what he did.

Yuijiro laughs at his son’s futile attempts (are they, though?) to gear up against him. He belittles his efforts by claiming that an imaginary foe poses no threat, with no risk of being killed or being eaten.

A good day to die doesn’t exist. This phrase is meant to convey that one must fight their battles bravely, survive them and return to their homeland.

One must have moments of respite, where they look back at where they have come from, and how their current actions will chart the path for their future actions.