Karate Master English Sub & Dub

About Karate Master

If you are hunting for a new adventure series, Karate Master (Karate Baka Ichidai) deserves a look (1973). The setup goes like this. At its core: Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka turns into 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 starts to take karate more seriously.

Beyond that: 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.

With adventure at the core, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. It will appeal most to anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with TMS Entertainment, which means the visual identity of Karate Master follows that studio's craft. The adventure focus matters here: exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. Released in 1973, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.