Johnny’s childhood: 1979
Norma Editorial’s five-page preview opens with Encino Hills, California, 1979 on page 1.
PRE-BUILD INVENTORY · OCTOBER 7, 2026
The dates.
The evidence.
The Karate Kid / Cobra Kai: research table, product / access matches and inspection gaps.
Return to timelineVERIFICATION STATUS
Broad coverage.
Open questions.
32 catalogue records; 29 indexed works. Shared branch points, embedded scenes and anthology containers are distinguished.
A research edition, not a completed full-interior audit. A missing date remains an inspection gap until the actual work has been checked.
Inventory / contradiction checks
- All six feature films, all sixty-five Cobra Kai episodes, all thirteen animated episodes, four licensed film novels, illustrated movie retellings, the four-issue Johnny comic and five licensed video/mobile games inventoried.
- 2010 Han story retained in the shared history because Legends joins it to Daniel’s story.
- Actual licensed comic preview read: explicit 1979 childhood and November 2018 narration dates retained, with the latter’s student-affiliation conflict flagged.
- Repeated film plots share positions and separate format links; unique game / Johnny viewpoint retellings are identified as variants.
- Cobra Kai episodes use continuous season / tournament runs; the later finale epilogue is separately visible.
- Primary publisher / distributor and creator evidence preferred; calendar estimates and edition comparison gaps disclosed.
- Part II computer-game retelling grouped with the Part II film and book formats.
Verification still required
- Full film / episode date-prop audit remains incomplete; modern school-year dates and Legends’ converted year remain estimates.
- Only five Johnny comic preview pages inspected, not all four complete issues.
- Novel / movie and Hippo / Antioch storybook interior differences need comparison.
- No numeric or exact date is inferred solely from a work’s release without an explicit estimate label.
- Exact Amazon listings for the Microdeal game, first Cobra Kai console game and mobile game remain unverified; corresponding official access / record links are supplied.
ACTUAL LICENSED COMIC PAGE EVIDENCE
Narration frame: November 2018
Page 5 explicitly dates Johnny’s story to his students. Their affiliations conflict with the television school-year reconstruction, so the comic date remains visible with a canon dispute.
RESEARCH TABLE BEFORE PAGE BUILD
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| Entry | Media / release | Story date | Canon / continuity | Placement / inspection | Sources | Edition / viewing match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Karate KidDaniel trains with Miyagi and faces Cobra Kai at the All Valley tournament. | FilmReleased 1984 | 1984Relative / stated chronology | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Late summer through December 1984; the tournament year is also identified in Netflix’s finale retrospective.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: The Karate KidNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 ending | The Karate Kid — Sony-linked disc editionCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid Part IIDaniel and Miyagi travel to Okinawa, where an old rivalry threatens Miyagi’s homecoming. | FilmReleased 1986 | Est. summer 1985; opening continues December 1984Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | The opening resumes the first tournament; the later Okinawa story follows the six-month interval. The main story controls this position.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part II | The Karate Kid Part II — Sony-linked disc editionCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid Part IIITerry Silver draws Daniel into a scheme to avenge Cobra Kai’s defeat. | FilmReleased 1989 | Est. later 1985Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | After the Okinawa trip and before the next All Valley. The release year is not the story year.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part III | The Karate Kid Part III — Sony-linked disc editionCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Next Karate KidMiyagi helps Julie Pierce confront grief and an abusive school security group. | FilmReleased 1994 | Est. 1994Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Contemporary 1990s setting; 1994 is a working estimate, not a verified on-screen calendar caption. Miyagi connects it to the main history.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: The Next Karate Kid | The Next Karate Kid — Sony-linked disc editionCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid (2010)Dre Parker learns kung fu from Mr. Han after moving to Beijing. | FilmReleased 2010 | Est. 2010Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Contemporary Beijing; the release year is used only as a qualified period estimate. Legends later brings Han and Daniel together, so this is no longer treated as an isolated reboot.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: The Karate Kid (2010) | The Karate Kid (2010) — Sony-linked disc editionCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| Karate Kid: LegendsMr. Han and Daniel help Li Fong prepare for a New York tournament. | FilmReleased 2025 | Est. 2023; about three years after Cobra KaiEvidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Macchio describes a roughly three-year gap after Cobra Kai. A 2023 placement follows an estimated 2020 series ending; the film’s 2025 release is not its fictional date.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: Karate Kid: LegendsRalph Macchio interview: Legends after Cobra Kai | Karate Kid: Legends — Sony-linked disc editionCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| Cobra Kai — season 1, episodes 1–10Johnny reopens Cobra Kai, while Daniel confronts the return of his old rival. | TV seriesReleased 2018 | Est. late 2017–May 2018Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 2, episodes 1–10The competing dojos escalate their rivalry through the summer and the school fight. | TV seriesReleased 2019 | Est. summer 2018–start of the school yearEvidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 3, episodes 1–10The school fight’s aftermath, Daniel’s Okinawa visit and Kreese’s takeover reshape the conflict. | TV seriesReleased 2021 | Est. autumn 2018–early 2019Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 4, episodes 1–10Daniel and Johnny attempt to cooperate before the next All Valley tournament. | TV seriesReleased 2021 | Est. early 2019–May 2019Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 5, episodes 1–10Silver expands Cobra Kai while the rivals regroup and uncover his methods. | TV seriesReleased 2022 | Est. summer 2019Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 6, episodes 1–5The students prepare and select their representatives for the Sekai Taikai. | TV seriesReleased 2024 | Est. late 2019–early 2020Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 6, episodes 6–10The teams arrive in Barcelona; an escalating tournament rivalry ends in catastrophe. | TV seriesReleased 2024 | Est. spring 2020Evidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 6, episodes 11–15The interrupted tournament resumes and the karate saga reaches its resolution. | TV seriesReleased 2025 | Est. spring 2020; after the tournament interruptionEvidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | School-year / tournament reconstruction, not an exact calendar caption for every episode. Continuous episode runs stay together; the season 6 tournament changes and later epilogue are separated.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiNetflix: the saga enters a new eraNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronologyAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| Cobra Kai — season 6, episode 15: later epilogueThe finale moves beyond the tournament to the students’ future and the adults’ new family circumstances. · Shared branch-point work | TV seriesReleased 2025 | Est. later 2020; after graduationEvidence-based estimate | Confirmed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Separate later scenes from the same episode; this is not a second episode or an extra work. The estimated calendar follows the school-year reconstruction.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Netflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 endingKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronology | Cobra Kai — complete series Blu-rayCorresponding complete-series collection, rather than a separately matched season disc. |
| The Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelizationThe corresponding film’s story in prose. | NovelReleased 1984 | 1984Relative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Grouped at the film’s story position. Adaptation differences have not been audited; a common plot does not establish identical details.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | The Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic editionSony Pictures: The Karate Kid | The Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelizationCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid Part II — B. B. Hiller novelizationThe corresponding film’s story in prose. | NovelReleased 1986 | Est. summer 1985; opening continues December 1984Evidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Grouped at the film’s story position. Adaptation differences have not been audited; a common plot does not establish identical details.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | The Karate Kid Part II — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic editionSony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part II | The Karate Kid Part II — B. B. Hiller novelizationCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid Part III — B. B. Hiller novelizationThe corresponding film’s story in prose. | NovelReleased 1989 | Est. later 1985Evidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Grouped at the film’s story position. Adaptation differences have not been audited; a common plot does not establish identical details.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | The Karate Kid Part III — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic editionSony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part III | The Karate Kid Part III — B. B. Hiller novelizationCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Next Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelizationThe corresponding film’s story in prose. | NovelReleased 1994 | Est. 1994Evidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Grouped at the film’s story position. Adaptation differences have not been audited; a common plot does not establish identical details.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | The Next Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic editionSony Pictures: The Next Karate Kid | The Next Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelizationCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid — classic illustrated storybookKim Smith’s illustrated retelling of Daniel and Miyagi’s original story. | Picture bookReleased 2019 | 1984Relative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | A format adaptation of the original film; the whole interior has not been compared.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Children’s Book Council: The Karate Kid illustrated storybookSony Pictures: The Karate Kid | The Karate Kid — illustrated storybookCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid Part II — movie storybook editionsIllustrated movie-storybook editions of the Okinawa adventure. | Picture bookReleased 1986 | Est. summer 1985; opening continues December 1984Evidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Hippo / Christopher Brown and Antioch editions are inventoried together provisionally; whether they reproduce the same text remains an inspection gap. The linked Antioch edition is not the Hippo edition.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Sony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part IIWorldCat: The Karate Kid Part II movie storybookPart II Antioch storybook: photographed edition | The Karate Kid Part II — Antioch movie storybookClosest identified official storybook edition: Antioch. Hippo edition equivalence is unverified. |
| The Karate Kid — animated series, episodes 1–13Daniel, Miyagi and Taki search the world for a stolen magical shrine. | TV seriesReleased 1989 | Est. later 1980s; teenage DanielEvidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Teenage Daniel implies an earlier period than Cobra Kai. Magical-shrine adventures are not corroborated by the live-action history; keep this compatible-period side material disputed rather than inventing a separate calendar.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Apple TV: The Karate Kid animated seriesKarate Kid Ultimate six-film collection: bonus contents | Karate Kid — Ultimate six-movie collectionNearest official containing edition: the six-film set includes all thirteen animated episodes as bonus material. |
| Johnny’s Story #1–4 — original tournament retellingThe original rivalry retold through Johnny’s memories, with additional childhood and narration scenes. | ComicReleased 2019–2020 | 1984; with 1979 and November 2018 scenesRelative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Publisher identifies the summer 1984 retelling. Childhood and modern framing are separately visible below; uninspected later pages may contain further jumps. This is a different viewpoint, not an identical-format copy.Actual licensed preview: all five pages read; remaining issues not inspected. | Norma Editorial: Johnny’s Story — licensed five-page previewGrand Comics Database: Johnny’s Story collected edition | Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues — Johnny’s Story #1–4Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| Johnny’s Story — childhood openingYoung Johnny’s troubled home life and early interest in karate. · Shared branch-point work | ComicReleased 2019 | 1979Relative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Exact printed opening caption: Encino Hills, California, 1979; preview page 1. Shared scene from the same comic collection.Actual preview page 1 caption visually read. | Norma Editorial: Johnny’s Story — licensed five-page preview | Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues — Johnny’s Story #1–4Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| Johnny’s Story — narration frameJohnny recounts his younger rivalry to Miguel, Aisha and Hawk. · Shared branch-point work | ComicReleased 2019 | November 2018Relative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Exact printed caption on preview page 5. Their shared Cobra Kai affiliation conflicts with the usual school-year reconstruction after the season 2 fight; retain the comic’s date and flag the conflict.Actual preview page 5 caption visually read. | Norma Editorial: Johnny’s Story — licensed five-page preview | Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues — Johnny’s Story #1–4Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| The Karate Kid Part II — The Computer GameMicrodeal’s computer-game adaptation of the Okinawa adventure. | GameReleased 1986–1987 | Est. summer 1985; opening continues December 1984Evidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Retelling of Part II, grouped with the film, novel and movie storybooks at the same story position. Arcade combat differences do not by themselves justify a separate chronological entry.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Computing History museum: The Karate Kid Part IISony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part II | View museum recordExact Amazon game edition unverified. This is the corresponding museum record, not a playable copy. |
| The Karate Kid — NES gameA licensed action adaptation combining the first tournament and the Okinawa adventure. | GameReleased 1987 | 1984–1985; original tournament and OkinawaRelative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Spans the first two films; placed at its opening. Combat and stage structure differ from the films.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | The Karate Kid NES: cartridge / edition recordSony Pictures: The Karate KidSony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part II | The Karate Kid — NES cartridgeCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga ContinuesThe two dojos follow opposing versions of a new conflict, with a combined ending. | GameReleased 2020 | Est. summer 2018; season 2 variantEvidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Season-two setting; chosen perspectives and exaggerated fights remain disputed. Original plot, not simply a television-format retelling.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Steam: Cobra Kai — The Karate Kid Saga ContinuesCobra Kai game review: season-two setting | View on SteamCorresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted. |
| Cobra Kai: Card FighterA licensed mobile game lets players train students and guide their dojo’s path. | GameReleased 2021 | Est. 2018–2019; competing school dojosEvidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Television-era characters suggest this broad interval; no precise campaign date verified. Gameplay choices do not define a separate established universe.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Gamaga: Cobra Kai Card Fighter | Watch on YouTubeOfficial launch trailer; this link is a trailer, not the full game. Current mobile availability unverified. |
| Cobra Kai 2: Dojos RisingCobra Kai, Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang compete to develop students and win the tournament. | GameReleased 2022 | Est. 2019; three-dojo All Valley periodEvidence-based estimate | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Eagle Fang and the three-way All Valley premise fit the season-four period. Chosen winning-dojo outcomes remain disputed.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | GameMill: Cobra Kai 2 — Dojos Rising | View official gameCorresponding publisher page with platform purchase options; exact Amazon edition is not yet verified. |
| The Karate Kid: Street RumbleA licensed twelve-stage beat-em-up revisits the original film trilogy. | GameReleased 2024 | 1984–1985; original trilogy adaptationRelative / stated chronology | Disputed canonShared Karate Kid chronology | Placed at the earliest adapted events; spans the first three films rather than adding a later contemporary adventure.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | GameMill: The Karate Kid — Street RumbleStreet Rumble Switch edition recordSony Pictures: The Karate KidSony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part IISony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part III | The Karate Kid: Street Rumble — Nintendo SwitchCorresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted. |
| Sweep the Leg — No More Kings music videoAn adult Johnny-inspired character imagines a different version of the famous rivalry. | Music videoReleased 2007 | Est. 2000s; alternate 1984 tournament recollectionsEvidence-based estimate | Non-canon connectedShared Karate Kid chronology | Cast-reunion homage with alternate memories; contemporary video setting is a period estimate. Not evidence for Cobra Kai’s later life history or an officially confirmed canon sequel.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected | Pete Mitchell: Sweep the Leg music-video project | Watch on YouTubeBand-associated published video; connected homage, with franchise licensing unverified. |
COVERAGE BOUNDARIES
Checked beyond the main stories
Cobra Kai: Road to Victory
Official licensed game; no fixed narrative placement
Inventoried separately: train a chosen dojo for an All Valley tournament. Variable play outcomes do not supply a new dated authored story.
Asmodee: Cobra Kai — Road to VictoryMixlore: Road to Victory official rulesGuides, coloring books and merchandise
Outside story chronology
No verified additional original narrative in the checked activity / reference material. A franchise logo alone does not establish a new story.
Sony Pictures Television: Cobra KaiFurther prose, audio and promotional fiction
No further licensed narrative verified
The four Hiller novels and two storybook families are included. A 2010 or Legends novelization, additional original licensed prose / audio drama, and further narrative promotions need reliable edition evidence before inclusion.
Sony Pictures: The Karate KidSony Pictures: The Karate Kid (2010)Sony Pictures: Karate Kid: LegendsSOURCE REGISTER
Primary sources first.
- PrimarySony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part II
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimarySony Pictures: The Karate Kid Part III
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimarySony Pictures: The Next Karate Kid
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimarySony Pictures: The Karate Kid (2010)
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimarySony Pictures: Karate Kid: Legends
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- Primary interviewRalph Macchio interview: Legends after Cobra Kai
Actor’s account of the gap, cross-checked against other Macchio interviews; calendar conversion remains estimated.
- PrimarySony Pictures Television: Cobra Kai
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimaryNetflix: the saga enters a new era
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimaryNetflix Tudum: Cobra Kai season 6 ending
Full six-season conclusion, tournament interruption and graduation / family outcomes; also identifies the original December 1984 tournament.
- SecondaryKarate Kid / Cobra Kai calendar chronology
Season-to-season school-year and tournament reconstruction. Estimates retain known prop / dialogue contradictions; this is not a complete episode-by-episode prop audit.
- Retail editionAmazon: Cobra Kai complete series Blu-ray
Actual retailer title checked: Cobra Kai: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]. The corresponding full-series edition contains the season runs; stock is not asserted.
- Bibliographic editionThe Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic edition
Scholastic licensed film novelization / edition identified; full interior not inspected.
- Bibliographic editionThe Karate Kid Part II — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic edition
Scholastic licensed film novelization / edition identified; full interior not inspected.
- Bibliographic editionThe Karate Kid Part III — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic edition
Scholastic licensed film novelization / edition identified; full interior not inspected.
- Bibliographic editionThe Next Karate Kid — B. B. Hiller novelization — bibliographic edition
Scholastic licensed film novelization / edition identified; full interior not inspected.
- Publisher-supplied bibliographic recordChildren’s Book Council: The Karate Kid illustrated storybook
Quirk / Kim Smith licensed illustrated adaptation, ISBN 9781683690924.
- Bibliographic editionWorldCat: The Karate Kid Part II movie storybook
Christopher Brown / Hippo movie storybook identified.
- Secondary edition photographsPart II Antioch storybook: photographed edition
Antioch licensed movie storybook, also documented with ISBN 9780899545400. Relationship to the Hippo text needs interior comparison.
- Official distributorApple TV: The Karate Kid animated series
Sony’s 1989, thirteen-episode series with Daniel, Miyagi and Taki pursuing a magical shrine.
- Secondary disc inspectionKarate Kid Ultimate six-film collection: bonus contents
Review confirms all thirteen animated episodes on the official six-film collection. Sony’s Legends page links the corresponding Amazon collection.
- Primary actual comic previewNorma Editorial: Johnny’s Story — licensed five-page preview
All five preview pages visually inspected. Page 1 captions Encino Hills, California, 1979. Page 5 captions Van Nuys, California, November 2018. Remaining issues / interior not inspected.
- Bibliographic editionGrand Comics Database: Johnny’s Story collected edition
IDW collection of issues #1–4, ISBN 9781684056354.
- Primary museum objectComputing History museum: The Karate Kid Part II
Microdeal’s licensed Atari ST game; Amiga port is the same adaptation, not a new story.
- Secondary physical editionThe Karate Kid NES: cartridge / edition record
LJN / Atlus licensed NES game, corresponding cartridge ASIN B000GBMWX6.
- PrimarySteam: Cobra Kai — The Karate Kid Saga Continues
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- Secondary game inspectionCobra Kai game review: season-two setting
Gameplay review situates the branching narrative in season 2.
- PrimaryGameMill: Cobra Kai 2 — Dojos Rising
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- PrimaryGameMill: The Karate Kid — Street Rumble
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- Secondary physical editionStreet Rumble Switch edition record
Corresponding Switch physical edition / Amazon ASIN B0D9C3DQZM.
- Primary creatorPete Mitchell: Sweep the Leg music-video project
Zabka-directed cast-reunion music video. Connection verified; Sony franchise-canon / license status not established.
- PrimaryAsmodee: Cobra Kai — Road to Victory
Official premise / edition checked; full work not inspected.
- Primary rulesMixlore: Road to Victory official rules
Competitive training / tournament scenario, not a verified fixed authored story with a calendar date.