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Top 10 Best Boxing Anime of all Time

by YashaOni • Created 2 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
List of Top 10 Best Boxing Anime of all time
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  • Ashita no Jô (1970)

    1. Ashita no Jô

    1970–1981126 epsTV Series
    8.6 (1.8K)
    Yabuki Joe is left downhearted and hopeless after a certain tragic event. In attempt to put the past behind him, Joe leaves the gym behind and begins wandering.
    CreatorsTetsuya ChibaIkki KajiwaraStarsTeruhiko AoiJûkei FujiokaEmi Tanaka
    MASTERPIECE Anime, Legendary Anime/Manga Ashita No Joe a.k.a Tomorrow's Joe is the father of all sports anime/manga. most inspirational of all time and inspired/inspiring many anime and mangas/characters till this day.
    fantastic story, fantastic characters and Joe Yabuki main character is really interesting and inspiring character. story is such a tragic and dark, it shows realistic side of boxing and characters who not always can be happy and facing reality of brutal boxing world.
    character development is really interesting and you can't stop watching it. you will learn many things from this masterpiece.
  • Fighting Spirit (2000)

    2. Fighting Spirit

    2000–200276 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.8 (14K)
    Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.
    StarsRikiya KoyamaKôhei KiyasuSteve Staley
    One of the best sports anime and anime in general, one of the best comedy and action. story is pretty long and wish we had more seasons, but manga is still ongoing so we can read it! fantastic side characters and main characters.
  • Megalo Box (2018)

    3. Megalo Box

    2018–202126 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.8 (4.3K)
    Junk Dog, an underground fighter with the alias of "Gearless Joe" sets out to join the worlds most prestigious mecha boxing championship, Megalonia.
    StarsYoshimasa HosoyaMichiyo MuraseShirô Saitô
    great tribute to legendary anime/manga Ashita No Joe. it is its own thing, but we can consider as ashita no joe alternative universe. really good vibe, characters and plot. it is really dark just like ashita no joe.
  • Genki, the Boy Champ (1980)

    4. Genki, the Boy Champ

    1980–1981TV Series
    8.5 (86)
    In merciless post-WWII Tokyo, a frisky boy witnesses the death of his father at the exit of an amusement park due to heart failure on the night whose heavyweight opponent Syklon Seki earns the national championship. The boy presumes Seki as the killer of his father, and takes an oath to beat him in the ring and to reign over him.
    StarsToshiko FujitaTôru FuruyaKeiko Han
    one of the best boxing manga and anime for sure, sadly very underrated and not famous as the others. it is a really touching story about a kid who wants to be a boxer just like his dad and many things happen... this story is really beautiful and motivational. wish it had more attention.
  • Rokudenashi Blues (1992)

    5. Rokudenashi Blues

    199233mVideo
    5.5 (18)
    Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get even with other clubs. But Maeda is a loner and has only one dream: becoming a boxing champion.
    DirectorTakao YoshizawaStarsShigeru ChibaHideyuki HoriRyô Horikawa
    Teiken High School class goes on a field trip to the Kansai region of Japan, Taison is from. Taison's little brother Youkou sent a message to Taison & his older brother Fujio that their father, Monson, is sick and that they should return home to visit him. This trip back will also allow Taison to put some closure on his past regarding his friend Naoto & his ex, Haruka.
  • Eiji (1990)

    6. Eiji

    199049mVideo
    5.8 (30)
    Legendary boxer Keijiro Akagi's second son, Eiji, is a high school dropout and the world's worst rock guitarist. Though his father and elder brother are both boxers, he hates the sport but suddenly takes an interest in it when he meets the local champion's little sister.
    DirectorMizuho NishikuboStarsRyô HorikawaYûko MizutaniJûrôta Kosugi
    really, really good start! comedy and vibe is on point, eiji is interesting character and it was fun to watch. although it is just one movie, it was good and had potential.
  • Burning Blood (1990)

    7. Burning Blood

    199045mVideo
    5.7 (9)
    A trumpet player has developed skills as a professional boxer after doing time in jail.
    DirectorOsamu DezakiStarsTesshô GendaShow HayamiNoriko Hidaka
    Ryo Takagi is a trumpet player on the verge of hitting it big with his band, but he's also a natural fighter whose blood starts burning when he fights seriously; this gave him the nickname B.B ("Burning Blood"). After suffering absolute defeat at the hands of a young man named Jin Moriyama, though, Ryo decides to trade in his trumpet for a pair of boxing gloves in order to have a rematch the way Moriyama wants it: In the boxing ring.
  • Ring ni kakero (2003)

    8. Ring ni kakero

    2003– 36 epsTV Series
    7.6 (31)
    In order to fulfill their dead father's wish, the siblings, Takane Kiku and Takane Ryuji aims for the champion title of the boxing arena. The sister, Kiku, will act as the trainer while her brother, Ryuji, will concentrate on the role of the boxer and learn the Boomerang. His battle with many rivals has led to the growth and maturity of Ryuji. The junior high boxing tournament has began and Ryuji will be fighting with his arch-rival, Kenzaki Jun. The battle begins.
    CreatorMasami KurumadaStarsMichael ColemanMasakazu Morita
    boxing + saint seiya = ring ni kakero, fun to watch and really enjoyable.
  • Miki Fujitani and Naoki Miyashita in Nozomi Witches (1990)

    9. Nozomi Witches

    19901h 40m
    5.6 (16)
    DirectorIkuo SekimotoStarsMiki FujitaniNaoki MiyashitaMakoto Akatsuka
    Nozomi Egawa and Ryoutaro Shiba are the new high school students in town. As a matter of fact, they've just moved into houses next door to each other. In a chance encounter, Nozomi realizes that Ryoutaro has genius reflexes and vision, so urges him to join the boxing club to realize her dream of seeing her brother representing Japan in the Barcelona Olympics. This is the story of Ryoutaro's journey to make that dream a reality.
  • Joe vs. Joe (2003)

    10. Joe vs. Joe

    20036 epsUnratedTV Mini Series
    5.7 (24)
    Joe Yuuki is a hit DJ and Joe Akamine is a pro boxer. Joe Yuuki fights the other Joe in a boxing match and loses but vows to fight him again but doesn't know that Joe Akamine is being trained by a top class boxer.
    CreatorsIkki KajiwaraHisao MakiStarsKôji YusaDaisuke IwaoDan Green
    Joe Yuuki, one of the coolest DJs in Shibuya, has a secret identity as the leader of gangs. Because of his traumatic childhood, he fiercely hates "weaklings" and sees winning as his only option in life. One night, an old man is being taunted by the kid known as "the human punching bag." The old man reminds Joe of his parents and childhood, and he uncontrollably challenges the kid to a fight. A fight in which he's defeated, and his pride is utterly shattered into pieces.

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