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Genki, the Boy Champ

Original title: Ganbare Genki
  • TV Series
  • 1980–1981
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Genki, the Boy Champ (1980)
JapaneseAnimeActionAnimationSport

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 t... Read allIn 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 ... Read allIn 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.

  • Stars
    • Tôru Furuya
    • Ichirô Nagai
    • Shûichi Ikeda
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    • Stars
      • Tôru Furuya
      • Ichirô Nagai
      • Shûichi Ikeda
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    Tôru Furuya
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    • Takeru Hiyama
    Ichirô Nagai
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    • Kisaburo Tanuma
    Shûichi Ikeda
    • Eiji Mishima
    Toshiko Fujita
    Toshiko Fujita
    • Horiguchi Genki
    Kazuko Sugiyama
    Kazuko Sugiyama
    • Ashikawa Yuuko
    Makio Inoue
    Makio Inoue
    • Horiguchi Hideki
    Keiko Han
    Keiko Han
    • Tomoko Ishida
    Hiroshi Masuoka
    • Katsuzou Yamatani
    Sumie Sakai
    • Aiko Tanuma
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      The manga is 28 publications but the anime cover only the first 13.

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    • Release date
      • April 16, 1980 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Go for It! Genki
    • Production company
      • Toei Animation
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      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color

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