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Type
Manga
Volumes
25
Chapters
122
Status
Completed
Published
1976-12-28 to 1981-09-29
Genres
Shounen
Sports
Combat Sports
Serializations
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Authors
Masami Kurumada (Story & Art)
Ring ni Kakero
Takane Kiku and Takane Ryuji are the children of a legendary world contender boxer. Kiku, the daughter seems to have inherited her father's boxing sense and tries to teach Ryuji to become a world contender. However, Ryuji hates boxing and gets picked on. After Kiku and Ryuji leave their hometown for Tokyo, Ryuji eventually learns to discover a passion for boxing after an encounter with a boxing prodigy, Kenzaki Jun. This will eventually lead him to learn crazy moves and out of the world opponents to become one of Japan's top junior boxers. (Source: ANN)
Characters
Ryuuji Takane
Main
Jun Kenzaki
Main
Ishimatsu Katori
Main
Takeshi Kawai
Main
Kiku Takane
Main
Kazuki Shinatora
Main
Black Shaft
Supporting
Führer Scorpion
Supporting
Rokusuke Oono
Supporting
Helga
Supporting
Napoleon Baroa
Supporting
Icarus
Supporting