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1980 · Ended · 30 min
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.
Toei Animation · Summer 1980 · 69% on AniList
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