is a Japanese

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by Yū Koyama about Genki Horiguchi, a boy who is raised by a single father, and who wants to be a boxer like him. It was adapted as an

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series by

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. The manga received the

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for shōnen in 1977.

Cast

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* – Shūichi Ikeda * – Hiroshi Masuoka * – Keiko Han * a.k.a. Coach Nagano – Hiroshi Ōtake *Takashi Kazan –

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* – Ichirō Nagai * – Shima Sakai

References

External links

Official Toei site
* 1976 manga 1980 anime television series debuts Boxing in anime and manga Fuji Television original programming Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga Toei Animation television Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga Yū Koyama Works about single parent families {{Anime-television-series-stub