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5.6/10 AniDB Demographic Shōnen Published 1969 Final episode date 26 March 1971 | Illustrated by Kentaro Nakajou Magazine Shōnen Gahou Volumes 6 Number of episodes 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Published by Shōnen GahoshaMicchi Shuppan Similar Rainbow Sentai Robin, Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujima, Ookami Shounen Ken, Microsuperman, Mahōtsukai Chappy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
kick no oni
Kick no Oni (キックの鬼ー, Kikku no Oni), lit. The Demon of Kickboxing is a manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Kentaro Nakajou. It was based on the life of the kickboxer Tadashi Sawamura.
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History
Written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Kentaro Nakajou , the manga was published in 1969 in the magazine Shonen Gaho. It received an anime television series in 1970 that ran until 1971 by Toei Animation. Ikki Kajiwara is known for his other sports manga, one of them, Ashita no Joe, is illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba and was published between 1968 and 1973 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The staff at Toei found it easier to animate Oni after gaining experience with physical contact sports anime Tiger Mask (also written by Kajiwara).
Plot
The series chronicled the true story of Tadashi Sawamura, a former karate fighter who after being defeated by a kickboxer, decides to learn kickboxing.