Osu!! Karate-bu
Go!! Karate Club
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English: Go!! Karate Club
Japanese: 押忍!!空手部

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Type: OVA
Episodes: 4
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 21, 1990 to Jul 25, 1992
Producers: Nihon Eizo
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: J.C.Staff
Source: Manga
Genres: Martial ArtsMartial Arts, SchoolSchool, ShounenShounen
Duration: 50 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Ranked: #47382
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Tadashi Matsushita has recently entered the Kansai Fifth Technical High School and joined its notorious karate club. There he meets his captain, Yoshiyuki Takagi, an incredibly strong individual. Feared and respected throughout Osaka, Takagi is deep down an honorable and compassionate guy despite his violent endeavors.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Takagi, Yoshiyuki
Takagi, Yoshiyuki
Main
Genda, Tessyo
Japanese
Genda, Tessyo
Matsushita, Tadashi
Matsushita, Tadashi
Main
Matsumoto, Yasunori
Japanese
Matsumoto, Yasunori
Honda, Momochiyo
Honda, Momochiyo
Supporting
Hayashibara, Megumi
Japanese
Hayashibara, Megumi
Kabata, Inasaku
Kabata, Inasaku
Supporting
Tatekabe, Kazuya
Japanese
Tatekabe, Kazuya
Morigami, Shingo
Morigami, Shingo
Supporting
Ootaki, Shinya
Japanese
Ootaki, Shinya
Saitou, Takaaki
Saitou, Takaaki
Supporting
Horikawa, Ryo
Japanese
Horikawa, Ryo

Staff

Sekita, Osamu
Sekita, Osamu
Director
Takahashi, Kouji
Takahashi, Kouji
Original Creator
Furumiya, Youko
Furumiya, Youko
Art Director


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More reviewsReviews

Aug 9, 2014
4 of 4 episodes seen
0Seru0 (All reviews)
11 people found this review helpful
I usually avoid watching OVAs and anime movies since I mostly get bored fast and lose interest halfway.
But with Karate Bu, it was a different story.
I gave it a shot at first since I'm a huge fan of old school anime, and boy I'm thrilled I did that.
This show is full of manliness, and even if you didn't like martial arts you have to give it a shot.
The theme is about a high school karate club ruled by the great head of Osaka, Takagi.
He is different from your normal main characters, I think he's more like Takamura from Hajime no ippo.
The story is mostly narrated read more
May 28, 2020
4 of 4 episodes seen
izsyn (All reviews)
1 people found this review helpful
This was a very fun OVA to watch overall, as long as you view it through the lens of an absurdist comedy, that occasionally gets a bit serious. The first 3 episodes cover various shorter stories from the manga, with each episode essentially being ~3 smaller self-contained stories in one. (Episode 4 is a single 50-minute story, which I will address separately.)

A major issue I had with this was how the show does a terrible job transitioning between these smaller stories. Like at one point you have a story about Takagi dealing with some kinda serial killer who shoves shogi pieces in the mouths of read more

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