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Jun 6, 2011 7:53 AM
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Good episode, pretty random too, but yeah, awesome none the less
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Apr 15, 2012 2:00 PM
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It was a magnificent showdown between these two fighting giants!
Aug 17, 2013 9:59 AM
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This episode was well done.

Behold of my awesomeness~
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But my feels.
Feb 1, 2017 3:28 AM
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Kaoru was amazing.
Dec 21, 2018 4:53 AM
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I knew Katsumi is going to win because of the plor armor
But that was pretty bs powerup :P
At least Hanayama went down (or up?) with a bang
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Dec 21, 2019 1:13 AM
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Hanayama really has gotten stronger beating the crap out of the perfect karate guy.
Well if Hanayama wasn't a true brawler, he could have finished Katsumi off and go to the next round

Apr 27, 2020 5:14 AM
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I thought Katsumi was gonna be stronger than that, disappointing fight.
May 11, 2020 9:49 AM
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The first half I liked. The 2nd half the BS starts happening like "Don't get hit for 10 seconds to regain my strength" and the "Hearing my friends punching the air behind me, powers me up", ... I'm kinda used to it by now, but I still don't like it. That's what brings down the episode to just an "Okay" for me.

Dec 9, 2020 2:52 PM
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By far my favorite fight so far, it hurts my soul to see so many people disparage it in here.. Katsumi got beaten up so bad at the beginning only because he was holding back, he wouldn't fight against a lowly ruffian at full strength (reminiscent of Gilgamesh vs. Shirou) while apparently being a "secret weapon," "super talent," etc.. His complacence led to his downfall, so he lost his will to fight - Kaoru having the chance to beat him but not doing so is a good example of where his loss of will occurred. Those two inflated his popped will to fight, and henceforth he went all out right after.

This fight is nowhere near perfect though - remember Katsumi saying he'd do anything to win? Well, given he wouldn't go full strength because of his pride, he clearly as well wouldn't do anything that would bring shame upon him. The author knows martial-arts well, but he's a shit writer as per usual - this time he did a better job at pulling something decent although.
May 13, 2021 11:15 AM

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Hanayama could have easily won if he kicked Katsumi in the face when he was on the ground. Oh well

Jun 9, 2022 4:23 PM
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I've been anticipating this fight for so long, it did not disappoint, although, I thought it was gonna be a one-sided massacre, and Katsumi would have manhandled Hanayama with ni difficulty whatsoever, turned out I was massively wrong. And I'm glad I was.
Mar 11, 2023 5:08 AM
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i got up and Clapped
Aug 30, 2023 4:51 PM
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Ah I was hoping Hanayama would win
Oct 27, 2023 4:04 AM
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Didn't expect Hanayama to lose against Doppo's son. Nice Kenshiro's move though lol

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