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Japanese: KATSU!


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 16
Chapters: 157
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 8, 2001 to Feb 16, 2005
Genres: Action Action, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Romance Romance, Sports Sports
Themes: Combat Sports Combat Sports, School School
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Sunday
Authors: Adachi, Mitsuru (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.791 (scored by 42834,283 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #13552
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2495
Members: 8,712
Favorites: 118

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Satoyama Katsuki and his best friend Kawakami Kyouta, both age 15, enrolls in Mizutani Boxing Gym to get close to their tomboyish crush, Mizutani Katsuki, whose father owns it. However, Satoyama soon finds out that she is distant from her father. Worse, it turns out that she hates boxing.

In a sparring match, everyone including Mizutani soon discovers Satoyama's hidden yet unpolished skill in boxing. Satoyama soon learns that Mizutani is really in love with boxing, but disdains it because its a man's sport of which she cannot join. Mizutani then takes it upon herself to be Satoyama's trainer/manager to reach the championship belt. Satoyama complies to be closer to his crush.

As the story progresses, we soon find out that Satoyama has a hidden past and lineage, one that would give him the necessary skill and talent to be a legendary oriental pro-boxing champion.

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Characters

Mizutani, Katsuki
Mizutani, Katsuki
Main
Satoyama, Katsuki
Satoyama, Katsuki
Main
Adachi, Mitsuru
Adachi, Mitsuru
Supporting
Funada, Sanjirou
Funada, Sanjirou
Supporting
Nikidou, Shuusaku
Nikidou, Shuusaku
Supporting
Misaki, Shinichi
Misaki, Shinichi
Supporting
Mizutani, Tsuyoshi
Mizutani, Tsuyoshi
Supporting
Satoyama, Hachigorou
Satoyama, Hachigorou
Supporting
Mizutani, Harune
Mizutani, Harune
Supporting
Satoyama, Chiyaki
Satoyama, Chiyaki
Supporting

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6 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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Nov 2, 2024
_yunxue
Recommended
I would rate the first 3/4 quarters of this manga 8.5/10. The art is nice, the humor is good, there's good tension in between the main characters and the boxing ties nicely with the romance. It's typical Adachi but feels more shounen than usual, which isn't bad at all and fits the theme of a manga about fighting perfectly.

Unfortunately the last quarter is a confusing mess, with a lot of unnecessary drama and weird arc conclusions. Over half of the manga is dedicated to becoming the best boxer in high school nation wide, but in the end it ends up not mattering, and the title ...
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Jan 28, 2022
Pedro_Iglesias
Mixed Feelings
One of the most notoriously glaring things about quality in the manga is the production.
the art (which reminds me a lot of Tetsuya Chiba), and about the cartooning? I just say that it is good and to me, efficient. I also think that the relationship between the characters is good.
What I don't like about the manga is precisely the boxing part, because although I find it interesting that the main characters' parents are linked to boxing, and I understand that it does make sense for them to box, I believe that the way in which the manga ...
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Jun 11, 2023
horsegirl420
Not Recommended
Preliminary (28/157 eps)
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28 chapters in, there's still nothing to care about. Things are happening, but we haven't been given any reason why we should be invested. Mizutani is training to fight her childhood friend, but given either outcome, what's the point? She doesn't have particularly much to prove, all the boxers are already aware of her ability. This childhood friend hasn't shown himself to be an asshole, or given really much of a reason for wanting to win either. We can infer that he wants to be able to stand up for himself since she used to defend him, but again there's no payoff in that; we ...
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