The fight choreography here is so clean you can actually see what's happening, every strike grounded in real martial arts before anime amplifies it. Juzo moves like a fighter who knows his body, not a protagonist who wins because the plot demands it. The matches are brief, which means every second counts, this show respects your time and doesn't pad its action with dialogue or flashbacks. If you've watched Kengan or Baki and wished the actual combat sequences felt less cartoonish and more like watching a real martial artist thinking in real time, this is built for you.
Juzo Fujimaki is a fugitive, fleeing a crime he committed in the past. Blackmailed into entering an illegal underground tournament, he has to take on top martial artists in bouts that can end in death. A practitioner of the respected Takemiya-ryuu school, he must overcome powerful opponents while struggling with the inner demons of his troubled history. On top of that, a three million yen bounty hangs over him and a detective is pursuing him. The result is an eight-episode action ONA centered on lethal tournament fights.
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