This show grabs you by the collar in the first ninety seconds and never once asks if you're following along. MAPPA animating Mori Jin's Renewal Taekwondo is the entire pitch: the scooter chase in episode 1, Mira's Moonlight Sword Style cutting frames in half, Daewi throwing full-contact karate with his dying friend Sujin sitting in his chest the whole time. Nobody explains charyeok properly, the Nox and Ragnarok plotting turns into confetti by the back half, and Jegal Taek's whole manipulation arc gets swallowed whole by the pacing. You will not care, because the moment Mori's staff shows up and the Monkey King starts bleeding through, the choreography hits a level most tournament shonen never touch. It's a 13 episode adaptation sprinting through a webtoon that needed 50, and it knows it. Watch it for Mori vs Ilpyo and the sheer nerve of the animators, not for answers.

Taekwondo specialist Mori Jin is invited to compete in a tournament meant to find the strongest fighter among Korea's high school students. Any fighting style, weapon or method is allowed, and the winner is promised a single wish of their choosing. At the event he makes friends with Daewi, a karate fighter, and Mira, a swordswoman, each of whom has private reasons for competing. Rather than fearing the ruthless matches ahead, Mori is thrilled by them. What starts as straightforward competition soon turns into something far stranger, with contestants drawing power from the gods and a mysterious organization coming to light. Meanwhile a Korean political candidate, Park Mu-Jin, watches every bout with keen interest, and the three friends begin to learn what the tournament's title really means.