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“New transfer student Noboru must box his way to love and respect against rival Ibuki for Yukari.”
Honoo no Tenkousei
炎の転校生
6.58
7,152 rank · 8,334 viewers · 14 favorites
Comedy
Sports
Combat Sports
Parody
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
New transfer student Noboru must box his way to love and respect against rival Ibuki for Yukari.
Transfer student Takisawa Noboru quickly learns that all disputes at his new school are settled in the boxing ring. Now he finds himself in a series of showdowns with the local top dog, Ibuki Saburo, for the love and respect of the beautiful Yukari. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 6
σ 1.54
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.54 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.13
Running avg · May 2010 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This show is pretty awesome. Balls to the walls high testosterone action, paired with absolutely stunning animation from the late, great, Studio Gainax. Everything here is so fluid, each expression...”
- 8 “Overall this Ova is a fantastic representation of the manga. The characters are portrayed better then expected each bringing over there comedy to the ova so well that if you aren't laughing I'm...”
- 10 “To begin with, I'd like to say that this show is only a 10/10 if you know anything about Fist of the North Star and the shows of Go Nagai. If you have, or know anything about fighting anime in...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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- Format 2 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 46m all episodes
- Aired May 1991 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1871 catalog
Produced by
- Studio Fantasia Producer
- Youmex Producer
- Imagine Producer