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“Karate expert Gai trains for boxing glory under a dying doctor and AIDS-stricken transvestite mentor in New York slums.”
Heavy
ヘヴィ
5.71
12,151 rank · 1,582 viewers · 0 favorites
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Combat Sports
Shounen
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Synopsis
Karate expert Gai trains for boxing glory under a dying doctor and AIDS-stricken transvestite mentor in New York slums.
Gai, a karate expert in the New York slum, is trained to be a boxing champion by a cancer-strucken doctor and a transvestite suffering from AIDS. Based on the manga by Motoka Murakami.
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 3
σ 1.70
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Apr 2020 → Jan 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A very interesting and yet unknown Ova from the early 90s, the designs were made by the same guy who do the "Bounty Hunter" Ova, so it really haves a good looking style. Story is kind of basic...”
- 3 “Heavy is a movie about some teenager named Guy (creative) who meets a boxing coach after a highschool fight. The coach is like you'll be the champion if you train and Guy's like no boxing is...”
- 6 “Sometimes, you go into an anime knowing it’s a classic. Sometimes, you accidentally stumble upon buried treasure. Heavy from 1990 is solid gold that has somehow been buried until now. The hero of...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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- Format 1 × 52′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 52m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1990 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-6432 catalog
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