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“Golden Japan Jr. trains for Tokyo World Tournament; Shadow Clan kidnaps Kiku to challenge Japan's junior boxers.”

Ring ni Kakero 1: Shadow-hen

リングにかけろ1 影道編

6.7

6,410 rank · 2,643 viewers · 1 favorites

Sports Combat Sports Shounen

6 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Spring 2010 · Toei Animation · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Synopsis

Golden Japan Jr. trains for Tokyo World Tournament; Shadow Clan kidnaps Kiku to challenge Japan's junior boxers.

After defeating Black Shaft's makeshift Team America, the Golden Japan Jr. team returns to training for the World Tournament that will be held in Tokyo. But during training the Shadow Clan, which uses boxing as an assassination technique, kidnaps Kiku in order to lure Ryuji and the others into a fight to see who's truly the better representatives of Japan's junior boxers. (Source: ANN)