"Eiji"
「エイジ」
Synopsis
Eiji, son of legendary boxer Keijirou Akagi, rebels against boxing for punk music until his father's coach scouts him and rival Naoya becomes champion.
Despite being the son of legendary boxer Keijirou Akagi, Eiji has no interest in boxing, preferring to play guitar in a punk band and brawl with his classmates. When his father's old coach scouts him, and his classmate Naoya Kusanagi becomes the high school boxing champion, his anger starts to boil up.
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