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“Siblings Kiku and Ryuji chase boxing championship to honor their late father, facing rival Kenzaki Jun.”
Ring ni Kakero 1
リングにかけろ１
6.74
6,769 rank · 5,736 viewers · 10 favorites
Sports
Combat Sports
Shounen
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Synopsis
Siblings Kiku and Ryuji chase boxing championship to honor their late father, facing rival Kenzaki Jun.
In order to fulfill their dead father's wish, the siblings Takane Kiku and Takane Ryuji aim for the champion title of the boxing arena. Their sister, Kiku, will act as the trainer while her brother, Ryuji, will concentrate on the role of the boxer and learn the Boomerang. His battle with many rivals has led to the growth and maturing of Ryuji. The junior high boxing tournament has begun and Ryuji will be fighting his arch-rival, Kenzaki Jun. The battle begins. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
7.2
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.32
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.32 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.80
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Dec 2012
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Having watched Hajime no Ippo and having liked it very much got me really into this kind of sports-anime, but unfortunatelly RnK1 was a huge let down for me 'cos instead being realistic it mixed...”
- 8 “Story The story follows A young boy named Ryuuji Takane, training to become a famous boxer just like his father who passed away. With him is his sister and coach Kiku who serves as the brain to his...”
- 10 “Story: The story is pretty straight forward. A young man wanting to be the best at something. Nothing particularly unique. But it's still very fun to watch. Especially if you like sports anime....”
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Medium · 60%
Long · 40%
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A Tv Production · Fall 2004
Toei Animation.- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Dec 2004 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-0014 catalog