“Abused teen Riku kills yakuza in self-defense, becomes boxer seeking OPBF championship and redemption.”
Rikudou
リクドウ
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Synopsis
Abused teen Riku kills yakuza in self-defense, becomes boxer seeking OPBF championship and redemption.
After the suicide of his abusive father, young Riku Azami is taken in by his mother, who lives with a violent yakuza member. When Riku angers his mother's intoxicated boyfriend, a life or death struggle ensues and Riku kills the man in self-defense. After this incident, Kyousuke Tokorozawa, a former boxer and yakuza member, notices Riku's fighting potential and introduces him to the world of boxing. Etched with trauma from being beaten and nearly murdered, Riku hardens his resolve to fight. Despite his aloof demeanor, Riku discovers many things to fight for—including his caring childhood friend, Yuki Naeshiro. Years later, after training at the famous Baba Boxing Gym, Riku discovers an innate desire to rise to the top. Now, as a professional boxer, 18-year-old Riku is determined to earn the prestigious Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation belt and become a boxing champion.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.14 · some divergence
2.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 6.0
↓ 0.27
Running avg · Nov 2014 → Jun 2025
- 8 “One of the best boxing manga I've seen in ages.It shows an impeccable history and scenes of very good fights like a good manga should be. I believe by having a heavier theme , being seinein , does...”
- 8 “As always, the vultures are already reviewing and trying to kill any interest towards this series.- To counter these underated reviews, i shall post my own opinion that favors this series. One...”
- 9 “Ah, Another boxing manga? My exactly first thought when I saw the manga cover. Rikudou is published in my country as physical copies and was on sale at the time (23 Volumes for like 45$), to be...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 241 × 23 ch × vol
- Total read 32h 08m approx
- Published Apr 2014 – May 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M30009 catalog