Underplayed Gems

Megalobox (2018)

Megalobox poster
Original title
メガロボクス
Genre
animation, action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy, Action, Drama
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 260 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In the late 21st century, boxers use powered exoskeletons to fight. An underground fighter known only as Junk Dog enters a major competition to take on the champion.

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What happens

Megalobox (Japanese: メガロボクス, Hepburn: Megarobokusu) is a Japanese anime television series. The series is produced and animated by TMS Entertainment and its subsidiary 3xCube and directed by Yō Moriyama, his first directorial work. Megalobox was created in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the boxing manga Ashita no Joe. Set in late 21st century Japan where boxers wear powered exoskeletons to fight, the narrative focuses on an underground fighter only known by his ring name Junk Dog, who decides to enter into a boxing competition called Megalonia, to defeat the champion, Yūri. The series was broadcast in Japan from April 6 to June 29, 2018, and was simulcast on Crunchyroll. The series was licensed by Viz Media for an English release and began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States in December 2018. A second season, titled Megalobox 2: Nomad, aired from April 4 to June 27, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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