Name: Shijo Saikyo no Deshi Kenichi (History’s Strongest Disciple)
Genre: Comedy, Martial Arts, School Life
Year: 2006
Rating: Recommended
Shirahama Kenichi is an average 15 year old student. He is a weak and therefore is subject to bullying from his classmates. However though weak in strength he makes up for it with a strong sense of justice and an unbreakable stream of willpower. However his life is changed when he meets Furinji Miu a transfer student who happens to be the granddaughter of a skilled martial artist. Miu’s grandfather isn’t any ordinary skilled fighter, he is infact the leader of the Ryozanpaku dojo, a place where masters of various fighting styles gather. Kenichi is determined to become strong and decides to become the masters’ first disciple. However what lies ahead is a path of extreme training that will strengthen Kenichi as well as attract the attention of the neighboring delinquents and gangs.
Kenichi through his training learns the art of Karate, Muay Thai, Weapons mastery, Chinese Kenpo and Jujutsu from his masters. Furthermore fighting techniques are featured ranging from boxing to judo. This is a shounen success genre anime with allot of enjoyable content. With a mixture of action, comedy, plot/character development as well as a nice unique animation style this series has made me think twice about other serials like Tenjou Tenge. This anime is about the main characters struggle to become strong in order to protect his loves ones. Sound familiar? Naruto, Bleach? or most other shounen anime out there. However this one is defiantly worth your time. It is very consistent and doesn’t dissapoint. Although the genre may be found in many other anime serials the comedy and theme within this certain anime will keep you entertained. So if you want a laugh as well as some quality action its worth getting your hands on this series.
