History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi

Ippo and Kenichi are a lot alike: they both push themselves to the limit to become stonger. Though the fighting is different the feel is the same. Ippo wants to be stronger and his spirit is unbreakable, just like Kenichi.

Love anime about underdogs making their way to the top? Hajime no Ippo and Kenichi are both about a protagonist that used to be a weakling who was bullied around at school, who then finally decided to do something about it. Ippo takes up boxing and makes his way up as a professional and Kenichi joins a dojo where he is taught multiple martial arts (Muay Thai, Chinese Kenpo/Kung-fu, Karate, Judo, weapons) by masters of those very arts. These two stand at the top in my book for anime about weak guys that decide to learn how to fight.

While the main characters of Kenichi and Hajime no Ippo are very similar, for me, this recommendation comes from the realistic way in which both shows are presented. These shows don't need souped up, hyper-mega-hidden-power techniques. Rather, they are down to earth and semi-instructional series which show you the real basics of techniques in their respective styles, albeit in a more interesting light.

In addition to the presentation of Ippo and Kenichi being bullied and then taking up their respective solutions, the presentation of the humor is alike as well. Apachai and Aoki are the weird characters who are comic relief. Sasaki is like Takamura - he is the big man who is strong and yet can bring in a humor and tease people. Plus, they share a lot of seiyuu cast members like Seki Tomokazu who plays Kenichi and Miyata. And the voice of Miyata's father also plays Sasaki, and the voice of Kimura is also the voice of Loki.

Both HnI and Kenichi center on two former losers walking a new path in life through boxing/martial arts, while always maintaining their righteousness of heart. They are more realistic than your standard shounen shows, have great characters, and among the best, if not THE best, recommendations for the fighting/martial arts genre. The excellent humor and comedy factor in both shows has to be mentioned too since it makes you laugh hard very often. It's almost guaranteed that if you've liked one you'll like the other.

Kenichi and HnI have a lot of action and the main characters are similar; they both are considered weak when they are not fighting, but are actually really strong.

Ippo and Kenichi both start out being bullied. They both get strong. And they both have their own goals that change. Kenichi with the 7 fists, and Ippo with each new boxer in his way. They also meet a person that especially good at the start. Only difference big difference is that Kenichi is more street fighting, while Ippo fights in the ring.

Both anime are about a teenager who wants to become strong. Both are shounen series with good comedy and great action scenes. Some of the episodes are very educational about boxing/martial arts. They are captivating and very well done series that can get you addicted in no time.

Both series are about a child that is being bullied, they then find someone who is extremely strong and want to get trained by them. They then get training and slowly rise to the top. In both series they must fight frequently with other people. And both persons discover their own techniques after a while of fighting. If you'd like the fighting, training and the martial arts of the first serie you'd surely like the other as well.

Both Ippo and Kenichi have underdog characters who start out being bullied and end up becoming much stronger. Ippo wastes a lot more time on really drawn out fights, but Kenichi has a few in there as well, but they aren't as painfully long. They also both have ridiculously long recaps at the beginnings of most episodes, as well.

These animes are really closely related. They're both about guys who were bullied in school and then ran across someone who brought them into the fighting world. They both never give up and are great fighters.

Bleach and Kenichi are both about fighting and have comedy. Only in Kenichi, the anime is about martial arts, while in Bleach the people have special powers. That doesn't really matter that much though, because they both give you the same feeling and are great anime.

Unlike Kenichi, Ichigo in Bleach wants to fight whenever he gets the chance, but he also wishes to be the strongest in order to protect his friends. Ichigo may be a badass, but he's good at heart.

One of the most popular on-going animes out there ! The show is about fighting like Kenichi and similary to Kenichi the protagonist fights for his friends. The anime shows that the will to save your friend or precious persons can push you through your limits and gives you the power to protect them. It's good! BELIEVE IT :P!

Kurosaki Ichigo, the Shinigami and Kenichi Weak Legs, the Weakest person in school. Both fighting for what they believe is right and for the people they love. Sacrificing everything for them, in a fight they cannot lose, or it would mean the destruction of everything they love.

Both these great anime, Naruto and Kenichi, offer almost parallel worlds of martial arts and unpredictable turns of events, except for the fact that Naruto has a more magical, or fictional, theme. Anyone who likes any aspect of martial arts will beg for more of each, refreshing the fansub pages every second.

If you enjoyed Naruto then you will certainly enjoy History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (or vice versa). Both Naruto and Kenichi start as talentless and unpopular and both anime show the progress that they make as people.

Naruto and Kenichi have a great sense of justice and will do anything to protect their friends. Finally, they both have a love interest who does not return the feelings. The similarities between Naruto and History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi are striking; if you liked one give the other a try.

Both anime are about fighting and both are showing how big influence can have your friends on you. In Naruto and Kenichi protagonists are not giving up and still improving because they want to gain the power to protect their friends. I strongly recommend to watch Naruto if you stil haven't!