History Anime / MegaloBox

-> "''To be quiet, and do as you're told, that's the cowardly choice. To stay down... or fight back... Which am I doing right now? To stay down here... Or fight my way out... I still haven't done either, yet."''

-> "''Why don't you tell me your name? I can't imagine you'd want a ring name on your tombstone."''
-> "''They don't make tombstones for stray dogs."''

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"Not dead yet"

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[[caption-width-right:350:"I want to believe... Believe that my faith in myself is real."]]

* {{Retraux}}: Downplayed. Several critics [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-17/.130455 have noted]] aesthetic similarities to late-90s classics like ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' and ''{{Manga/Trigun}}'', giving it a timeless sort of appeal. On the production side of things, the raw footage of the anime is downscaled and then re-upscaled to HD to create the effect of making the series seem like an old 90s cel-animated anime that's been remastered. In fact, the character designs and the series' general aesthetics, especially the small details of the setting, harken even farther back, to the [[TheEighties mid-80s]] Golden Age of Anime, specifically to the influential SciFi, action and cyberpunk titles like ''Anime/RidingBean'', ''Anime/BubbleGumCrisis'', ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and ''Anime/WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce''.

* {{Retraux}}: Downplayed. Several critics [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-17/.130455 have noted]] aesthetic similarities to late-90s classics like Anime/CowboyBebop and {{Manga/Trigun}}, giving it a timeless sort of appeal. On the production side of things, the raw footage of the anime is downscaled and then re-upscaled to HD to create the effect of making the series seem like an old 90s cel-animated anime that's been remastered. Though how successful it's executed is [[YourMileageMayVary up to personal opinion]].
** In fact, the character designs and the series' general aesthetics, especially the small details of the setting, harken even farther back, to the [[TheEighties mid-80s]] Golden Age of Anime, specifically to the influential SciFi, action and cyberpunk titles like ''Anime/RidingBean'', ''Anime/BubbleGumCrisis'', ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and ''Anime/WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce''.

* {{Retraux}}: Downplayed. Several critics [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-17/.130455 have noted]] aesthetic similarities to late-90s classics like Anime/CowboyBebop and {{Manga/Trigun}}, giving it a timeless sort of appeal. On the production side of things, the raw footage of the anime is downscaled and then re-upscaled to HD to create the effect of making the series seem like an old 90s cel-animated anime that's been remastered. Though how successful it's executed is [[YourMilageMayVary up to personal opinion]].

* {{Retraux}}: Downplayed. Several critics [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2018-04-17/.130455 have noted]] aesthetic similarities to late-90s classics like Anime/CowboyBebop and {{Manga/Trigun}}, giving it a timeless sort of appeal. On the production side of things, the raw footage of the anime is downscaled and then re-upscaled to HD to create the effect of making the series seem like an old 90s cel-animated anime that's been remastered.

In the distant future, boxing matches are now played with mechanical equipment known as Gears and the sport has become known as Megalo Box. The Shirato Corporation, the company that invented the technology, announces that to prove the potential of Gear technology, they will host a tournament called Megalonia - a worldwide competition where anyone can enter and win untold riches. A young outlaw only known as Junk Dog, who is used to fighting in underground boxing matches, is not interested in fighting in such tournament... but at the same time, he wishes to fight a real battle instead of purposely losing the fixed matches.

Then everything changes when he meets Yuri, the Megalo Box champion.

* RealityEnsues: Joe's fight against Potemkin in episode 3 [[spoiler:ruins his Gear because he tries to fight as though it's a boxing match, leading him to block non-cushioned blows his Gear isn't equipped to handle.]]

* MythologyGag: Sachio, Sachi's analog from ''Champion Joe'', wears Joe Yabuki's Iconic NiceHat.

''Megalo Box'' is an anime series released in 2018 as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 50th year celebration]] of ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe'', as an AlternateUniverse retelling, similar to the likes of ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby''. It was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment. It's available for streaming on ''Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'' [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/megalobox here]]. Creator/VizMedia later announced that ''Megalo Box'' would be receiving an English dub and would premiere on Creator/AdultSwim's Creator/{{Toonami}} block on December 8, 2018.

''Megalo Box'' is an anime series released in 2018 as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 50th year celebration]] of ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe'', as an AlternateUniverse retelling, similar to the likes of ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby''. It was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment. It's available for streaming on ''Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'' [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/megalobox here]]. Creator/VizMedia later announced that ''Megalo Box'' would be receiving an English Dub and would premiere on Creator/{{Toonami}} on December 8, 2018.

* AlternateUniverse: ''Megalo Box'' is a futuristic retelling of ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe''. While the original series was gritty, it was a fairly realistic sports series (And even then, it took a long while for Joe to enter an official ring), with ''Megalo Box'' being a grittier sci-fi boxing series. This is comparable to ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby'', which adapted elements from the original ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' in a SettingUpdate.

''Megalo Box'' is an anime series released in 2018 as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 50th year celebration]] of ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe'', as an AlternateUniverse retelling, similar to the likes of ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby''. It was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment. It's available for streaming on ''Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'' [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/megalobox here]]. Creator/VizMedia later announced that ''Megalo Box'' would be receiving an English Dub and would premiere on Toonami in December 8, 2018.

''Megalo Box'' is an anime series released in 2018 as part of the [[MilestoneCelebration 50th year celebration]] of ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe'', as an AlternateUniverse retelling, similar to the likes of ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby''. It was produced by Creator/TMSEntertainment. It's available for streaming on ''Website/{{Crunchyroll}}'' [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/megalobox here]].

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Both Joe and Rikishii's analog Yuri live after their match. In the original, Yuri died after winning against Joe, and Joe died against the world's champion at the end of the manga.]]

* CrossCounter: [[spoiler: Joe employs his original counterpart's signature move to defeat Mikio Shirato.]]

-->-- '''Junk Dog'''

* CombatBreakdown: Episode 6's match between Aragaki and Joe eventually devolves into an all-out punchfest where both men start trading blows with no thoughts to defence or style.

* CoversAlwaysLie: Joe's Gear in the promo art above? [[spoiler: It lasts for about 3 episodes before getting irrecoverably trashed, forcing Joe to go [[BadassNormal Gearless]] by the time he begins his first official match.]]

*** Junk Dog is also more than a little reminiscent of [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel]], with whom he shares a nonchalant attitude towards death and combat prowess. There's also a decent chance they share the [[https://www.anime-planet.com/images/characters/spike-spiegel-189.jpg same]] [[http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire4/881950095b38a32a45513af12a637a831517493029_full.jpg hairstylist]].