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* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Ryuuji Takane.
** TheLancer: If Kenzaki is not part of the team, the position is filled by Ishimatsu Katori.
** TheSmartGuy: Takeshi Kawai.
** TheBigGuy: Ironically Katori despite his size, and Kazuki Shinatora.
** TheChick: Kiku Takane.
** TheSixthRanger: Kenzaki Jun most of the time, though Shadow Sousui also comes to the rescue.
** TheHero: Ryuuji Takane.
** TheLancer: If Kenzaki is not part of the team, the position is filled by Ishimatsu Katori.
** TheSmartGuy: Takeshi Kawai.
** TheBigGuy: Ironically Katori despite his size, and Kazuki Shinatora.
** TheChick: Kiku Takane.
** TheSixthRanger: Kenzaki Jun most of the time, though Shadow Sousui also comes to the rescue.
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* HotTeacher: Asaoka-sensei, Ryuuji's unflappable and sexy junior high teacher. [[GagBoobs Very]] much [[MaleGaze so.]]
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* HotTeacher: Asaoka-sensei, Ryuuji's unflappable and sexy junior high teacher. [[GagBoobs Very]] Very much [[MaleGaze so.]]
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* HotTeacher: Asaoka-sensei, Ryuuji's unflappable and sexy junior high teacher. [[GagBoobs Very]] [[AbsoluteCleavage much]] [[MaleGaze so.]]
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* HotTeacher: Asaoka-sensei, Ryuuji's unflappable and sexy junior high teacher. [[GagBoobs Very]] [[AbsoluteCleavage much]] much [[MaleGaze so.]]
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** The Twelve Olympians arc stars an alliance of the Japan team with some boxers from the Shadow / International arcs, who must fight a team of twelve Greek boxers who were [[TheManBehindTheMan the bosses behind the previous arc's strongest team]] -- almost every character from the starring team develops [[UpToEleven an even deadlier signature move]]. Also, to show the Olympians' power, two boxers of the five-man Greece Jr. team [[TheWorfEffect get killed by no-name mooks]]. The brass knuckle of the previous arcs turns out to be [[DismantledMacGuffin only one in a pair]], which only the BigBad possesses.
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** The Twelve Olympians arc stars an alliance of the Japan team with some boxers from the Shadow / International arcs, who must fight a team of twelve Greek boxers who were [[TheManBehindTheMan the bosses behind the previous arc's strongest team]] -- almost every character from the starring team develops [[UpToEleven an even deadlier signature move]].move. Also, to show the Olympians' power, two boxers of the five-man Greece Jr. team [[TheWorfEffect get killed by no-name mooks]]. The brass knuckle of the previous arcs turns out to be [[DismantledMacGuffin only one in a pair]], which only the BigBad possesses.
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** TheHero: Ryuuji Takane
** TheLancer: If Kenzaki is not part of the team, the position is filled by Ishimatsu Katori
** TheSmartGuy: Takeshi Kawai
** TheBigGuy: Ironically Katori despite his size, and Kazuki Shinatora
** TheChick: Kiku Takane
** TheLancer: If Kenzaki is not part of the team, the position is filled by Ishimatsu Katori
** TheSmartGuy: Takeshi Kawai
** TheBigGuy: Ironically Katori despite his size, and Kazuki Shinatora
** TheChick: Kiku Takane
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** TheHero: Ryuuji Takane
Takane.
** TheLancer: If Kenzaki is not part of the team, the position is filled by IshimatsuKatori
Katori.
** TheSmartGuy: TakeshiKawai
Kawai.
** TheBigGuy: Ironically Katori despite his size, and KazukiShinatora
Shinatora.
** TheChick: KikuTakaneTakane.
** TheLancer: If Kenzaki is not part of the team, the position is filled by Ishimatsu
** TheSmartGuy: Takeshi
** TheBigGuy: Ironically Katori despite his size, and Kazuki
** TheChick: Kiku
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** In the Ashura arc, the heroes must overcome nine gates to rescue their friend, and every gate has at least one assigned protector. Years later, the heroes of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' must overcome the guardians of the Twelve Houses to rescue one of their friends. Ironically, the Ashura arc is considered [[ArcFatigue the most pointless arc of the series]], yet ''Saint Seiya'''s Twelve Houses arc is considered the SignatureSeriesArc.
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** In the Ashura arc, the heroes must overcome nine gates to rescue one of their friend, long-time allies, and every gate has at least one assigned protector. Years later, the heroes of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' must overcome the guardians of the Twelve Houses to rescue one of their friends.long-time allies. Ironically, the Ashura arc is considered [[ArcFatigue the most pointless arc of the series]], yet ''Saint Seiya'''s Twelve Houses arc is considered the SignatureSeriesArc.
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** ''Ring ni Kakero'' follows Ryuji Takane's growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his stepfather, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team ➜ a foreign team challenges the Japanese (USA) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to defeat another ancient Japanese team (Shadow) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against Italy, France, Germany and Greece; and minor cameos from Mexico and Holland) ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a {{Macguffin}} ➜ a mysterious Japanese clan (Ashura) challenge Ryuji ➜ the main character and his rival Jun Kenzaki enter the WBA Bantamweight championship to demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' follows Rindō Kenzaki's (the son of Jun Kenzaki) growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his father, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team (with a Shadow member) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to challenge a foreign team (Germany) ➜ later two foreign teams challenge the Japanese (Italy, France) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against USA, Italy, France, Germany and Greece; with minor cameos from Egypt, Spain and Chile) with a mysterious Japanese from the Ashura clan ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a Macguffin ➜ the main character and his rival Ryūdō Omura (who is identical to Ryuji Takane) enter the WBA and WBC Bantamweight championships to unify them and demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' follows Rindō Kenzaki's (the son of Jun Kenzaki) growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his father, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team (with a Shadow member) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to challenge a foreign team (Germany) ➜ later two foreign teams challenge the Japanese (Italy, France) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against USA, Italy, France, Germany and Greece; with minor cameos from Egypt, Spain and Chile) with a mysterious Japanese from the Ashura clan ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a Macguffin ➜ the main character and his rival Ryūdō Omura (who is identical to Ryuji Takane) enter the WBA and WBC Bantamweight championships to unify them and demonstrate who's the best.
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** ''Ring ni Kakero'' follows Ryuji Takane's growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his stepfather, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team ➜ a foreign team challenges the Japanese (USA) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to defeat another ancient Japanese team (Shadow) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against Italy, France, Germany and Greece; and minor cameos from Mexico and Holland) ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a {{Macguffin}} ➜ a mysterious Japanese clan (Ashura) challenge Ryuji Ryuji, with the help of one of the former main heroes ➜ the main character and his rival Jun Kenzaki enter the WBA Bantamweight championship to demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' follows Rindō Kenzaki's (the son of Jun Kenzaki) growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his father, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team (with a Shadow member) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to challenge a foreign team (Germany) ➜later two foreign teams challenge the Japanese (Italy, France) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against USA, Italy, France, Germany and Greece; with minor cameos from Egypt, Spain and Chile) with the help of a mysterious new Japanese hero from the Ashura clan ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a Macguffin ➜ the main character and his rival Ryūdō Omura (who is identical to Ryuji Takane) enter the WBA and WBC Bantamweight championships to unify them and demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' follows Rindō Kenzaki's (the son of Jun Kenzaki) growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his father, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team (with a Shadow member) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to challenge a foreign team (Germany) ➜
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* SamePlotSequel: ''Ring ni Kakero 2'''s arc progression is very similar to the one of it's prequel:
** ''Ring ni Kakero'' follows Ryuji Takane's growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his stepfather, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team ➜ a foreign team challenges the Japanese (USA) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to defeat another ancient Japanese team (Shadow) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against Italy, France, Germany and Greece; and minor cameos from Mexico and Holland) ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a {{Macguffin}} ➜ a mysterious Japanese clan (Ashura) challenge Ryuji ➜ the main character and his rival Jun Kenzaki enter the WBA Bantamweight championship to demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' follows Rindō Kenzaki's (the son of Jun Kenzaki) growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his father, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team (with a Shadow member) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to challenge a foreign team (Germany) ➜ later two foreign teams challenge the Japanese (Italy, France) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against USA, Italy, France, Germany and Greece; with minor cameos from Egypt, Spain and Chile) with a mysterious Japanese from the Ashura clan ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a Macguffin ➜ the main character and his rival Ryūdō Omura (who is identical to Ryuji Takane) enter the WBA and WBC Bantamweight championships to unify them and demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero'' follows Ryuji Takane's growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his stepfather, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team ➜ a foreign team challenges the Japanese (USA) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to defeat another ancient Japanese team (Shadow) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against Italy, France, Germany and Greece; and minor cameos from Mexico and Holland) ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a {{Macguffin}} ➜ a mysterious Japanese clan (Ashura) challenge Ryuji ➜ the main character and his rival Jun Kenzaki enter the WBA Bantamweight championship to demonstrate who's the best.
** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' follows Rindō Kenzaki's (the son of Jun Kenzaki) growth as a boxer in Japan, after rebelling from his father, until he becomes the best boxer in the nation and gathers a Japanese team (with a Shadow member) ➜ the Japanese go on a journey to challenge a foreign team (Germany) ➜ later two foreign teams challenge the Japanese (Italy, France) ➜ the main team participates in an international contest (against USA, Italy, France, Germany and Greece; with minor cameos from Egypt, Spain and Chile) with a mysterious Japanese from the Ashura clan ➜ a team of Twelve Olympians challenges Japan in search of a Macguffin ➜ the main character and his rival Ryūdō Omura (who is identical to Ryuji Takane) enter the WBA and WBC Bantamweight championships to unify them and demonstrate who's the best.
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* SpinOffspring: Almost the whole ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' cast is composed by the sons of the prequel's characters.
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* SpinOffspring: Almost the whole Pretty much every character of note gets a boxer offspring in ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' cast is composed 2'': Three members of the main FiveManBand (Jun Kenzaki, Kazuki Shinatora and Takeshi Kawai) get boxing sons or nephews, as does the American team. Don Giuliano and Napoleon Valois, the leaders of the Italian and French teams, manage to raise large families of their own. The whole Shadow, Germany, Greece and Twelve Olympians teams get expies of their predecessors, and even an anonymous Ashura manages to [[spoiler:[[TheMole sneak in the main characters' team]]]]. In the latter half of the ''manga'', mysterious [[{{Expy}} expies]] of the deceased Ryuji Takane and Kiku Takane appear, and they turn out to be [[spoiler: Rindō Kenzaki's abandoned [[BastardAngst fraternal twin brother]], and [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals the orphaned granddaughter of a]] Kenzaki family butler, both happily caretaken by the sons head of the prequel's characters.Omura gym (whose backstory gets developed in the sequel)]].
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* AbortedArc: "Froggy" Rokusuke Ono, a 25-year-old amateur boxer struggling for a professional boxing license, has almost the same spotlight as Ryuji in the early ''manga''... But he almost dissapears from the story when the FiveManBand members are introduced. Likewise, most of Ryuji's surrounding cast, with the exception of Jun Kenzaki, get almost completely out of focus roughly at the same time.
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** You could think this is a case of OnlySixFaces, but actually this is deliberate on Kurumada's part. He abides by the "star system" concept and therefore has archetypes he re-uses across his works, hence why the relationship between Ryuuji-Kenzaki matches Seiya-Ikki for the first arc of [[Manga/SaintSeiya]].
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** You could think this is a case of OnlySixFaces, but actually this is deliberate on Kurumada's part. He abides by the "star system" concept and therefore has archetypes he re-uses across his works, hence why the relationship between Ryuuji-Kenzaki matches Seiya-Ikki for the first arc of [[Manga/SaintSeiya]].''Manga/SaintSeiya''.
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** In the Ashura arc, the heroes must overcome nine gates to rescue their friend, and every gate has at least one assigned protector. Years later, the heroes of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' must overcome the guardians of the Twelve Houses to rescue one of their friends. Ironically, the Ashura arc is considered [[ArcFatigue the most pointless arc of the series]], yet ''Saint Seiya'''s Twelve Houses arc is considered the SignatureSeriesArc.
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** ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' adds new countries to the international Junior boxing championship, namely Egypt, Spain and Chile. The Egyptian boxer [[CurseOfThePharaoh can curse his opponents]] and is powered by literal PyramidPower, the Spaniard boxer [[TorosYFlamenco is a flamenco dancer and fights as in a bullfight]], and the Chilean boxer is a savage, growling fighter [[MassiveNumberedSiblings with a massive family]].
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* SerialEscalation: One of the earliest [[TropeCodifier trope codifiers]] on ''Magazine/ShonenJump'':
** The series starts as a relatively realistic boxing drama, although by the time of the [[TournamentArc all-Japan Junior boxing championship]] happens, some of the characters start displaying unrealistic [[SignatureMove signature moves]]. The following arc reunites the [[FiveManBand best five fighters]] from the previous arcs and pits them against a team assembled by the American Junior champion [[InternationalShowdownByProxy in a Japan VS USA tournament]].
** The Shadow arc throws away whatever portrayal of realism was left by the end of the previous arc: the new enemy is an organization of boxers from an old [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown unsanctioned Japanese boxing offshoot]], who challenge Ryuji to prove his true power by overcoming the challenges of a [[ItsAllUpstairsFromHere five-floor pagoda]]. After that, the best five boxers from the organization challenge Japan's five-man band, and almost every member of the cast develops their signature moves. This arc also introduces a [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement powerful brass knuckle]] that enhances the main character's strength to never before seen levels.
** The international Junior boxing championship arc constantly introduces teams of five boxers to fight against the five main characters -- almost every enemy has its own SignatureMove. The renewed American team, the strongest team of two arcs ago (which supposedly improved since they appeared), [[TheWorfEffect gets defeated behind the scenes]] by the main team's first true rival.
** The Twelve Olympians arc stars an alliance of the Japan team with some boxers from the Shadow / International arcs, who must fight a team of twelve Greek boxers who were [[TheManBehindTheMan the bosses behind the previous arc's strongest team]] -- almost every character from the starring team develops [[UpToEleven an even deadlier signature move]]. Also, to show the Olympians' power, two boxers of the five-man Greece Jr. team [[TheWorfEffect get killed by no-name mooks]]. The brass knuckle of the previous arcs turns out to be [[DismantledMacGuffin only one in a pair]], which only the BigBad possesses.
** The Ashura arc is similar to the Shadow arc: a superhuman clan of ([[InformedAbility supposedly]]) [[HealingFactor invulnerable]] fighters challenges the Japanese team, [[FaceHeelTurn even recruiting one of them]] [[spoiler: (who turns out to be the final challenger before the BigBad, before [[HeelRealization changing sides]])]] and force Ryuji to pass the [[ItsAllUpstairsFromHere nine gate guardians]] to defeat their leader [[spoiler: (who is DeadAllAlong, but the Ashura clan didn't know it)]]. Ryuji has the opportunity to use the two legendary brass knuckles in the end of the arc, [[spoiler: and throws them away in the end]].
** Semi-averted in the WBA Bantamweight Champion arc, which dials back to the drama and semi-realism of the early ''manga'' focusing again on the Ryuji-Kenzaki rivalry, yet keeps the outlandish signature moves of the series and even has an opportunity to add some of the most over-the-top moves yet.
* ShoutOut: The first half of the Shadow arc has Ryuji overcoming opponents on a five-floor pagoda, just like in ''Film/GameOfDeath''.
** The series starts as a relatively realistic boxing drama, although by the time of the [[TournamentArc all-Japan Junior boxing championship]] happens, some of the characters start displaying unrealistic [[SignatureMove signature moves]]. The following arc reunites the [[FiveManBand best five fighters]] from the previous arcs and pits them against a team assembled by the American Junior champion [[InternationalShowdownByProxy in a Japan VS USA tournament]].
** The Shadow arc throws away whatever portrayal of realism was left by the end of the previous arc: the new enemy is an organization of boxers from an old [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown unsanctioned Japanese boxing offshoot]], who challenge Ryuji to prove his true power by overcoming the challenges of a [[ItsAllUpstairsFromHere five-floor pagoda]]. After that, the best five boxers from the organization challenge Japan's five-man band, and almost every member of the cast develops their signature moves. This arc also introduces a [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement powerful brass knuckle]] that enhances the main character's strength to never before seen levels.
** The international Junior boxing championship arc constantly introduces teams of five boxers to fight against the five main characters -- almost every enemy has its own SignatureMove. The renewed American team, the strongest team of two arcs ago (which supposedly improved since they appeared), [[TheWorfEffect gets defeated behind the scenes]] by the main team's first true rival.
** The Twelve Olympians arc stars an alliance of the Japan team with some boxers from the Shadow / International arcs, who must fight a team of twelve Greek boxers who were [[TheManBehindTheMan the bosses behind the previous arc's strongest team]] -- almost every character from the starring team develops [[UpToEleven an even deadlier signature move]]. Also, to show the Olympians' power, two boxers of the five-man Greece Jr. team [[TheWorfEffect get killed by no-name mooks]]. The brass knuckle of the previous arcs turns out to be [[DismantledMacGuffin only one in a pair]], which only the BigBad possesses.
** The Ashura arc is similar to the Shadow arc: a superhuman clan of ([[InformedAbility supposedly]]) [[HealingFactor invulnerable]] fighters challenges the Japanese team, [[FaceHeelTurn even recruiting one of them]] [[spoiler: (who turns out to be the final challenger before the BigBad, before [[HeelRealization changing sides]])]] and force Ryuji to pass the [[ItsAllUpstairsFromHere nine gate guardians]] to defeat their leader [[spoiler: (who is DeadAllAlong, but the Ashura clan didn't know it)]]. Ryuji has the opportunity to use the two legendary brass knuckles in the end of the arc, [[spoiler: and throws them away in the end]].
** Semi-averted in the WBA Bantamweight Champion arc, which dials back to the drama and semi-realism of the early ''manga'' focusing again on the Ryuji-Kenzaki rivalry, yet keeps the outlandish signature moves of the series and even has an opportunity to add some of the most over-the-top moves yet.
* ShoutOut: The first half of the Shadow arc has Ryuji overcoming opponents on a five-floor pagoda, just like in ''Film/GameOfDeath''.
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* SpinOffspring: Almost the whole ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' cast is composed by the sons of the prequel's characters.
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* NationalStereotypes: The American team is leaden by a SoulBrotha named "Black Film/{{Shaft}}" who also recruits a DeathRow inmate, a [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels Hells Angels]] and a [[TheKlan Klansman]]. In the international arc, the [[MachoLatino sole Mexican team member shown]] unsuccesfully [[LatinLover tries to hit on Kiku]], the Italians are a team of ''[[TheMafia mafiosi]]'' whose main tactic is RemovingTheRival before their fights, the French are [[DudeLooksLikeALady effeminate]] yet [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench gorgeous]] quintuplets (who look like they've been ripped straight out of ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles''), the Germans are [[GermanicEfficiency science-obsessed]] [[AllGermansAreNazis Nazis]], and the Greeks are named after (and ambiguosly related to) the deities, myths and heroes of Myth/ClassicalMythology.
** Averted with the world bantamweight champion from the last arc, who is literally named [[CrystalDragonJesus Jesus Christ]] and has the ability to give his rival a long hallucination about the Literature/BookOfGenesis... And hails from Monaco, of all places.
** Averted with the world bantamweight champion from the last arc, who is literally named [[CrystalDragonJesus Jesus Christ]] and has the ability to give his rival a long hallucination about the Literature/BookOfGenesis... And hails from Monaco, of all places.
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** Deconstructed with Shinatora and Kenzaki at the beginning. The former had his hand pretty much permanently damaged as a result of his father's brutal kendo training [[note]]Which consisted of trying to empty a basket of eggs, ''with a high speed freaking fan with freaking katana blades in the middle!''[[/note]], while the latter strained his body to the point of turning his muscles into [[GlassCannon Glass Cannons]] which resulted in him leaving to America for the recovery surgery, and little to no hope he would recover completely. Of course, this being a shounen, both cases later get {{Reconstructed}}.
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** Deconstructed with Shinatora and Kenzaki at the beginning. The former had his hand pretty much permanently damaged as a result of his father's brutal kendo training [[note]]Which consisted of trying to empty a basket of eggs, ''with a high speed freaking fan with freaking katana blades in the middle!''[[/note]], while the latter strained his body to the point of turning his muscles into [[GlassCannon Glass Cannons]] which resulted in him leaving to America for the recovery surgery, and little to no hope he would recover completely. Of course, this being a shounen, both cases later get {{Reconstructed}}.{{Reconstruction}}.
