"Oh, still alive!" - So casually Sigure Kosaka spoke about the best student Kenichi, who came to the Rezampaku dojo to study martial arts. Did he have abilities and talents? Not at all. You could even say that they bypassed him. Nevertheless, Kenichi is the best student in the world, because it was he who had the honor to learn from six great martial artists at the same time.
First appearance
“Kenichi’s strongest student in history,” or “Kenichi’s best student,” is the manga of the creator Shun Matsune, her chapters appearing weekly in Weekly Shonen Sunday. After a while, namely in August 2002, the first tankobon of the same name enters the world (book format, which includes all the chapters of the manga).
A bit about anime
From October 2006 to September 2007, anime “The best student of Kenichi” was broadcast on Japanese television (season 1). Anime consists of 50 episodes. Later, 11 OVAs and one more special were released. Those who are wondering if season 2 will be “Kenichi's Best Student” should know not. If viewers have watched 50 anime episodes and want to continue, they can pay attention to OVA or read the manga. Neither the second nor the third season will be.
Plot
The main character is Kenichi Shirahama. He is an ordinary, ordinary student, without talents and abilities.
And also a little clumsy and has no friends. But everything changes at a time when a new student, Miyu Furinji, comes to his class. Becoming an accidental witness to her battle with street hooligans, Kenichi was struck by Miyu's martial arts skills. “She flew up like a feather,” - exactly what the teenager thought when he saw her fighting style “on the fly”.
And then it all happened by itself. Kenichi, who visited the karate section, but did not achieve success there, accidentally runs into a fight with the strongest student in the group. He did not think of anything better than to turn to Miya for help.
The girl brought him to the Rejampaku dojo (that is, to her home). This place is also called the "Shelter of Heroes", because the strongest martial arts masters of various directions live there. He trained hard and still defeated the best student in the karate section. And then the incredible began - the best brawlers of the school, and after that the whole city, paid attention to him. A simple student has no choice but to devote himself to exhausting training in order to be able to confront the Ragnarok gang, which has not yet decided whether it will be their ally or a threat.
Residents of Rezampaku
So, the best student Kenichi started training. The only thing that makes him come here is not the fear that he will be beaten or crippled by the hooligans who have challenged him, but the opportunity to see Miyu Furinji. She is the granddaughter of Elder Rezampaku, not deprived of either beauty or talent in the martial arts. She is an excellent housewife and, despite her strength, remains a tender and vulnerable girl who loves cats. All the masters respect her, as the dojo economy is kept on her.
Teachers Kenichi:
- Apache Chopachai - He is also called the God of death of the Thai underworld. He used to take part in underground Muay Thai tournaments (Thai boxing). Kenichi is more afraid of him than the rest of the masters. In fact, Apache good, but can not restrain. When it comes to sparring with a student, he can inadvertently send him to the other world. A fighter loves children and animals, is simple by nature and is able to enjoy every little thing.
- Shio Sakaki is a karate master and sake lover. At first he refused to teach Kenichi, but eventually became the most caring teacher.
- Kensei Ma is a master of Chinese kempo, owns acupuncture and runs his own clinic. Constantly spying on the girls living in the dojo, for which he is called a pervert.
- Sigure Kosaka is a master of the sword and any other weapon, even a wooden spoon in her hands turns into a deadly weapon. Laconic, a little strange and adheres to a separate lifestyle.
- Akisame Koetsuji is a philosophizing master of ju-jutsu. The first teacher Kenichi, who constantly came up with new training devices. He is known as an encyclopedist, loves intellectual games and arts, knows Russian. The genius of medicine, owning his own clinic.
- Hayato Furinji is the dojo elder, called the Invulnerable Superman, and that’s it. Knows 108 technicians. Grandfather Miyu, he took the baby to himself after the death of her parents and from childhood taught martial arts.
Best gang
In fact, these people can be called friends of the best student of Kenichi. They became on one side of the barricades for various reasons, but in the end together they opposed the strongest gang of Ragnarok prefecture:
- Haruo Niijima - there is speculation that he is an alien. He has pointed ears like an elf and a forked tongue like a snake. He walks everywhere with a handheld computer, where detailed information about everyone is recorded. He cleverly manages people and has the talent of a strategist. Even without combat skills, he is very dangerous. At one time, Kenichi was beaten and made fun of him, but then he began to openly impose himself on friends. It was Niijima who organized the “White Guard”, which opposed the “Ragnarok”.
- Siegfried (aka Kugenin Hibiki, No. 5 in “Ragnarok”) - a talented fighter practicing his own musical martial art, after a fight with Kenichi moved to the “White Guard”.
- Natsu Tanimoto (Hermit, No. 6 in “Ragnarok”) is a student of Sogetsu Ma, Kaensei’s brother. Orphan. Does not know how to trust people. After the fight, goes to the side of Kenichi.
- Thor (Chiaki Yuma, No. 7 in Ragnarok) is a sumo fighter fighting for the rights of fat people. Siegfried's friend also moved to the White Guard.
- Valkyrie (Kisara Nandze, No. 8 in Ragnarok) - owns high level taekwondo. Like Miyu, she adores cats.
- Ikki Takeda is a boxer, because of an injury his left arm was taken from him. After the fight, Kenichi met one of his teachers, Akisame, who healed a paralyzed limb and returned him to the sport.
- Ukita Kojo is Takeda's best friend, practicing judo.
The best student in Kenichi history
And of course, the main character. He is in first grade in high school. At leisure (or when problematic situations arise) he reads books from the series “How ...?”. It looks much weaker than their peers; at school they considered him the weakest student.
To be able to stand up to those who are dear to him, he goes to study at the Rejampaku dojo. All his teachers unanimously reiterate that the guy does not even have a bit of talent for martial arts, so hard work is the only way he can compensate for this shortcoming.
He has a crying nature, he will be happy to look for reasons to avoid a fight. And only when it comes to something important, for example, the protection of others, is included in the competition. He likes Mia, and over time, the guy begins to conflict with the Elder for the right to meet his granddaughter.
Let the teacher and say that he has no talent, he has a completely different power - kindness. Kenichi does not want to do harm to anyone, even if his opponent is defeated, he will certainly ask about his health. In the final battle with the first fighter “Ragnarok” Kenichi tried to save him from the fire.
At the end of the anime, Kenichi has the rank of student, then he receives the title of expert, which is an intermediate step between the student and the master. In the dojo, he studies karate, jujitsu, muatz tai, campo, weapons techniques. And this is his advantage over the opponent: he can change the style of warfare or combine strikes from different martial arts.
After meeting with him, people change, as if they find something long forgotten, but so dear. Let him have no talent, Kenichi was given the power of a completely different level, which cannot be achieved by hard work.