The Boxer Webtoon Gets TV Anime with Koki Uchiyama as Yu

A boy from a back alley is heading toward the top of the world! Korean webtoon *The Boxer* is getting a TV anime. A teaser video is out on HAYATE Inc.’s channel, with Koki Uchiyama playing protagonist Yu.

The Story

Legendary trainer K, who has raised many world champions, is searching for his final student when he finds Yu, a boy being beaten in an alley. Yu shows neither anger nor fighting spirit, but K sees immense hidden talent. Once in the ring, Yu approaches the world’s summit with strength that can only be called monstrous.

JH’s original series began on NAVER WEBTOON in 2019 and ran on LINE Manga in Japan from 2020 to 2022. It has passed 1.06 billion views worldwide.

Cast and Staff

Alongside Uchiyama, Kensho Ono plays Ryu, Tomokazu Seki plays K, and Toshiyuki Toyonaga plays J. Yudai Kubota and KANG Wonyeong co-direct; Toshiya Ono handles series composition and scripts; and Masahiro Suwa designs the characters.

breccia and STUDIO JEMI produce the animation, with HAYATE producing. A broadcast window has not yet been announced.