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LOOK, if you are looking for a faithful adaptation of the manga and for the voice acting and sound design to be quite decent then this is a really decent show.

I quite enjoyed this anime, was it as good as the manga? no.
But as a normal anime series it does a really really good job I would think.
7/10

The story [no spoiler]:

It's a good story and the plot points seem a bit generic but it ultimately works and makes sense for the characters.

This show does a good job of showing the backstories of the characters without diverting too far away from the ... fights which is the main thing to enjoy.

The major thing which I didn't like was during some of the fights I felt as though they pan away from the fight too much to the supporters in the crowd. This is not a major issue in the manga as you could easily scan through these scenes but in the anime it can seem a bit drawn out and sometimes ruin the atmosphere in the fight, in my opinion.


The art:

Okay, before I say anything on the art - the manga is a lot better, I don't think there's a comparison.

Quite honestly, if you count animation in this section, it was definitely subpar to say the least (it does get slightly better though). Especially during some parts of a fight where it was mainly just 2 stills from a manga page copy and pasted for the anime.
Some people might like this style but at some points I found it a bit jarring.

Probably the weakest part of the show which most people will complain about and I can see why.


Sound:

The best thing, voice actors and the sound design team for this anime did a great job of bringing the manga panels to life :)


Character:

Very good characters.
The best thing this show has going for it is probably this as it is definitely interesting to see different characters with completely different ideologies duke it out literally to a battle of death.

My first manga that I've read so I am really biased. The overall story and plot was decent so my review is completely based off of nostalgia.
The characters themselves are iconic and the comedy was quite something.

It was a shame that the anime didn't adapt the best arcs in the story (in my opinion) but that was all the more reason to read the manga. Although, I do remember some of the jokes being a bit iffy but nowhere near as bad as other animes during the time this was released and they are far and inbetween so I didn't notice as much.

I would recommend ... this and I'm thinking of reading it again so I'm hoping that it is as good as I remember

:)