The BEST episodes written by Katsuhiko Manabe

Love cannot be lost if a flower of the soul blooms

8.44

53 votes

#1 - Love cannot be lost if a flower of the soul blooms

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 4

Chief fights in the last match of the tournament. Will he be victorious?

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8.23

101 votes

#2 - A Deadmarch

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 11

Joe faces off against the bloody lion, Glen Burroughs. If he wants his friends to live, he'll have to throw the match. After coming this far... is there nothing else Team Nowhere can do?

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8.05

58 votes

#3 - Despair brings courage to the cowardly

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 2

Joe gets his motorcycle stolen by a boy named Mio and ends up at a settlement for immigrants where he runs into Chief again.

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8.02

43 votes

#4 - Red Wieners, Again

Midnight Diner - Season 2 - Episode 1

Ryu the local gangster boss, Noguchi is a detective both coming from the same high school. A colleague from their past forces the two to set aside differences at least for the time being.

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8.01

74 votes

#5 - Apparitions hum the requiem

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 1

Years after his victory at Megalonia, Joe has become a completely different man, going from one underground ring to another, now fighting as the wandering boxer Nomad.

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8.01

149 votes

#6 - Buy or Die?

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the run-down slums of a futuristic city, the boxer only known as Junk Dog is making a living throwing fights for the mob in underground arenas. That all changes when he has a chance encounter with the champion, Yuri.

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The Fool that the card signifies is not a halfwit jester

7.96

52 votes

#7 - The Fool that the card signifies is not a halfwit jester

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 7

Liu finds out Joe is back in town and asks him to be his sparring partner. Mac Rosario had once lost everything, but made a miraculous comeback as the local hero.

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Those with wings carry the wingless, Those without wings bless those with wings

7.96

46 votes

#8 - Those with wings carry the wingless, Those without wings bless those with wings

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 13

Joe and Mac head into the ring to have their legendary match.

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7.94

101 votes

#9 - Leap Over the Edge of Death

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 12

Inspired by Joe's meteoric rise, and wanting to face him in a fair fight, Yuri makes a decision that will change everything for himself and Yukiko.

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Rainbow's trajectory draws an arc at the beginning of the end

7.94

48 votes

#10 - Rainbow's trajectory draws an arc at the beginning of the end

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 8

Mac and Liu face off in the ring finally. Maya goes to talk to Sakuma after she finds Mac acting strange.

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7.92

134 votes

#11 - The Man Only Dies Once

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 2

Yuri has sought Junk Dog out to test his mettle in the ring, and their encounter will leave the underground fighter a changed man.

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7.91

105 votes

#12 - A Dead Flower Shall Never Bloom

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 9

It's man vs machine, as "Gearless" Joe squares off against Shirato Mikio, who is guided by Ace, an artificial intelligence of his own design.

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Though you admit yourself to be powerless, still God offers his image to be stepped on

7.90

50 votes

#13 - Though you admit yourself to be powerless, still God offers his image to be stepped on

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 6

Sachio ends up injuring a Megalo-boxer after they caused trouble at Bonjiri's shop. In retaliation, the Megalo-boxer comes back and trashes the place and steals the deed to the shop.

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7.89

120 votes

#14 - Let's Dance with Death

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 4

Nanbu and Joe decide to make the ultimate gamble to get into Megalonia: Joe is going to be fighting without any kind Gear. Can a gearless boxer really survive in a sport designed to showcase the cybernetic enhancements?

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The promised land answered that there is no messiah

7.89

53 votes

#15 - The promised land answered that there is no messiah

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 5

Joe heads back home to face his past.

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If you desire the illness of the root rot then do not cover the drainage hole of the pot

7.88

56 votes

#16 - If you desire the illness of the root rot then do not cover the drainage hole of the pot

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 3

Joe helps Chief get ready to fight in the upcoming tournament while dealing with is own demons.

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7.83

113 votes

#17 - Until the Last Dog Dies

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 6

Joe's fight with Aragaki continues, as Joe sticks with Nanbu's training and his strong will to hold on.

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7.81

121 votes

#18 - Gear Is Dead

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 3

Nanbu and Joe are preparing for their first official match, but in order to do that, they'll need to find a decent set of Gear first. While searching, they run into a group of orphan boys, thieving their way through life.

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7.73

108 votes

#19 - Born to Die

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 13

Joe has risen to the top and finally gets his chance of a rematch with Yuri. Yuri himself also feels joy in his chance to fight with Joe. The final battle begins!

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7.73

122 votes

#20 - The Man from Death

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 5

Nanbu's old fighter, Aragaki, has returned to the ring a changed man. And he has a vendetta against his old trainer... one that might cost Joe his life.

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7.72

111 votes

#21 - The Road to Death

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 7

There's one month until Megalonia begins, and it looks like Shirato Yukiko's brother, Mikio, is a lock for the final entrant into the tournament. Will Joe and Team Nowhere find a way to secure their spot in the Megalo Box championship tournament?

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Past defeat is with the omen of good fortune

7.69

45 votes

#22 - Past defeat is with the omen of good fortune

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 10

The executives don't like Yukiko's decision to possibly end the company's partnership with ROSCO. Meanwhile, Joe and Sachio settle things once and for all.

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The way in which to live cannot be counted on one hand, even still there are ways to survive

7.69

48 votes

#23 - The way in which to live cannot be counted on one hand, even still there are ways to survive

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 9

Joe continues to try to rebuild Gym Nowhere and Yukiko has some questions for Sakuma about BES.

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When removing the armor that cannot be taken off, the seed of fortune and misfortune sprout

7.64

44 votes

#24 - When removing the armor that cannot be taken off, the seed of fortune and misfortune sprout

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 11

It's decided that Mac and Joe will get into the ring together, but Mac finds out something shocking from Maya...

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You can't erase the voice of the voiceless even after the applauds end

7.64

44 votes

#25 - You can't erase the voice of the voiceless even after the applauds end

Megalobox - Season 2 - Episode 12

Mac falls into despair when he finds out the truth and encounters a familiar face from his past.

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7.50

6 votes

#26 - Deadline of the Dream

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 8

Shirato Mikio has forced Team Nowhere to forfeit a match by threatening to expose Joe and Nanbu's seedy past. Will their dream of making it into the Megalonia tournament ever come true?

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7.50

102 votes

#27 - The Die Is Cast

Megalobox - Season 1 - Episode 10

Crime boss Fujimaki has decided that Team Nowhere needs to throw their opening match in Megalonia in order to repay their debt to him. Can the team survive this blow to their ambitions? And even if they do, and Joe wins, will they survive the gangster's wrath?