Impressions on History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi
The martial arts in History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi feel like part of a larger martial arts society and culture compared to other fighting stories. One of the main contributing factors is the Master characters, who each specialize in their own different fighting styles. Masters like Apachai and Sakaki also have rivals like Kenichi does, so often Kenichi is fighting a disciple-level fighter while one of his masters is fighting another master. The series has a ton of fanservice and is very open about showing off female characters being nearly naked. Miu, the female lead, is dressed in a skin-tight rubber suit that shows off her assets, and Shigure, the only female master, goes bare naked for most of the last arc of the manga. Kenichi is an untalented fighter who begins training to uphold his will, so he has to improve at a very quick rate while having the basics ground into him in a brutal fashion. HSDK is an evocative manga with plenty of action while also be...