Reception
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi is considered quite popular in the Weekly Shonen Sunday. It has been ranked in high standings in the top 20 in the manga world and has had great ratings throughout its production. The manga is described as being "a world of martial arts with tough, rough and yet lovable masters with a high sense of humor". The series has great reviews from its epic fighting styles that are portrayed by real life martial art techniques from different countries, nationalities, and for its unique development of overall fighting move creations in the series. It's also known for its high sense of humor, character development, overall story line of the series, and its unique character designs for characters of different nationalities. Several of the characters' views of the world of martial arts can be likened to real life philosophical views on martial arts and their statements of how martial arts should be used in the real world and not meant for harming others. History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi has sold over 40 million copies of the manga in the world and continues to be sold today. The anime Japanese TV Ranking also received fairly good reviews for its high sense of humor and its unique fighting scenes. Many critics have described the series as "a bit on the ecchi side, but with a twist of humor and fight scenes that can be based off of real life martial arts and, though some are super-human feats, based more off of hard work rather than power ups from other supernatural manga’s" and enjoy the scenery of how it can be likened to a feudal era due to some of the settings of the dojo.
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