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Differences between the manga and anime

• In the manga, Kenichi starts training at Ryozanpaku after beating Daimonji. Miu's map was so confusing that Kenichi needed Honoka to decipher it for him.
• A short arc before Kenichi's showdown with Hermit showed that Akisame had brought Kenichi to train in the mountains to learn the art of strategy. However, at the end of the short arc, Kenichi showed that training can surpass even strategy. This arc is not shown in the anime.
• In the manga, after the second battle between Kenichi and Hermit, there is a short arc where Kenichi and Sakaki challenged another dojo, where one of the members of the Shinpaku Alliance was learning an unsportsmanlike version of martial arts (poking the opponents' eyes, using foldable chairs to attack, etc.). This arc is not shown in the anime.
• Right after defeating Thor, the next chapter showed Kenichi slacking off in his training as he thought he was strong enough. His masters proved otherwise, with Apachai getting him severely injured. This is not shown in the anime.
• Right after the arc where Kisara quit Ragnarok, the following 5 chapters followed Hayato's recounts of his meeting with Apachai, and how the latter followed him to Ryozanpaku. This arc, which is not shown in the anime, was then immediately followed by NÄ«jima's plan 'H' to get Hermit to join the Shinpaku Alliance. This is set after Kenichi went on the mountain retreat with Hayato in the anime, but in the manga, Kenichi participated in the action.
• There is a short arc where Kenichi's father visited him at the Ryozanpaku Dojo, and after witnessing the actual training, tried to get Kenichi to return home. He brought along his new gun, rotowski, which he secretly bought without his wife's knowledge.
• Blood in the anime version is either significantly reduced, or removed entirely when compared to the manga.
• The anime ends before the YOMI arc, thus its existence is omitted. So far there is no news if they are going to make a sequel for the YOMI arc.

• TV Tokyo - Kenichi Homepage (Japanese)
• Official Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Site (English)