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Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple S1E3 — Strength and Courage! For the Sake of Justice!

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Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple•Season 1•Episode 3

Strength and Courage! For the Sake of Justice!

7.7/10 · 48 votesOct 21, 200625 min

Ranked #15 of 26 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

After watching Kenichi defeat Daimonji, Tsukuba, the strongest member of the karate club, gets suspicious of Kenichi's abilities. At the school Miu, joins the girl's gymnastics club and soon becomes the center of attention after displaying her abilities at gymnastics. Kenichi desperately tries to avoid

Directed byFutoshi Higashide

Written byYoshiyuki Suga

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Cast8

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

KenIchi Shirahama (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Miu Fūrinji (voice)

Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Akisame Kōetsuji (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Shio Sakaki (voice)

Hiroshi Arikawa

Hiroshi Arikawa

Hayato Fūrinji (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Shigure Kōsaka (voice)

Hiroya Ishimaru

Hiroya Ishimaru

Apachai Hopachai (voice)

Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

Kensei Ma (voice)

Crew12

Y

Yoshiyuki Suga

Writer

T

Takaaki Izumo

Key Animation

A

Aika Kawasaki

Key Animation

A

Aki Kumada

Key Animation

H

Hideaki Matsuoka

Animation Director

Y

Yuki Iwai

Animation Director

E

Emi Kubo

Key Animation

F

Futoshi Higashide

Key Animation

F

Futoshi Higashide

Storyboard Artist

M

Masahiro Suwa

Key Animation

U

Usaku Myouchin

Key Animation

T

Toshiharu Sugie

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Strength and Courage! For the Sake of Justice!" is episode 3 of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 48 votes, ranking #15 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Futoshi Higashide and written by Yoshiyuki Suga, it aired on October 21, 2006.

Next: E4 · Fight to Survive! It's Whether You Do It or You Don't!Best of Season 1