I was wondering if there are any martial arts focused animes out there?
What I'm really looking for is kung-fu. Of the stripes like:
Iron Monkey
Legend of the Drunken Master
Once Upon a Time in China
Kung Fu Hustle
These have magical kung fu - masters have quasi-super powers that let them do things like fly around, activate poisons with pressure points, withstand blows and knives to their chest, etc. Iron Monkey is perhaps the quintessential here - it's my favorite of the genre.
You know, something like Ramna 1/2, but that isn't awful.
I'll even take suggestions of non-magical, serious martial arts. Your anime more similar to movies like:
Fist of Legend
Kiss of the Dragon
Way of the Dragon
Ong Bak
What I DON'T want are things like Dragonball Z or Ninja Scroll. The former is more about doing insane and nonsense (and it's poorly done). Very little actual punching of people in the face. The same with Ninja Scroll - I love Ninja Scroll, but it's about guys with one unique trick ("I have rock skin!" "I have hornets in my butt!") then it is about actual martial arts or martial art styles, or anything.
I'd prefer something with more of a serious tone, but with anime there's usually fairly light stuff.
What I'm really looking for is kung-fu. Of the stripes like:
Iron Monkey
Legend of the Drunken Master
Once Upon a Time in China
Kung Fu Hustle
These have magical kung fu - masters have quasi-super powers that let them do things like fly around, activate poisons with pressure points, withstand blows and knives to their chest, etc. Iron Monkey is perhaps the quintessential here - it's my favorite of the genre.
You know, something like Ramna 1/2, but that isn't awful.
I'll even take suggestions of non-magical, serious martial arts. Your anime more similar to movies like:
Fist of Legend
Kiss of the Dragon
Way of the Dragon
Ong Bak
What I DON'T want are things like Dragonball Z or Ninja Scroll. The former is more about doing insane and nonsense (and it's poorly done). Very little actual punching of people in the face. The same with Ninja Scroll - I love Ninja Scroll, but it's about guys with one unique trick ("I have rock skin!" "I have hornets in my butt!") then it is about actual martial arts or martial art styles, or anything.
I'd prefer something with more of a serious tone, but with anime there's usually fairly light stuff.
