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** Other fighters get this occasionally to emphasize how dangerous some newly introduced fighter is, but Takasago, the 2nd place K.O.S. Japan GP tournament, exists almost ''entirely'' to be worfed against other fighters. His most successful showing is providing credible heavyweight for Minoru for practice early in Minoru's pro training. The rest of the time, he usually serves to demonstrate the prowess of some other, usually lighter fighter by getting his ass kicked.

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** Other fighters get this occasionally to emphasize how dangerous some newly introduced fighter is, but Takasago, the 2nd place fighter of the K.O.S. Japan GP tournament, exists almost ''entirely'' to be worfed against other fighters. His most successful showing is providing credible heavyweight for Minoru for practice early in Minoru's pro training. The rest of the time, he usually serves to demonstrate the prowess of some other, usually lighter fighter by getting his ass kicked.
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** Other fighters get this occasionally to emphasize how dangerous some newly introduced fighter is, but Takasago, the 2nd place K.O.S. Japan GP tournament, exists almost ''entirely'' to be worfed against other fighters. His most successful showing is providing credible heavyweight for Minoru for practice early in Minoru's pro training. The rest of the time, he usually serves to demonstrate the prowess of some other, usually lighter fighter by getting his ass kicked.

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* CounterAttack: This becomes [[spoiler: Minami's]] definitive weapon other than his impeccable defense.



* CounterAttack: This becomes [[spoiler: Minami's]] definitive weapon other than his impeccable defense.
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** It's later revealed that his perceived mediocrity was at least partly by choice. He's such a nice guy that [[spoiler: he never used his kohais as sparring partners, suppressing his own fighting style whenever he helps them train against a powerful opponent, and, as such, they have no idea what he can actually do when [[LetsGetDangerous he gets really serious.]]

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** It's later revealed that his perceived mediocrity was at least partly by choice. He's such a nice guy that [[spoiler: he never used his kohais as sparring partners, suppressing his own fighting style whenever he helps them train against a powerful opponent, and, as such, they have no idea what he can actually do when [[LetsGetDangerous he gets really serious.]]]]]]



* DeadlyCounter: This becomes [[spoiler: Minami's]] definitive weapon other than his impeccable defense.

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* DeadlyCounter: CounterAttack: This becomes [[spoiler: Minami's]] definitive weapon other than his impeccable defense.
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'''''Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru'''''[[labelnote:Trans.]]Young Karate Prince Kohinata Minoru[[/labelnote]] is the story of Kohinata Minoru, a freshman at Reinan University, a school renowned for its numerous and formidable sports teams, who is the official PersonaNonGrata of the gymnastics club. Holding him responsible for their lost spot in the latest competition selection, his seniors have kicked him out of the club, and continue to bully him over his friendship with Misaki Nana, the club belle.

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'''''Karate ''Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru'''''[[labelnote:Trans.Minoru''[[labelnote:Trans.]]Young Karate Prince Kohinata Minoru[[/labelnote]] is the story of Kohinata Minoru, a freshman at Reinan University, a school renowned for its numerous and formidable sports teams, who is the official PersonaNonGrata of the gymnastics club. Holding him responsible for their lost spot in the latest competition selection, his seniors have kicked him out of the club, and continue to bully him over his friendship with Misaki Nana, the club belle.
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* BlackEyesofEvil/[[BlackEyesofCrazy Crazy]]: Apparently a common feature of Nak Muays if [[WorldsBestWarrior Samart Sirinto]] and [[BadassAdorable Maew]] are any indication.

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* BlackEyesofEvil/[[BlackEyesofCrazy Crazy]]: BlackEyesofEvil: Apparently a common feature of Nak Muays if [[WorldsBestWarrior Samart Sirinto]] and [[BadassAdorable Maew]] are any indication.



* {{Tsundere}}: Endou Nozomi. She's introduced as a HotBlooded, [[DeathGlare glaring]] BadAss, and only gets the dere stuff when she start a relationship with Minami. She's still perfectly willing to kick ass.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Endou Nozomi. She's introduced as a HotBlooded, [[DeathGlare glaring]] BadAss, badass, and only gets the dere stuff when she start a relationship with Minami. She's still perfectly willing to kick ass.

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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Haruka seems to play this the straightest, as she's considered the strongest female on campus and paired with Mutou, widely regarded as the most dangerous male on campus...and other places. [[spoiler: Her ex-boyfriend is no less of a BadAss.]] Nozomi, who can be considered to be as strong as Haruka (kicks about as much ass with her naginata) being paired with Minami is a hint that he's actually not as weak as he usually appears to be.

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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Haruka seems to play this the straightest, as she's considered the strongest female on campus and paired with Mutou, widely regarded as the most dangerous male on campus...and other places. [[spoiler: Her ex-boyfriend is no less of a BadAss.badass.]] Nozomi, who can be considered to be as strong as Haruka (kicks about as much ass with her naginata) being paired with Minami is a hint that he's actually not as weak as he usually appears to be.



* BadAss:
** Mutou in particular was introduced as one, and the other members of the karate club turn into ones in their own right. Most of the club leaders may also apply.
** '''Samart Sirinto'''. He's so good that when he fights, his main concern isn't to win, but to make sure his opponents lose without any injuries.
** Nak Muays in general. A retired one was tough enough to become KOS champion immediately and almost K.O. Ibuki and another was able to school Minoru despite being a child. [[spoiler: One was even responsible for the death of Ibuki's superhumanly talented brother.]]
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* {{Expy}}: Mutou, particularly early on, comes across as one of [[HajimenoIppo Takamura Mamuro]] in fighting skill relative to the other members of the club, seniority, and [[JerkAss jerkassery]]. Even the circumstances under which they meet the protagonist are similar.

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* {{Expy}}: Mutou, particularly early on, comes across as one of [[HajimenoIppo [[Manga/HajimenoIppo Takamura Mamuro]] in fighting skill relative to the other members of the club, seniority, and [[JerkAss jerkassery]]. Even the circumstances under which they meet the protagonist are similar.
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** In RealLife, Nak Muays can turn pro in their early teens (if not earlier), and can take more fights in a year than fighters from other parts of the world. In the manga, this translates to them often having far more fighting experience than foreigners of similar age.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouTHinkYouAre: This turns out to be Minami's main issue aside from hemmorhoids. He's been around people who stand out for so long that he feels inferior by comparison, choosing to remain in the shadows and nearly chose to [[spoiler: throw the fight against Minoru so he won't hinder the latter's dream until he gets a [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan stern talking-to by his senior.]]]]

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* ActionGirl: Kou Haruka, Mutou's maybe-girlfriend and the captain of the taekwondo team, and Akamine Rika, the daughter of one of their school's old karate team captains. Akiko Takakura is a [[ShrinkingViolet less typical]] example, but is still highly formidable with a naginata. There's also Nozomi, the captain of the naginata club.

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* ActionGirl: Kou Haruka, Mutou's maybe-girlfriend and the captain of the taekwondo team, and Akamine Rika, the daughter of one of their school's old karate team captains. Akiko Takakura is a [[ShrinkingViolet less typical]] example, but is still highly formidable with a naginata. There's also Nozomi, the captain of the naginata club.club, who's good enough with her naginata that she can easily handle [[spoiler: Minoru after he becomes a pro fighter, and Minami chose to train with her when he had to face Andre]].


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* FireForgedFriends: Minami and Nozomi started to become a couple after they beat up some AV producers together.


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* NiceGuy: Minami. He's so nice that he actually [[spoiler: held back his main weapon, the low kicks, when he faced off against Minoru and was worried Minoru could not recover from another loss.]] It's also one reason why Nozomi hooked up with him.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Saizo and Jiraiya's fight is seen as this by nearly everyone since it features two ninjas (though one turned into a BJJ fighter later on) fighting in a stance completely different from everyone else, named attacks, ninpo (dirty ninja tricks), [[spoiler: and ''fire breathing''!]]

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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Haruka seems to play this the straightest, as she's considered the strongest female on campus and paired with Mutou, widely regarded as the most dangerous male on campus...and other places. [[spoiler: Her ex-boyfriend is no less of a BadAss.]]

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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Haruka seems to play this the straightest, as she's considered the strongest female on campus and paired with Mutou, widely regarded as the most dangerous male on campus...and other places. [[spoiler: Her ex-boyfriend is no less of a BadAss.]]]] Nozomi, who can be considered to be as strong as Haruka (kicks about as much ass with her naginata) being paired with Minami is a hint that he's actually not as weak as he usually appears to be.



* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Saizo and Jiraiya's fight is seen as this by nearly everyone since it features two ninjas (though one turned into a BJJ fighter later on) fighting in a stance completely different from everyone else, named attacks, ninpo (dirty ninja tricks), [[spoiler: and ''fire breathing''!]]



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Hiroki, the bumbling Captain. He spends dozens of volumes in the shadows and suffering [[RunningGag diarrhea and hemmorhoids]], then [[spoiler:GenreShift and ArtEvolution kicks in, and boy does he change, or rather, he starts to show exactly ''why'' he is the Club's Captain. By the 40th Volume he is considered as much a menace in the ring as ''Mutou''. No wonder he got Nozomi as his LoveInterest. The first hints of this is actually when he fought and pretty much defeated Kasumi Saizou, and a conversation between him and Mutou soon after that revealed that they have fought three times in middle school, and ''won''...well, at least once by default, but still...]] The fact that Mutou considers him a rival should give a clue.

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Hiroki, the bumbling Captain. He spends dozens of volumes in the shadows and suffering [[RunningGag diarrhea and hemmorhoids]], then [[spoiler:GenreShift and ArtEvolution kicks in, and boy does he change, or rather, he starts to show exactly ''why'' he is the Club's Captain. By the 40th Volume he is considered as much a menace in the ring as ''Mutou''. No wonder he got Nozomi as his LoveInterest. The first hints of this is actually when he fought and pretty much defeated Kasumi Saizou, and a conversation between him and Mutou soon after that revealed that they have fought three times in middle school, and ''won''...well, at least once by default, but still...]] The still, given how Mutou overwhelms everyone else, the fact that Mutou considers him a rival he wasn't knocked out or injured should give a clue.]]



** It's later revealed that his perceived mediocrity was at least partly by choice. He's such a nice guy that [[spoiler: he never used his kohais as sparring partners, suppressing his own fighting style whenever he helps them train against a powerful opponent, and, as such, they have no idea what he can actually do when [[LetsGetDangerous he gets really serious.]]



* DeadlyCounter: This becomes [[spoiler: Minami's]] definitive weapon other than his impeccable defense.



* Determinator: Mutou fought Satomi despite having broken ribs from his fight with Bertrand and would have beaten him if not for a technicality that draws out the match to an extra round. He only stopped once his wounds become too serious and he passed out in the ring [[BloodFromTheMouth vomiting blood]]. Much later, this is stated to actually be Minami's greatest weapon, as his resolve is leaps and bounds above everyone else.



* EyesAlwaysShut: Minami Hiroki, the club captain.

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* EyesAlwaysShut: Minami Hiroki, the club captain. True to form, when his eyes are seen open, something awesome is about to happen, especially after ArtEvolution.



* MightyGlacier: An unusal lightweight example; Kaburagi Ryu lightweight championship contender Teranishi has overwhelming striking power, but lousy footwork and mobility.

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* MightyGlacier: An unusal lightweight example; Kaburagi Ryu lightweight championship contender Teranishi has overwhelming striking power, but lousy footwork and mobility. We later see Satomi's brother, who's even described as very clumsy but possesses punching powers rivaling heavy-class fighters.



** It's hinted that Nozomi thinks of herself like this too to a lesser extent, though it's likely more to do with her [[FieryRedhead firebrand personality.]]



* RedOniBlueOni: Mutou and Minami. The former overwhelms with extreme power, while the latter is more technical. They often perform like GoodCopBadCop. Later on, Mutou is straight-up overwhelming offense (being compared to wielding a katana), while Minami is the absolute defender (represented with a castle with layers of moats and...well, defenders).

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* RedOniBlueOni: Mutou and Minami. The former overwhelms with extreme power, while the latter is more technical. They often perform like GoodCopBadCop. Later on, Mutou is straight-up overwhelming offense (being compared to wielding a katana), while Minami is the absolute defender (represented with a castle with layers of moats and...well, defenders). Their conceptual portrayal eventually intersect later on, however, with Minami being seen like an Iaijutsu practitioner and using similar tactics as Mutou, i.e. charging into the enemy, though his is actually a dodge into enemy territory instead of straight up tanking blows.



* TearsOfFear: Minoru in his first run in with Pedro, and later again in the face of Kevin Norton's drug fueled bloodlust. Also happens with a giant Taekwondo athlete when Haruka nearly breaks his head.

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* TearsOfFear: Minoru in his first run in with Pedro, and later again in the face of Kevin Norton's drug fueled bloodlust. Also happens with a giant Taekwondo athlete when Haruka nearly breaks his head. Hayama also gets this a lot, and it's played for dramatic effect in his first ring fight.



* TrainingFromHell: The Okinawan training camp is explicitly described as this. This is also what you are most likely to get if you ask Mutou for training.

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* TrainingFromHell: The Okinawan training camp is explicitly described as this. This is also what you are most likely to get if you ask Mutou for training. Hamada's training is also considered this by the Kaburagi fighters the first time they tasted it.



* {{Tsundere}}: Endou Nozomi. She's introduced as a HotBlooded, [[DeathGlare glaring]] BadAss, and only gets the dere stuff when she start a relationship with Minami.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Endou Nozomi. She's introduced as a HotBlooded, [[DeathGlare glaring]] BadAss, and only gets the dere stuff when she start a relationship with Minami. She's still perfectly willing to kick ass.
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'''''Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru''''' is the story of Kohinata Minoru, a freshman at Reinan University, a school renowned for its numerous and formidable sports teams, who is the official PersonaNonGrata of the gymnastics club. Holding him responsible for their lost spot in the latest competition selection, his seniors have kicked him out of the club, and continue to bully him over his friendship with Misaki Nana, the club belle.

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'''''Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru''''' Minoru'''''[[labelnote:Trans.]]Young Karate Prince Kohinata Minoru[[/labelnote]] is the story of Kohinata Minoru, a freshman at Reinan University, a school renowned for its numerous and formidable sports teams, who is the official PersonaNonGrata of the gymnastics club. Holding him responsible for their lost spot in the latest competition selection, his seniors have kicked him out of the club, and continue to bully him over his friendship with Misaki Nana, the club belle.
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* LightningBruiser: Kaoru, full stop. He's so fast he's able to use the [[spoiler:''[[{{Manga/Naruto}} Shadow Clone]]'' technique, which works as consecutive feints leaving afterimages, followed by a sudden strike from an unexpected location]]. In chapter 373, Kaoru recognizes [[spoiler:Minoru]] as a genius, who's able to [[spoiler:reverse-engineer this technique after seeing it only once, and use it against his sempai, Minami, in actual combat.]]
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* DistractedByTheSexy: [[spoiler: They group has Nozomi accompany Minami in her maid outfit into the ring as his second, in order to distract Daichi, who is easily distracted by beautiful aggressive women.]]

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The series has recently finished in Japan and a sequel to the series has started.

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The series has recently finished lasted for 50 Volumes, ending in Japan and 2010.

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* SavedForTheSequel: Some plot threads strongly teased in the first series were kept without proper resolution, possibly saved for the still ongoing sequel as they are still teased:
** Minoru [[spoiler:and Misaki pretty much know they love each other, however they didn’t really become official, Misaki leaves Japan to train for the Olympics sad that Minoru didn’t come out clean about his feelings; Minoru runs to the airport promising they will reach the next stage once she comes back and he will become a great fighter by then. Misaki comes back in the sequel, pushing the now super star Minoru to keep his promise]].
** Ibuki’s [[spoiler:obsession to fight Samart and avenge his older brother Satoru does not happen, what happens instead is people telling to let it go out of his grudge, Ibuki’s former sister-in-law-to-be finding happiness again and marrying another man is used to drive the point home; Ibuki keeps his desire to fight Samart in a more professional level. The sequel dives more deeply on Samart’s character and background, teasing he will be a future main fight]].



* TimeSkip: The story moves forward by a year after the end of the Kaburagi Ryu National Tournament arc.

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* TimeSkip: The story moves forward by a year after the end of the Kaburagi Ryu National Tournament arc. [[spoiler:5 years have passed from the the first to the second series]].
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* MightyGlacier: An unusal lightweight example; Kaburagi Ryu lightweight championship contender Teranishi has overwhelming resilience and striking power, but lousy footwork and mobility.

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* CrazyAwesome: Kasumi, being a bona fide ninja with all the related powers (somewhat) in a series with realistic fighting, can be either this or BunnyEarsLawyer.
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* CrazyAwesoma: Kasumi, being a bona fide ninja with all the related powers (somewhat) in a series with realistic fighting, can be either this or BunnyEarsLawyer.

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** There's actually a heck of a lot of cameos in crowd scenes.
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** Combat abilities aside, he's also actually a pretty good leader and FatherToHisMen, as Minoru realized when Minami wasn't around to help him train.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Endou Nozomi. She's introduced as a HotBlooded, [[DeathGlare glaring]] BadAss, and only gets the dere stuff when she start a relationship with Minami.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Mutou and Minami. The former overwhelms with extreme power, while the latter is more technical. They often perform like GoodCopBadCop.

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* RedOniBlueOni: Mutou and Minami. The former overwhelms with extreme power, while the latter is more technical. They often perform like GoodCopBadCop. Later on, Mutou is straight-up overwhelming offense (being compared to wielding a katana), while Minami is the absolute defender (represented with a castle with layers of moats and...well, defenders).



* RunningGag: Hayama and diarrhea, Hiroki and his hemmorhoids, Pedro and his...advances.

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* RunningGag: Hayama and diarrhea, Hiroki and his hemmorhoids, Pedro and his...advances. The former two get dropped as the series goes on.
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* TheCameo: One of the guys in [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/74/6 this crowd]] looks like [[Anime/MazingerZ Kabuto Koji]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/121/13 In here]] we have one who looks like [[Manga/GetterRobo Nagare Ryoma]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/122/12 And here,]] someone from GGundam. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/130/13 And here]] we have [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray and Bright Noa]]. Baba probably really loves ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''... Also, [[DragonBall Vegeta]] can be seen [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/178/12 here]].

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* TheCameo: One of the guys in [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/74/6 this crowd]] looks like [[Anime/MazingerZ Kabuto Koji]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/121/13 In here]] we have one who looks like [[Manga/GetterRobo Nagare Ryoma]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/122/12 And here,]] someone from GGundam.''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/130/13 And here]] we have [[MobileSuitGundam [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray and Bright Noa]]. Baba probably really loves ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''... Also, [[DragonBall Vegeta]] can be seen [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/178/12 here]].
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* TheCameo: One of the guys in [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/74/6 this crowd]] looks like [[MazingerZ Kabuto Koji]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/121/13 In here]] we have one who looks like [[Manga/GetterRobo Nagare Ryoma]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/122/12 And here,]] someone from GGundam. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/130/13 And here]] we have [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray and Bright Noa]]. Baba probably really loves ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''... Also, [[DragonBall Vegeta]] can be seen [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/178/12 here]].

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* TheCameo: One of the guys in [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/74/6 this crowd]] looks like [[MazingerZ [[Anime/MazingerZ Kabuto Koji]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/121/13 In here]] we have one who looks like [[Manga/GetterRobo Nagare Ryoma]]. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/122/12 And here,]] someone from GGundam. [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/130/13 And here]] we have [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray and Bright Noa]]. Baba probably really loves ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''... Also, [[DragonBall Vegeta]] can be seen [[http://www.mangareader.net/karate-shoukoushi-kohinata-minoru/178/12 here]].

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