So...anime? Been following this thread, heard about some cool stuff to track down...though there's been no mention of Baki, the Grappler. IMO, quite possibly the best fight anime I've ever seen.
I'm a fight guy and if you get into that kinda stuff, do yourself a favor and check it out. Two seasons, that I've found. The first is exposition, yanno, but the gem of it all, though I appreciate/kinda identify with the mother issue thing...is the second season and the totality of the SFC King of Pankration tourney(fight geeks will totally dig the Pankration nod, as I did)
It's like thirty o so fights, each with independent stories and character interaction. Dope characters like Dixon(based off Rickson Gracie, BJJ Pioneer) and there's even nods to puroresu with Mt. Toba(Great Baba) and the Antonio Inoki guy, I forget his name. There's even a dude who competes with a broken arm...only to repeatedly bash said broke arm to prove he doesn't need the wing to beat his challenge. Crazy as shit, but damn if that shit wasn't dope.
So, peep it. I'd like to hear y'all thoughts.