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^ Thelwell, Kevin [@KevinDThelwell] (April 1, 2023). "Alight I'll shut up soon I promise, but it's already
rare when black characters appear in anime and EVEN MORE rare when there's one who even fits my type of voice. Been here
nearly 5 yrs now and this is my 2nd black character✊🏿 It's not often I can say HE LOOKS LIKE ME FRFR" (Tweet). Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Twitter. ^ Acosta, Brandon [@KinglyRed] (April 1, 2023). "¡EL BLUE LOCK ES REAL! ⚽🔥 Honored to join the
amazing cast of #BLUELOCK as the Scion of Royale. LEONARDO LUNA! So thankful to@RetroJono,@DashCruzVAand Derric Benevides for bringing me onboard and guiding me through some crazy fun sessions! Let's get started, egoists.
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. Since 2006, Kurumada has been publishing a sequel manga titled Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. Several spin-off manga by different authors have also been created. The manga was adapted by Toei Animation into a 114-episode anime television series which was broadcast on TV Asahi from 1986 to 1989. Saint Seiya was later continued
with three original video animations released from 2002 to 2008. Four animated feature films premiered in Japanese theaters from 1987 to 1989, with a fifth in 2004 and a sixth in 2014. A live-action film adaptation premiered in April 2023. The Saint Seiya manga had
over 50 million copies in circulation as of 2022, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Both the original manga and the anime adaptation were successful internationally across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Plot[edit] See also: List of Saint Seiya characters The story focuses on an orphan named Seiya who was forced to go to the Sanctuary in Greece to obtain one of the "Cloths" (聖衣(クロス), Kurosu), the Bronze Cloth of the Pegasus constellation, a protective armor worn by the Greek goddess Athena's 88 warriors known as "Saints" (聖闘士(セイント), Seinto, or "Knights" in some adaptations). Upon awakening his "Cosmo" (小宇宙(コスモ), Kosumo, lit.
Ippo felt Kojima was a good person and proceeded to request a handshake before Kojima stopped him to ask for their fight to consist of Ippo stopping and exchange blows with him. Ippo answered that that was all he can do, which Kojima replied that he
would win then. Ippo after
hearing Kojima bad mouth his previous opponents. Kojima began provoking Ippo about how his punches would break him, however, Ippo thought Kojima was still a nice guy and provocations were common before a match. When Kojima claimed that Ippo's previous opponents were crappy boxers, hacks, and jokers, Ippo asked him why he would say that, as he believed them to be good boxers. After Kojima's further provocations, Ippo walked away, telling him that he would see him in the ring, going home without seeing Saeki and Makoto's match. The next day, Ippo learned that Saeki won the match from Itagaki, and Ippo expressed how he was disappointed in Kojima since he thought he was a nice person. Later, Umezawa visited Ippo and Itagaki at Ippo's home, and first discussed about manga. Umezawa had Ippo read the latest Boxing Fan magazine issue that had Takamura's title defence announcement and Kojima had a section claiming to know Ippo's weakness and also mocked Ippo's previous fighters. Itagaki suggested that Ippo should cancel the match if he doesn't get into the spirit so that he could fight him, however, Ippo expressed that it is his responsibility as Kojima talks a little too much. Ippo, angry after hearing Kojima insult Kamogawa.
