Indeed,Bakiwas seen as a product of a bygone era, if it was thought of at all.

However, he only experiences more trauma and heartbreak in Night City.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunnersisa rare example of a video game adaptation working out.

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It is one of thebest action anime of the decadeand proved fans should take video game adaptations more seriously.

Set in the future where boxers wear cybernetic enhancements, Joe is a junkyard fighter who lives dangerously.

When he loses to the champ, he gets invited to fight professionally.

Three characters on a hill with wind blowing on their faces in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

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RankingMegalo Boxwas difficult for this list because it was an original anime, meaning it had no source material.

Because of this,no one had it on their radar or gave it much thought.

However, this series proved everyone wrong.

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The anime follows Takemichi, a regular guy who learns of the death of his high school girlfriend.

However, he inexplicably travels back in time to high school, now determined to stop her gang-related death.

The manga was pretty popular and had some hype surrounding the anime version, butnothing warranted a significant hit.

A man facing an insect in the anime Baki

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A boy and a girl talking with a neon-lit city in the background in Cyberpunk Edgerunners.

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A robot with boxing globes in Megalobox

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Megalobox (2018)

Xiaoshi, Guang, and Ling looking at a phone in Link Click

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Takemichi standing in front of a fire seriously in Tokyo Revengers

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Rafal looking at the moon with a doorway of light in Orb: On the Movements of Earth.

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A group of anthropomorphic animals on a street in the anime The Odd Taxi.

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Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke celebrate surviving the battle with Upper Moon 6.

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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth