Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple is an action & adventure, animation and comedy series.

What it’s about. Yeah, Kenichi’s a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu’s the perfect motivation. She’s hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he’s about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp. But let’s go with underdog instead.

Who’s in it. Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple stars Tomokazu Seki as KenIchi Shirahama (voice), Tomoko Kawakami as Miu Fūrinji (voice), Jurota Kosugi as Akisame Kōetsuji (voice) and Unsho Ishizuka as Shio Sakaki (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.4/10, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Crunchyroll. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.