Global Webtoon 'The Boxer' Gets TV Anime Adaptation

The popular webtoon The Boxer is being adapted into a TV anime. The announcement was made at New York Comic Con 2026 during the Crunchyroll Showcase.

The series, originally created by JH, was serialized on NAVER WEBTOON in Korea from 2019 and on LINE Manga in Japan from 2020 to 2022. It has been viewed over 1.06 billion times worldwide as of September 2026.

Animation will be a co-production between the new Japanese studio breccia and the Korean studio STUDIO JEMI. The series will be co-directed by Yudai Kubota (My Happy Marriage) and KANG Wonyeong (Cardfight. Vanguard overDress).

The main voice cast features Koki Uchiyama as the protagonist Yu, Kensho Ono as Ryu, Tomokazu Seki as the legendary trainer K, and Toshiyuki Toyonaga as the retired boxer J. Character design is by Masahiro Suwa (The Rising of the Shield Hero).

The story follows Yu, a boy discovered by the trainer K fighting in an alley. Possessing a monstrous, transcendent talent for boxing, Yu is guided to the ring where his overwhelming power challenges the lives and dreams of every champion he faces.

BLUE RIGHTS is serving as creative producer for the adaptation.

Source: PR Times via 株式会社BLUE RIGHTS