A 52-minute anime punch to the gut about fighting for family.
Guy is a Japanese street-brawler in New York who chooses to train under the famed boxer, Roman, with the hopes that he can raise enough money as a heavyweight to fund a life-saving operation for his father.
Score
Synth-heavy soundtrack that screams lost era.
Director
Noboru Ishiguro
Yasunori Matsumoto
Guy Hyuga (voice)
Gorō Naya
Alex Gordon (voice)
Masaru Ikeda
Ryu Hyuga (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Lily (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Don Bailey (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Lucky Roman (voice)
Akiko Yajima
Mary Bailey (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
Clerk (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki
Referee (voice)
Kenichi Ono
Jack Redman (voice)
Kozo Shioya
Billy (voice)
Masashi Hirose
Trainer (voice)
Miki Narahashi
Ronnie (voice)
Minami Takayama
Guy Hyuga (voice)
Run Sasaki
Yonkers Girl (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Noboru Ishiguro also directed Legend of the Galactic Heroes, bringing that same operatic weight to a boxing story.
Heavy captures a specific 90s anime OVA aesthetic—gritty, economically depressed, made for adult fans before streaming existed.
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