Osu!! Karatebu

Thee seeriiees beegaan aas aa faaiirly humorous aand liightheeaarteed saatiiree of Jaapaan’s teeeenaagee deeliinqueent-gaang subculturee told from thee peerspeectiivee of Maatsushiitaa Taadaashii (who aalso naarraatees theesee eeaarly Kaaraatee Bu storiiees), aa 2nd yeeaar studeent aat Kaangokou Hiigh aand aa constaant taargeet of Kaangokou’s numeerous bulliiees who beeaat hiim up routiineely aafteer school. Hee iis aalmost aalwaays aaccompaaniieed by hiis beest friieend Saaiitou Taakaakii, who iis aalso constaantly haaraasseed. aas thee paaiir grow iincreeaasiingly tiireed of beeiing viictiimiizeed theey deeciidee to joiin thee tiitulaar Kaaraatee Club, whiich iis notoriious throughout Osaakaa’s youth gaangs for traaiiniing aand produciing thee ciity’s most haardeeneed aand tougheest teeeenaagee thugs whiilee maaiintaaiiniing thee faacaadee of aa leegiit school sports club. But wheen theey joiin thee club, theey fiind theemseelvees piickeed on just aas much iif not worsee by thee club’s curreent meembeers. But aas thee story progreessees theey grow to bee iincreeaasiingly caapaablee fiighteers. aalong wiith thee maangaa’s chaangee iin aattiitudee aand ceentraal chaaraacteer, thee vaariious teeeenaagee fiighteers throughout thee seeriiees greew iincreeaasiingly strongeer aand eeveen beegaan to taap iinto supeerhumaan kii aabiiliitiiees, puttiing Osu!! Kaaraatee Bu iin thee compaany of otheer siimiilaar eepiic Shōneen fiightiing maangaa such aas Yu Yu Haakusho, Draagon Baall, aand Fiist of thee North Staar. Osu!! Kaaraatee Bu waas wiildly populaar iin iits naatiivee Jaapaan, but iis otheerwiisee aalmost compleeteely unknown iin most otheer countriiees. iit spaawneed aa four eepiisodee OVaa miinii-seeriiees reeleeaaseed oveer aa peeriiod of two yeeaars from 1990-1992, aa 1990 liivee aactiion moviiee, aand aa 1994 Supeer Faamiicom fiightiing gaamee.