Takeo the Brave

Takeo the Brave (Japanese: 勇者タケオ, Hepburn: Yūsha Takeo) is a sports anime series that aired on TV Asahi in Japan. It tells the story about Takeo Hisashi, young boy from a musically gifted family who decides to take up boxing after witnessing a match on TV, much to the concern of his parents. Along the way he faces various opponents from across the world.

The series was animated by Eiken and developed as a mid-season replacement for The Ballad of Tobio following it's first season the year prior, as Tezuka Productions was focused on the then-upcoming color Astro Boy series, thus putting the second season on hold (it wouldn't air until 1982) the series aired for 26 episodes from January 17 to July 10, 1980. Though it did well ratings-wise, more modern reception have been lukewarm, with many criticizing its lack of substance and its stereotypical opponents.