Tenjho Tenge (Season 1)

Tenjho Tenge (2004) is a Japanese martial-arts anime you can watch online on iFILM. A school where fists do the talking long before anyone bothers with words.

Bob Makihara and Soichiro Nagi are two brawlers used to ruling every classroom by force, which is why they keep getting expelled. Todo Academy gives them a rude welcome: the delicate-looking Maya Natsume floors them both in seconds. The school, it turns out, trains some of Japan's deadliest fighters, and it's split by an old feud — the rough Juken Club against the iron-fisted Executive Council. Behind that clash sits a grudge four hundred years in the making.

Adapted from the manga by Oh!great and animated at Madhouse, the show stages its fights with real brutality and flair. Fair warning: the fan service is heavy and this one is aimed squarely at adults. It suits viewers who love shonen tournament action but want sharper edges and bolder characters. Stream every episode of Tenjho Tenge (2004) online on iFILM.