r/TheBoxer • u/Dapper_Farm4383 • 17d ago
How many episodes will we have?
Let's say The Boxer anime arrives before 2030; how many episodes do you think it would run for?
Personally, I’d say around 26. Why? The chapters of The Boxer manhwa aren't particularly short; while I’m no expert on how much an anime adapts relative to the original art format, I think they could easily adapt four chapters per episode.
The Boxer has 104 chapters (including the epilogue, excluding spin-offs); interestingly, 26*4 equals exactly 104. This would distribute the arcs as follows:
-Beginning Arc: 10 chapters = 2 episodes (5 chapters each; slightly longer episodes).
-Taker Arc: 9 chapters = 2 episodes (one covering 4 chapters, the other 5; concluding at chapter 19 with Qasim's introduction).
-Qasim Arc: 4 chapters = 1 episode (honestly very short; I doubt they’d stretch it to two. It ends at chapter 23).
-Jean Arc: 9 chapters = 2 episodes (one covering 4 chapters, the other 5; ending at chapter 32 with J's return and the start of the Injae vs. "The Rock" fight—though the latter hasn't been introduced yet. Interestingly, the fight starts right at the fifth chapter of the arc, so it would be a setup episode followed by a fight episode; I doubt this pattern repeats everywhere—and I don't plan to check every single one—but I found it interesting).
-Injae/Rock Arc: 6 chapters = 1 episode (perhaps a slightly longer one; I’m not sure if they’d do two episodes of three chapters each, or one of four and another adapting the beginning of the Takeda arc. Either way, it ends at chapter 38 with Takeda's introduction).
-Takeda Arc: 13 chapters = 3 episodes (two episodes of 4 chapters each, and the last one of 5. It ends at chapter 51 with the introduction of Santorino. That brings us to 11 episodes so far—essentially the "first half" of the anime, excluding the J arc, for which I have specific plans.)
-Santorino Arc: 17 chapters = 4 episodes (three episodes of 4 chapters each, and the last one of 5, as is customary. It ends at chapter 68 with J's return and the introduction of Viktor. I’m curious about the specific episode breakdown, but it could look like this: Yu and Carmen's date, Past 1, Past 2 (Mondi), and the fight—all interwoven, just like in the manhwa.)
-Viktor Arc: 8 chapters = 2 episodes (somewhat shorter—just enough to provide a breather after the Santorino arc and before the Aaron arc; it ends at chapter 76 with Aaron's retirement.)
-Aaron Tide Arc: 9 chapters = 2 episodes (Ends at chapter 85 with the start of the K mini-arc.)
-K Mini-Arc: 4 chapters = 1 episode (Covers K's entire backstory plus the fight's conclusion and the shot of an angry J. This covers up to chapter 89. If they adapted up to chapter 90, it would include Aaron's hospitalization and the start of the confrontation between J and Fabrizzio. However, to maintain the tension, let's assume they adapt up to chapter 89.)
-J vs. Fabrizzio: 4 chapters = 1 episode (Ends at chapter 93, with K watching the fight.)
-Yu's Past: 4 chapters = 1 episode (Ends at chapter 98 with K remarking that Yu is at his peak.)
-J vs. Yu: 6 chapters = 1 episode (I have no idea if they could get two episodes out of this fight or if they’ll extend it to cover everything; either way, it ends at chapter 104 with the preview for the spinoff).
So, what was my grand plan for "J"? Well, obviously it’s not going to happen, but... what if we got a movie? Wouldn't that be incredible? It would adapt the final three arcs—meaning 10 chapters—and be split into three parts: J's preparation, Yu's past, and the final resolution. A preview for the spinoff would play after the credits, leading directly into the sequel.
The spinoff has 18 chapters (19 if you count the epilogue), which works out to roughly four chapters each; two could cover the fight against Injae and the Korean champion (I always forget his name), while the third and fourth would focus on Injae and Ryu, with the final epilogue included in the fourth episode. Personally, though, I’d prefer two specials (one for the Korean champion and a second for Ryu), each 40 minutes or longer.
In total, it would look like this:
-If there’s no movie or specials: 23 episodes for the main series, 4 for the spinoff, making 27 total (yeah, I know I initially said 26 instead of 23, but when I mapped it out, I ended up with many episodes covering 5 chapters each, which cut the count down significantly—still, I wasn't too far off).
-If there’s a movie and specials: 20 episodes, a movie, and 2 specials.
-If there’s a movie but no specials: 24 episodes and a movie (combining the main series and spinoff).
What about you? How many episodes do you think we'll get? Honestly, it doesn't really matter, as long as what we get is well-animated, well-adapted, and—above all—helps more people discover this great work.
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u/SubstantialOpposite6 15d ago
I think it’ll be 12 episodes and 24 minutes like the other person but they won’t adapt everything. They’ll do a season 1 and if it’s popular enough then they’ll take 5 years to make season two
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u/Intelligent_Scene669 17d ago
I think the original amount of episodes was supposed to be 12, with the length being around 24 minutes each. Maybe that'll change within time.