The Crunchyroll Showcase at New York Comic Con 2026 announced a television anime adaptation of Ji-Hoon Jeong's The Boxer webtoon on Thursday, revealing the main cast, staff, and a special promotional trailer.

Cast
Yu: Kouki Uchiyama (Blue Lock)
J: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Bungou Stray Dogs)
K: Tomokazu Seki (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Ryu Baeksan: Kensho Ono (Vinland Saga)

Staff
Director: Takehiro Kubota (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon), Won-yeong Kang (Cardfight!! Vanguard: overDress main animation)
Character Design: Masahiro Suwa (Made in Abyss)
Series Composition/Script: Toshiya Oono (Yakusoku no Neverland)
Creative Producer: Blue Rights
Producer: Hayate
Co-Producer: Naver Webtoons, Crunchyroll, Xtorm
Studio: breccia, Studio Jemi

Jeong serialized the sports drama webtoon on the Naver Webtoon platform from December 2019 to May 2022. Daewon C.I. published the 13th and final volume in September 2025.

Line Webtoon published the series digitally in English from May 2020. Yen Press licenced the series in July 2022 and published the 13th volume on May 19.

Synopsis
Having suffered ruthless bullying for the better part of his life, 17-year-old Yu has become emotionally numb and dissociated from reality, no longer able to act like a normal human being. Although he possesses the exceptional talent to dodge punches, Yu prefers to let his perpetrators beat him down as he finds no meaning in his survival.

Things begin to look up when Yu meets an old boxing trainer nicknamed "K." Having raised five champions, K's years of experience and an impressive gut feeling allow him to recognize Yu's near-superhuman fighting charisma immediately. K rushes to take Yu under his wing, despite the latter's apparent lack of interest.

However, after being reminded of a bright memory from the past, Yu has a change of heart and accepts K's offer, hoping to experience the same light once again. Thus, Yu enters a world full of formidable adversaries—righteous and monstrous alike—and for the first time ever, he has no choice but to fight back. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Special Promotional Trailer


Source: Comic Natalie

The Boxer on MAL