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Kintarō Kaneda (金田 欽太郎, Kaneda Kintarō) is a student at the Kamogawa gym who is being taught by Ippo Makunouchi, who he looks up to. He used to be with a group of delinquents that went against Taihei Aoki's school before joining the Kamogawa gym after being motivated when he saw Ippo smack Taihei's face.

History[]

Part III[]

Second Step Arc[]

Ippo trying to stop Taihei and Kaneda's fight - 01

Kintarō about to fight Taihei.

As a delinquent, Kintarō's group called out Taihei's group for a brawl. However, Taihei was the only one who came as his group quit school. When Taihei defeated four of the delinquents, Kintarō was the only one left. Before Kintarō could start fighting, Ippo Makunouchi knocked Taihei out with a opened hand slap, as Taihei made Ippo angry. With Taihei on the ground, Umezawa Masahiko had Kintarō to look after him until he woke up and to call an ambulance if anything went wrong.

Bald Taihei and Kaneda greet Ippo - 02

Kintarō and Taihei requesting to become Ippo's student.

Later, with Taihei, Kintarō decided to do way with being a delinquent and shaved his head. Kintarō and Taihei then contacted the Kamogawa gym to tell the gym what happened and that they wanted to enrol. The two arrived and asked a bald Ippo to teach them boxing, and, after Taihei convinced him to, the two former delinquents were accepted and officially enrolled to the gym under Ippo. That night, Ippo asked who Kintarō was, which he then explained that he was there when Ippo stuck Taihei with his hand and sent him flying, causing Kintarō to respect Ippo highly after witnessing it.

The next day, Kintarō and Taihei went with Ippo to wait until the evening roadwork as Ippo fished with Kumi Mashiba. After seeing Kumi stroking and almost kiss Ippo's bald head, they asked Ippo how it felt, shortly getting frightened by Kumi's pressure as she claimed it was an accident and to forget about it. The next day, while sweeping outside the Kamogawa gym with Taihei and Ippo, they were attacked by Mamoru Takamura, causing the three to run away and begin their roadwork. The three then take a break under a tree. When Kintarō expressed his joy of entering a world where he gets praised for hitting people, he remembered Ippo's beliefs about violence, and added that he meant just as a sport. Kintarō and Taihei then received a lesson from Ippo about how they see boxing and that doing what is fun is not the same as doing whatever they want. The trio were then approached by Ichirō Miyata.

Itagaki talking with Taihei and Kaneda - 01

Kintarō and Taihei having a conversation with Itagaki about Ippo and Miyata.

Kintarō and Taihei became angry at Miyata for his words towards his coach and they then began running towards him until Manabu Itagaki stopped them and pulled them away from their conversation. Itagaki informed them that Miyata is the OPBF featherweight champion. The two wondered who is stronger, but Itagaki wasn't able to answer them. When Miyata left, Kintarō and Taihei asked Itagaki why Miyata came. They then laughed, thinking little of the OPBF champion that he had to come to Ippo to figure things out. When Itagaki mentioned that he heard the words "punch drunk", Kintarō recalled that as the reason Ippo retired, however, Itagaki claimed that no one confirmed that Ippo was punch drunk and explained why Ippo chose to quit boxing. Kintarō and Taihei was then called over to Ippo to continue training. Later, Kintarō and Taihei were approached by Kumi, asking about Ippo's training with them, warning them to stop Ippo from doing anything dangerous as he is punch drunk. Kintarō then remembered what Itagaki claimed and realised that Kumi was the one who called Ippo punch drunk. After mentioning that Miyata visited Ippo, Kumi got angry and told the two to let her know every time it happens, leaving Kintarō agreeing while terrified of her pressure.

Taihei and Kintaro seeing the hall for the first time

Kintarō seeing the Kōrakuen Hall for the first time.

That night, Kintarō and Taihei went with Ippo to the Kōrakuen Hall, learning that the reason for Kumi's nervousness was that it was because of her brother's match coming up. Ryō Mashiba approached the three, making Kintarō and Taihei angry at Mashiba's attitude until they look at him, causing them to hide behind Ippo. Kintarō and Taihei entered the hall with Ippo while a match commenced. As Kintarō became excited about seeing a boxing match, Ippo explained to them how the intensity of matches go up boxers advance the number of rounds they are able to go. Kintarō then watched the main event with Mashiba going against JBC lightweight champion Iga Shinobu. After the first round, Kintarō was stunned witnessing Mashiba's skill, and then outraged when Iga's trainer struck Iga's face. Kintarō asked Ippo if he had been slapped during a match before. When he heard that he did, but it was for a different reason than with Iga, believing it to be a slap for a "win at any costs," Kintarō still could not accept it. When Mashiba won the match, Kintarō, Taihei, and Ippo met with Masaru Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura. It was soon decided that Kintarō and Taihei would go with Aoki and Kimura to the Kemuri Izakaya to let Ippo think about what he gathered from the match alone. Inside, Kintarō mentioned to Kimura, who kept saying his name wrong, that his name was not Kintamarō (金玉郎, with Kintama literally meaning testicles). As Aoki titled Mashiba a monster, Kintarō noted how Ippo claimed to had put up a fight against him. Kintarō and Taihei was then in disbelief when Kimura revealed to them that Ippo defeated him by knockout. They then continued their conversation about what they guessed what Ippo was about to say before they cut him off.

Later, Kintarō went with Taihei and Ippo to the Roigal Hotel where Takamura went to have a press conference for his middleweight title defence against Michael Goat. When it was over, Kintarō carried one of Takamura's champion belts as he expressed his excitement and asked many questions about the upcoming match. Kintarō and Taihei were then instructed by Ippo that they will act as support for his seconds and to watch the match closely, without blinking. The next day, Kintarō and Taihei arrived to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan with Ippo to watch Takamura's match against Goat and to act as support for his seconds. After Takamura won the match, Kintarō carried one of his belts to the Kamogawa gym, relieved that he can blink again. Pumped up from seeing the match, Kintarō and Taihei ran with Ippo, however they could not keep up.

Sendō in Mexico Arc[]

With Kintarō's hair grown back, he continued his training with Ippo, doing roadwork for 6-rounders even though he was a 4-rounder. Kintarō then began throwing left jabs, responding to Ippo's "one" call from the numbering system. At the Kamogawa gym, with the gym members interested in the numbering system, Kintarō partook in the training as Ippo called off numbers to everyone. However, as Ippo only called out the number "one," the session to ended early due to the gym member's annoyance. Kintarō recalled that they had not did a celebration party for Takamura's win yet, however they discovered that Takamura left to go on a trip, postponing the party. When Sendō went to Mexico, he made it to the magazine where he posed with the Scamaras brothers, shocking Kintarō.

Importance of the Support Role Arc[]

Kintarō losing his first spar

Kintarō losing his first spar.

A sparring tournament was being hosted at the Date Boxing Gym for newcomers who had not had a pro debut match. Kintarō and Taihei went with Ippo the the Date gym and, after getting reminded what to do, Kintarō quickly lost the spar, later apologising for embarrassing Ippo.

Later, Sendō and Hoshi Hiroyuki entered the Kamogawa gym as Kintarō shadowboxes. Kintarō then congratulated Sendō and Hoshi on their return as they head back home to Osaka. The next day, as Kintarō was with Ippo as he fished with Kumi, Kintarō and Taihei felt scared for his life as Ippo told her what happened with him and Aikawa during his school reunion, wishing Ippo would not give details to her for their sake. Kintarō and Taihei were then relieved when Ippo mentioned that he dropped a note with contact information she gave him, preventing contact.

While doing roadwork with Ippo, Kintarō noticed Aoki and Itagaki, who had matches in four days, falling behind. Kintarō learned about the struggles of their weight control from Ippo, and that Kintarō would have to go through the same process to some extent. While Ippo was not worried about Aoki's condition, Kintarō asked about Itagaki, to which Ippo expressed his worry about Itagaki being in a slump. When Kimura, Itagaki, and Aoki's matches arrived, Kintarō and Taihei were tasked by Ippo to stay in the waiting room and watch over the waiting boxers. After the three boxers won, Kintarō scolded Taihei for not respecting Aoki even though he got a knockout victory, noting how hard it is to get a down. Realising how important people who support the boxers are, Kintarō vowed to do his best to make everyone's efforts not go to waste.

Later, Kintarō was punching Ippo's training mitts until Kamogawa arrived, ending the training session as Ippo went to talk to him.

Ippo in Mexico Arc[]

When Ippo revealed to Kintarō, Taihei, and Kumi that he would go to Mexico alone for research, Kintarō suggested that he could go with him if the gym covered the cost, however Ippo decided to go alone. Kintarō and Taihei were excited for Ippo's motivation of meeting Sendō, resulting in a glare from Kumi. Later at the Kamogawa gym after Sendō and Ricardo Martínez won their matches in Mexico, Kintarō was shadowboxing as the gym members discussed the event. As the group talked about Kimura's Kappa styled hair, Takamura declared that if anyone laughs at Kimura, they would have to pay one million yen or get deported. When they mentioned Mexico, Kintarō and Taihei were saddened as they remember Ippo since he is in Mexico. When Ippo was spotted walking to the gym, Kintarō and Taihei excitedly welcomed him back. As Ippo went up to the rooftop to meet everyone, he gave everyone wrestling masks that he got from Mexico as a souvenir. When Kimura took off his Kappa wrestling mask, his wig came off along with it, showing his Kappa hairstyle which matches the mask, causing everyone, including Kintarō, to laugh as Kimura shouted for everyone to pay up.

Keith Dragon Arc[]

Kamogawa gym members looking at Dragon's profile

Kintarō learning about Dragon from his profile.

At the Kamogawa gym, when Taihei accidentally hit Ippo in the face during mitt practise due to Ippo catching the punch wrong and Aoki told Ippo how he shouldn't stand too close to the puncher, Kintarō was surprised to see Ippo get overwhelmed. Kintarō learned from Itagaki how it is more difficult for in-fighters to hold mitts than out-boxers. With the gym members talking about Takamura's confirmed WBC super middleweight title match coming up, Haruhiko Yagi revealed to everyone that the match will take place in Japan and he gave Ippo the champion's profile, which was in English. As Ippo and Itagaki translated it to Japanese, Kintarō learned that the champion's name is Keith Dragon and he learned about Dragon's boxing information. When Ippo got to Dragon's hobby, he had trouble translating the word. Kintarō and Taihei recognised it as "mahjong" and Kintarō noticed that Dragon's Sunday punches, "Heaven's Cannon" and "Ground Cannon" are rare hands in mahjong. Later, Kintarō and Taihei were doing early morning roadwork with Ippo, who revealed to the duo that they will take their pro test when their birthdays pass. After Ippo spotted Takamura, Kintarō and Taihei fell from exhaustion. The duo overheard Ippo and Takamura's conversation about how Kamogawa and Yagi wished to have a match at the Tokyo Dome and that Takamura was determined for him and Ippo to take Kamogawa there. As Ippo ran with Takamura, Kintarō and Taihei realised that they were forgotten. Later, when Ippo was worried about Takamura due to Itagaki claiming that his luck might have reached it's limit, Ippo got a variety of good luck items. Kintarō and Taihei went with Ippo to the Kamogawa gym carrying the items so that Ippo could put them around the gym.

Later at the Kamogawa gym, while Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki were talking about how Ippo's occult obsession is only hurting himself and that it won't matter in the match, Kintarō pointed out how sports players pray to God or have superstitions, believing that they should at least try if it could help any. After hearing the three disagree, Kintarō and Taihei wondered if they suggest that there is no God. Kamogawa overheard the conversation and told the group that it is irrelevant whether there is a God or not, as one only has their own two fists in the ring to believe in and that good luck and miracles will only appear when they believe in their fists and never betray them. After the typhoon only took one day to pass, Kintarō and Taihei, who were excited to go running again since it felt like they were skipping training, did roadwork with Itagaki.

Later, Kintarō went to Takamura's press conference for his match against Dragon and the Hirosue afterwards to eat. Walking back to the Kamogawa gym, Kintarō was explained by Ippo how Takamura was a lot more calm while he ate compared to his previous weight controls, and that the weight control is different for everyone, but it is harsh for Takamura. Before he ran off, Takamura requested for Ippo, Kintarō, and Taihei to meet him at the Chūka Soba after they drop off his champion belts at the gym. That night, Taihei, Ippo, along with the rest of the Kamogawa gym boxers went to the Chūka Soba, however, Takamura was late. When Kintarō and Taihei mentioned how they don't want Takamura to lose against someone who plays around with mahjong, Kimura noted how Dragon has been practising as the match loomed closer, criticising the belief that boxers have to quit their hobbies when a match is nearby, pointing out how frightening it is that someone like Dragon is able to switch his stress on and off easily. As everyone got worried, Kintarō found out from Ippo that Takamura even prayed at a shrine. After Kintarō and everyone else became worried about Takamura when Ippo found the voodoo doll he was supposed to give to Takamura for good luck, everyone became unimpressed of Takamura as he showed up looking in bad shape, claiming that Yamaguchi Tomoko threw him out again.

The next day, Kintarō went to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan for Takamura WBC super middleweight title match against Dragon. Kintarō and Taihei helped Ippo by gathering ice to be put in an ice bin for when Takamura's match starts. The two tried to get a trainer to give them ice before being stopped by Ippo. The trainer, Oguchi did not say Ippo's name properly, causing the two to act hostile towards him before being stopped again by Ippo, who made Kintarō and Taihei apologise. After Ippo talked to Oguchi's boxer, Daisuke Watanabe, and Daisuke left for his match, Kintarō and Taihei watched and cheered with Ippo for Daisuke during the match since he looks up to Ippo just like them, until he wins his match by knockout. Kintarō and Taihei become excited as they can not wait for the day when they celebrate with Ippo after they win. Kintarō went to Takamura's dressing room with Taihei, where they had trouble building Takamura's costume that was designed by Wataru Takamura. However, with the help of Ippo, the costume was made in time for Takamura's match. After Takamura defeated Dragon, becoming the new WBC super middleweight champion, Kintarō helped pack up everyone's belongings.

Grim Reaper to the World Arc[]

At the Kamogawa gym, Kintarō was mitt practising with Ippo, who kept making mistakes. Kintarō mitt practised with Aoki without fail when the latter got angry that Ippo kept making mistakes. While on a break from doing roadwork with Ippo and Taihei, Kintarō and Taihei were shocked when Ippo demonstrated how he did his left body blow by lightly pressing up under Taihei's ribs, causing the duo to ask Ippo if he could win a match still. Later, at the Kamogawa gym, he sparred with Taihei under Ippo's watch as the gym members discussed the news of Ricardo having a match against Wally instead of Sendō. A week before Mashiba's world title preliminary match, Kintarō did roadwork with Ippo and Taihei. While on break, Ippo commented how Taihei and Kintarō are able to keep up now, which the duo replied that their goal is to surpass him and pointed out how the boxers close to Ippo have been making noise on the world stage.

Later, while doing roadwork with Ippo and Taihei, Kintarō found out from Ippo that he is going back to Mexico to see Wally and Alexander Volg Zangief's matches and is excited to see the people who he crossed paths with going higher and fighting where monsters reign. Kintarō and Taihei thought that since Ippo beat the boxers that he is talking about, that makes him the real monster.

Alpha and Omega Arc[]

Taihei and Kintarō excited about getting stronger

Kintarō excited about getting stronger.

While doing roadwork with Ippo and Taihei, Takamura approached and scared Kintarō and Taihei even though his goal was to scare Ippo, however, the latter was running too fast. After Ippo and Takamura talked, they ran together, leaving Kintarō and Taihei in shock of how they can't even see them anymore. Later, Kintarō was fishing with Ippo, Kumi, and Taihei, as Ippo and Kumi talked about Mashiba's jaw being broken during his match against Juan and Ippo going to Mexico to see Wally and Ricardo's match. When Ippo mentioned that he has a new goal, Kintarō asked what it was. Ippo answered that it was to make sure that Kintarō and Taihei win as professional boxers, making Kintarō excited and moved. Kintarō was unimpressed with Ippo after he became embarrassed when Kumi thanked him for something. Later, since Ippo went to Mexico, Kintarō and Taihei did mitt practise with Shinoda. The practise ended when Shinoda needed to stop since his wrists were hurting. Aoki was surprised that their punches were hurting the veteran trainer, leading Kintarō and Taihei to get excited about their gained power. Kintarō and Taihei explained that mitt practise with Ippo is like punching concrete, so they have to focus, and only hit the mitts when their fists are hardened and straight. They added how Ippo has also started knocking their punches down.

Ippo being welcomed by Kumi, Wanpo, Itagaki, Taihei, and Kintarō

Kintarō greeting Ippo as he came back from Mexico.

Later, Kintarō watched the WBA featherweight title match between Wally and world champion Ricardo on TV at the Kamogawa gym with Itagaki and Taihei. He was more interested in what Ippo was doing than the actual match. Three days after Ricardo defeated Wally, Kintarō was outside with Taihei and Itagaki. Ippo's pupils asked when Ippo will be coming back. Itagaki claimed that Wally was hospitalised after the match and is still unconscious, so nobody is leaving his side. When Kumi approached the three, as she heard that Ippo would be there, Kintarō and Taihei talked about how great Ippo was being a second for a world title match, and thought that Ippo may say that he wants to have a match again, irritating Kumi. After seeing Wanpo chasing a black cat, Kintarō and Taihei told Kumi that the cat has been coming to the area at some point and Wanpo likes him, but the cat just finds him annoying, wondering why the cat keeps coming back. Kintarō and Taihei noted that Wanpo has more destructive power, so he only needs to get one hit in, but he is too nice just like his owner. After the cat left, Kumi decided to go fishing while waiting for Ippo to get back, while Taihei, Kintarō, Itagaki, and Wanpo followed. When Ippo came back from Mexico, Kintarō excitedly greeted him.

Judgement Day Arc[]

Taihei and Kintarō excited about Ippo letting them take on the pro test

Taihei and Kintarō excited about Ippo letting them take on the pro test.

While Ippo talked with Kumi, Itagaki, Taihei, and Kintarō, he mentioned how his visit in Mexico left him heated up to the point where he couldn't stand it anymore and had to get it handled when he came back to Japan. When Taihei and Kintarō mentioned that he must have thought he wanted to fight too, Kumi glares at them. Itagaki explained to Taihei and Kintarō that Kumi gets irritated when someone talks like that. Ippo gave everyone masks as souvenirs from Mexico. The group then went to the Makunouchi Fishing Boat to eat dinner that Hiroko made. Later, while doing roadwork, Taihei and Kintarō told Ippo how they have been having an easier time training, and their confidence has improved as well. The two students expressed their desire to take the pro test to become pro boxers. Ippo, reluctant at first, decided to go through with their request, making the duo excited. Ippo wondered why they are so excited about it, but remembers he was the same way, thinking that the door to a gym is like a gateway to another dimension. Ippo, Taihei, and Kintarō ran to the Kamogawa gym to ask Kamogawa and Yagi about the pro test.

Itagaki, Nanako, Taihei, and Kintarō outside of the Mashiba household where Ippo is at

Itagaki, Nanako, Taihei, and Kintarō outside of the Mashiba household where Ippo is at.

At the Kamogawa gym, when Minoru Fujii and Mari Īmura arrived to the gym to tell the gym members about Mashiba and Sendō's comments about their upcoming world title matches, Kamogawa revealed Takamura, Kimura, and Itagaki's upcoming match. Taihei and Kintarō told the reporters that they got some stuff coming up as well, however, Fujii and Mari don't know who the two are. Later, Taihei and Kintarō rushed over to the Mashiba residence after hearing from Nanako Itagaki that Ippo was in trouble. When they got there and were ready to go in the house, Itagaki, who was also there, told the three to not get involved as it would just make things worse. The group watched from outside until Ippo ran away from the home in high spirits. The next day, Ippo, Taihei, and Kintarō does roadwork while the three plan to cheer for Mashiba. When they got to the Kamogawa gym, Kintarō partook in mitt practising with Ippo. Later, Itagaki, Taihei, and Kintarō watched from afar as Ippo talked to Miyata, who believed Sendō will lose to Ricardo. Taihei and Kintarō guessed that Miyata is nice sometimes even if he seems real cold and Kumi hates him. Later, watching Ippo and Kumi talking about fishing from afar, Taihei and Kintarō noticed how Ippo's face gets red whenever he talks to Kumi and Miyata, wondering who his number one is.

Taihei and Kintarō not getting Kimura's speech about the feeling of a boxer before a match

Taihei and Kintarō not getting Kimura's speech about the feeling of a boxer before a match.

Later, as Ippo, Taihei, and Kintarō do roadwork together, Itagaki caught up to them. Itagaki revealed to the three that he is on fire. Ippo was confused as he doesn't have a smartphone, while Taihei and Kintarō quickly caught on, looking at their smartphones and seeing Itagaki's Pekitter pekeet about Mashiba going viral. Later, at the Kamogawa gym, Kintarō learned from Yagi as he informed the gym members, that Mashiba's world title match opponent Marcus Rosario is missing, shocking the group. Taihei and Kintarō thought that if Rosario doesn't go to his match, then he loses by forfeit, making Mashiba the new world champion. Itagaki corrected them, explaining that if Rosario were to forfeit the match, he would no longer be champion, but that means that the title will be vacant, and they will find another opponent to decide the new champion. Taihei and Kintarō became excited, because that means Mashiba may fight a weaker opponent to get the belt easier. Kimura told the duo that when they become professional boxers and have matches, they will understand as well. Kimura explained the feelings a boxer has before a match, however, Taihei and Kintarō were unable to understand Kimura's speech.

Appearance[]

Kintarō is a young man with straight black hair. As a delinquent, Kintarō dyed his hair blond,[3] and had straight shoulder length hair. In order to prove that he changed from his delinquent days, Kintarō shaved his head, which eventually grew back.

When Kintarō became a member of the Kamogawa gym, he began wearing variants of the Kamogawa gym brand shirt with pants or shorts which became his usual attire. Kintarō's attire during the time he was a delinquent and was about to fight Taihei, he wore a white t-shirt and black pants.[4]. When Kintarō went with Taihei to ask Ippo to teach him boxing, he wore a gakuran with pants of the same dark colour.[5] When Kintarō went with Ippo to watch Mashiba's match against Iga, he wore a black t-shirt under a jacket and also wore black pants.[6] While Kintarō was with Ippo as he talked about Aikawa to Kumi, he wore a dark coloured shirt with white pants.[7]

Personality[]

Kintarō has shown to be hard-working and cheerful when training with Ippo. When together with Taihei, the two will sometimes quarrel, causing Ippo to separate the two in a senpai-like fashion. He is respectful towards boxers who have dedicated themselves to be a true professional, seen as he slapped Taihei when he shows his opinion towards his older brother's fight. Like the rest of the Kamogawa gym's boxers, he has a high sense of humour.

He has shown to fear Kumi, as her personality inherited from her brother scares him during her moments with Ippo, and Takamura as well, while he respects him as the world champion, seeing he is delighted to carry one of his belts, he is still fearful due to his wild attitude, especially if he is in bad mood, ironically, it was Takamura who gave him the nickname "Kintamarō" (金玉郎, Kintamarō, with Kintama literally meaning testicles), which clearly disturbed him.

Boxing Abilities[]

Under the training of the battle experienced former boxer and former JBC featherweight champion Ippo, Kintarō has dealt with intense roadwork everyday. Kintarō knows the basic boxing techniques by learning them via a "numbering system," which had Kintarō throw a basic boxing technique when Ippo called out a number, sometimes while doing mitt training with Ippo. Kintarō's fighting skill in the ring is unknown, however, his first spar ended in a quick loss.

Etymology[]

  • The name Kintarō means "respect, revere, long for" (欽) (kin), "thick, big, great" (太) (ta) and "son" (郎) ().
  • Kintarō's surname Kaneda means "gold/metal, money/cash, currency" (金) (kane) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da), which literally translates to "golden field" altogether.

References[]

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