Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple/Heartwarming

For a badass shonen series on martial arts, a lot of heartwarming moments occur nearly once an episode. "Kenichi: Honestly... those masters of mine..."
 * When the series begins, the one thing that keeps Kenichi returning to the dojo for his hellish training is Miu. Miu is the one dojo resident who acts like a regular human being and treats Kenichi as such. During a period where Kenichi is trapped in his own quarters overnight at the dojo, Miu beckons him over to the rooftop in her jammies so they can have a picnic and look at the stars. Awww.
 * When Apachai
 * And later, this line from Koetsuji :
 * Call me a sap, but Kenichi This was a rare moment where I felt genuinely happy for a fictional character.
 * When Kenichi's father decides to raid Ryouzanpaku to "save" Kenichi. Sakaki catches up to them and Kenichi's father moves to protect him by punching Sakaki. When asked why he didn't dodge the punch, he responded with "To protect his son, a father throws a punch with all his power, if I dodged it, then isn't that too rude?
 * When Kenichi faces a master weapon-user alone to buy time for his friends' escape, the Ryouzanpaku masters scold him for nearly throwing his life away and send him to his room. But they're really secretly proud of his growth as a martial artist and as a man. Kenichi cries with happiness.

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 * This wonderful exchange:

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 * Chapter 448 is pretty much one giant C Mo H. Kenichi has just
 * Chapter 465 is this wrapped up with awesome..