My top three: Gon and Killua learning Nen from Wing (Hunter x Hunter), the Room of Spirit and Time (Dragon Ball Z), and Tanjiro cutting the boulder for Urokodaki (Demon Slayer).
A good training arc teaches the audience the rules while the hero learns them.
Rock Lee and Guy in Naruto. A whole arc about a kid with no ninjutsu who simply refuses to stop.
Hard agree. Lee dropping the weights against Gaara is the hype moment of the whole series.
@Mochi the weights hitting the ground and cratering the arena. Chills.
Jiraiya teaching Naruto the Rasengan: water balloon, rubber ball, then a regular balloon. Three clear steps, and you can follow every one.
Does Haikyu!! count? Hinata learning to keep his eyes open on the quick attack is a training arc to me.
It counts. Sports anime are 90% training arcs and I respect that.
Underrated: Musashi at the Hōzōin temple in Vagabond, realizing how much he still has to learn. No power-up, just humility.
Saitama's training is my favorite because it's a joke: 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and a 10 km run, every day.
Saitama's routine is a meme, but I'm doing it this week. For science.
Day 3 of the Saitama routine. Taking a nap before the 10 km run. Back in a couple of hours.
@Kaze report back. We need data.
Back. Legs gone. Hair still there. Results inconclusive.
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