The movie of Credo 3 is the third in this Rocky spin-off, the ninth in the entire franchise and the first film by Michael B. Jordan, so he wanted to put his own spin on the fights. To do this, Jordan took inspiration from the anime he grew up with like Dragon Ball Z, Hajime no Ippo, and Naruto, and even gave an example that can be expected in the movie.
Creed 3 will hit theaters on March 2, 2023 and for nearly a year we’ve been reporting that their fights are inspired by the anime, as a Netflix employee revealed at the time, but we already have official confirmation. from part of Michael B. Jordan.
This week, Michael B. Jordan appeared at an IGN Fan Fest and revealed that the battles in Creed 3 are inspired by the anime he watched growing up, enlisting Hajime no Ippo, Megalo Box, Naruto and My Hero Academia. When Jordan was asked to give an example we can expect in the movie, he said that in his fight with Damian, there was a hit inspired by Dragon Ball Z.
As Michael B. Jordan explains, the bonds shown between the characters in the anime are very similar to those of the characters in Creed 3, with bonds like brotherhood and family, so he tried to focus on a few moments. keys that “they are in many fights”. For now, fans have recognized the aforementioned Dragon Ball Z reference, as they believe that a blow is a replica of a blow between Piccolo and Goku in Dragon Ball, although it also resembles some scenes of the fight between Goku and Frieza.
It’s not the first time we’ll see anime inspired in the Rocky and Creed franchise, since previously Michael B. Jordan said there was a reference in Creed II. This reference is in the training montage, since the moment when Creed falls to the ground and has to get up is heavily inspired by Dragon Ball Z: “It was that legendary way of getting up from Goku and Gohan. Like when Gohan has a dead arm fighting with CellJordan explained.
There is no doubt that there are currently many Rocky and Creed fans who grew up watching anime as well as Michael B. Jordan, so we just have to wait a few weeks to see the anime references in Creed 3 fights and see if the audience recognizes them.