When he was about to do it, coach came in the way. You must be wondering at what time the new chapter will be released. After he retired from Makunouchi Fishing Boat to become a manga artist, Itagaki Manabu took over his job. Read the topic about Hajime no Ippo Chapter 1434 Discussion on MyAnimeList, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world! Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore the forums, follow news, and so much more! (Topic ID: 2119651)2018, Chapter 1208, Ippo announced his retirement and claims that he will "never return to boxing" but later on he was asked to return as a second in boxing. if this arc was any shorter, it would just not seem like a very significant part of the story (once you take into account the 1000+ chapters the manga has). Yūsuke Oda (小田 裕介, Oda Yūsuke) is a retired featherweight boxer from the Nishikawa Boxing Gym who became a trainer at the same gym, helping out his former trainer,. Ippo doing 6 as a retired boxer isn't out of the question, and Ippo doing 6 while. Ippo had convinced Coach Kamogawa to let him spar with Mashiba in the previous chapter. Known to view Eiji Date with admiration to the point of mimicking the his fighting style, Okita was the fifth ranker in the JBC before his challenge and subsequent. That meant that Ippo's tactics and skill were nearing World Champion Level. Morikawa launched Hajime no Ippo in 1989, and the series is his only manga. Ippo is happy knowing he is strong and meeting his goals. ago. Ippo started the fight with no will to win, no thoughts of the future, resigning himself to a shining moment before the darkness. Ippo obviously idolises Miyata, placing their potential match as a pinnacle of his career, but Miyata seems like he lost his life's purpose after Ippo retired. Since the more he study, there is more dept into it. Mashiba OVA) with a new upscale. Takamura has a personal quest to conquer six weight classes, from junior middleweight to heavyweight. No, since the retirement there has been over 100 chapters of Ippo as a cornerman hinting at unretiring. • 3 yr. You must be wondering at what time the new chapter will be. • 2 yr. Anyway, the Hajime no Ippo wiki does list some of the characters who they are. Takamura is a bit overly confident around women for my taste, but I think even that helps him in the ring. He doesn’t even have the excuse of being punch-drunk, he just was half-assed. Monkey vs. Sendo II is a massively overrated fight. The series has reached its 1,300th chapter as of 2021, an extremely impressive feat in the manga. If you don’t, then in order to understand the heartbreak you need to get familiar with where it all started for Makunouchi Ippo. Fans are very excited about the release of the new chapter. Hajime no Ippo Character Elimination Poll (Round 19) - Ippo’s Mom has been eliminated. And we remember that if Ippo took this blow it was because he was terribly angry and that he did not fight as. Ozuma was an African-American soldier stationed at the Misawa Air Base near. Bro destroyed Sawamura. Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1421! Since its first publication in 1989, the Hajime no Ippo manga has consistently ranked among the most well-liked sports manga. ) Ippo vs Volg (Where Volg was showing what Sawamura was planning to do to the Dempsey Roll. In. The final scenes show Ippo in jail with multiple guards and he breaks his cuffs kills everyone and punches down the wall and escapes. There are nearly 1200 chapters in these volumes, but only 560 have been adapted in three seasons. Now, it could be that Morikawa also drew inspiration from other boxers as the years went on too. The reason for them, and Sendo is the same. ago • Edited 22 hr. That's why its so frustrating. Ippo isn't punch drunk. he solely focused on his physical attributes. Raw scans for manga chapters typically surface a few days before the official release, providing a glimpse into the upcoming chapter for those who can’t wait. This saga focuses on Ippo Makunouchi's bold retirement following his promise to Kumi Mashiba. After all, this series is 29 years old where a lot of boxing has gone since then. There was very little character development for hundreds of chapters. (Ippo's birthday is listed in November, I think. Morikawa showing us how Ippo is dealing with retirement, still being involved, showing those glimpses of him being stronger than before and others noticing these facts. Marcus punches at the picture of Mashiba on the wall until his. Anyway, looking forward to Takamura's remaining three weight class conquests in 2028, 2036, and 2041, and of course Ippo. Itagaki leaves the gym in hopes of getting to fight Ippo and enters that tournament that Ippo once did to earn the right to fight Date. They make this theory based in a picture published in the Morikawa Twitter. further cementing Ippo's decision to stay retired in fear that something similar might happen to him. Hajime no Ippo is going to transition to a commercial fishing manga. ago. Sendo wonders if there is anything boxing or non-boxing related that could get Ippo to unretire, maybe some foreshadowing there. No doctor on the planet could give a full and completely accurate diagnosis to Ippo at this time. ago. Takamura tells him how it is point-blank. Makunouchi Ippo is the main protagonist from the Hajime no Ippo series. As a child, she was a fan of Baldychu from the Pokamon series. Hajime no Ippo. Then Kamogawa dies and all the boxers split up to different Gyms. The protagonist of George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga announced in the latest chapter, which debuted in this year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on Wednesday, that he is. In fact, Volg knocked out Ippo (who was then the Japanese champion and a world ranker) in a sparring match during his hiatus from pro boxing. . Reply reply. What he needs is to understand the passion itself is enough fuel for him to go on. Miyata can intuit just how close Ippo was to breaking fully, he is the one that noticed his lack of form the most. Ricardo recognizes Ippo as the strongest challlenger and retires. Kimura. I have this theory of Hajime no Ippo's Ending. Asha_Brea. So it's only natural for the story to progress with Ippo still playing the protagonist. One of their specialties besides speed was flowing to south paw when changing angles. dcc97. The wiki lists when the chapters came out, and what issue. Members Online. Fans are very excited about the release of the new chapter. 7. The table below is a list of information regarding the Manga’s release schedule. Shortly there after, Aoki announces his retirement from boxing, leaving the ring as both a champion and now a husband, with the possibly of being a father. True, it would be nice to see some boxing in the action series, especially with Ippo who had been out for a while. In surface, it looks like he just want to learn more boxing stuff. 1 year maybe? But he's been struggling with his well known issues for more than 3. The main one for me is the progression (or rather stagnation) of Ippo and Kumi's relationship. I like sendo as ippo’s rival the best because he just like ippo. Advertisements. Aoki will retire after his fight with Iga. . Favorilere Ekle. Why did Ippo retire? Will he come. He was known for his immensely powerful right hooks, intimidating appearance, but with a surprisingly kind and compassionate personality. Wally the most technical and impredictable guy got sealed so fast and was only able to do one clean hit. Ippo is retiring precisely because he didn’t give his all; in fact, he fought his last matches like a wimpy pussy, and that’s why he lost. Members Online Why would we have found out about Wally's dream before the fight, if not to see it shattered as catalyst for the return of Ippo,. A lot of great manga series end up having "meh" or poor endings, where it doesn't live up to the hype. That the sport makes him whole as a person. I hear people say this, but honestly I'm not a fan. The match is set at the. The popular boxing manga "Hajime no Ippo," which began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha) in 1989 (Heigen), sold a total of 100 million copies of its comics in volume 138, which went on sale on March 14. Reading that for the first time is a moment that'll stick with me forever. Ippo just want to be helpful and his interest is in boxing. final fight will probably be against miyata with both being world champions. Makunouchi Ippo (Ippo Makunouchi) es un personaje ficticio del manga Hajime no Ippo. Then Mamoru takes Ippo to the legendary retired boxer Genji Kamogawa who is now a coach. New comments cannot be posted. Volg spar already showcased his level. Ippo's 3rd lost ! The retirement ? Well ippo has lost his comeback mach , and as he said to kumi if he loses again , he will retire. If Kamogawa was the same age as ippo but retained all of the knowledge from his old man self, he would backhand ippo. Hajime No Ippo doesn't continue without Ippo in the ring. He can probably check in on them whenever possible but he can’t train them fully. It's a matter of health for Ippo. . If Ippo never retired, and just kept going after the Guevara loss, the growth would not be the same, and that's what Morikawa is getting at. (All spoilers are MAJOR Ippo spoilers) Few shonen series have the courage or ability to have their main character retire/stop pursuing their dream for multiple IRL years and for it to be as good as it is. VorgZangief-Ippo • 2 yr. Dont judge me please be nice, open to debate. After all, probably 1% of boxers does. The biggest issue is that Ippo's return is a complete blue ball experience for years now, and everytime Morikawa hints it, he goes back to status quo in the manga, which is getting progressively more annoying as Ippo seems stalled in his retirement for far too long, and his situation is comparable to Ippo's relationship with Kumi: everytime. In the story IPPO shows symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy CTE and he decides to retireHe currently serves as a trainer for. Then perhaps there will be a chance. 0 prototype should be destroyedIppo after Wally loses. The reason for them, and Sendo is the same. ago. love it, don't care if Ippo comes back. Someone who partakes in boxing is called a "boxer" (ボクサー, Bokusā). Which leaves Ricardo fighting bums for like a year or so, and after the excitement of a (probably very close) Sendo fight, going back to instakilling people would be boring af for the poor man. Sorry for the long wall of text. Imo, ippo will return for sure but not as early as we hope (I'm trying to believe that he will by this year) OR as long as Ippo keep denying his urge to back in the ring (and Kumi san disapproval, ofc) Since HNI now focused on takamura title match and other champion candidates, it's gonna be quite a wait. It’s expected that the raw scans for Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1422 will be available around May 28, 2023. Morikawa only averages like 41 or so chapters a year when you include 4 holidays and probably 'breaks' he takes. Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1418 Release Date With Different Time Zone. As well, Volg is in a higher weight class. And he's being a lil depressed bitch since Alf, which is something like 200 chapters ago. The bond between the trainer and their pupil. com definitely have a soft spot for Hajime no Ippo, the boxing anime series that has been a part of the anime universe since debuting as a manga in 1989. Like Ricardo mentioned, when though Ippo is retired, everything seems to be revolving around. Please keep the downvotes to a minimum, remember that everyone is entitled to their opinion. The pacing has always been slow. Even though I think retirement was the right choice for him, I do believe that Ippo will make a grand return to the ring, like most of the community does. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. Ippo basically ignores his coach and starts spewing some hard-ass truths he learned watching Mashiba. Ippo has become the East Japan Rookie King after defeating Mashiba. Tagged: Hajime, Ippo, Manga, Ongoing, Still. 2minutes later. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. He’ll take on both pupils and maybe be a trainer with Shinoda. So far since February 2020, Hajime no Ippo is believed to have 120 issues published. TyoRim. Ippo is still a trainer at 83 years old, having taking over the Kamogawa gym. His most prominent boxing matches were against Ippo Makunouchi. Right after, Ippo punches the floor of his bedroom so hard the house shakes. Ippo's retirement was hinted at even in the early chapters (153). Let Me Ask It Once More is Round 1276 of Morikawa Jouji's Hajime no Ippo manga series. In fact he is learning more than ever and is propably happier for it. There are a lot of theories on how Ippo will come back and they all make sense to a degree, however I'd like to give my two cents of how Ippo would come out of retirement in a way that would make sense due to Morikawa's "walls" that he built between Ippo and his career. terraquio. Now I’ll admit that Ippo’s last few fights up until his losses were boring and I skipped them but the manga has long gone past that. Text under CC-BY-SA licenseIppo Makunouchi (幕之内一歩, Makunouchi Ippo) is the eponymous protagonist of Hajime no Ippo. He’s a decent guy, he’ll inherit the family business which seems more or less successful, and Mashiba can intimidate him for life. It also takes 800 chapter for him to take the leap from regional champ to taking on the world. Nomenbeb. Mashiba's Tactical Shift: How a Change in Stance Left Ippo Confused and VulnerableHajime no Ippo. He lives with his mother, Hiroko Makunouchi, and helps with the family charter boat fishing business—a job which has developed. This manga is unpredictable that’s for sure but I think it would leave ALOT of people unsatisfied if he spent the rest of the story retired. Second Step Arc. But then you have to follow through with the consequences of that, because now Miyata just looks like a real piece of crap for not making the fight happen before Ippo retired. " That's what the wiki says Reply replyMakunouchi Ippo (幕之内一歩 lit. Ippo truly doesn’t realize that no one is loaning him strength; they are just helping to bring out his own strength, and I think making Ippo realize that distinction might be one of the biggest reason’s for Ippo’s retirement arc. 2. EijiDate19 • 2 yr. One of the reasons why Hajime no Ippo is one of the best sports anime/manga is that most of the fighters are based on real-life boxers. Characters Introduced: Kumiko Morita, Alexander Volg Zangief Kamogawa informs his boxers that the idol, Kumiko Morita will be coming to the gym to interview the fighters. (specially ippo, who retired way too early). Hayami lost because ippo gave him a glass jaw, then he retired. Is the Ippo anime a good show? Hajime no Ippo, arguably the best sports anime produced, easily falls into the category of an anime classic. 12. Welcome to r/Hajimenoippo, the community for Ippo fans to submit discuss the series, talk about the…Why did Hajime no Ippo retire? Ippo's biggest concern when deciding to retire after his next loss came from accumulated damage being interpreted as potential brain damage. Yes Ippo will probably come out of retirement at some point in the future when he is ready. ago. I said it before. The sanctioning bodies would never sanction a big match for him, he needs to fight bums first and prove he's not potato'ed. Date(s) Retired: 1947 Kamogawa Genji is a deuteragonist in Hajime no Ippo. Im following the manga weekly and since it's been years since Ippo's retirement i thought it would be good to read it all again focusing entirely on Ippo's. But once Ippo challenges Imai, Itagaki will become jealous and leave to Mashiba’s gym for one final opportunity to fight Ippo. Takamura is the person who got Ippo to boxing and. Yeah imo they should have swapped the Bison and Dragon fights. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. Turns out he's still boxing but he can't move forward because of his glass jaw, resulting in repeated losses. ago. This manga is unpredictable that’s for sure but I think it would leave ALOT of people unsatisfied if he spent the rest of the story retired. After all, this series is 29 years old where a lot of boxing has gone since then. Supposedly, in Hajime No Ippo, we are a little more than half in the story. But I guess technically Ippo did "spar" with Sendo prior to his match with Alfredo in Round 1294. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. "No Yagi's, Aoki's or Takamura's allowed. I also remember Mangastream releasing a statement about how they preferred to. And he's being a lil depressed bitch since Alf, which is something like 200 chapters ago. Itagaki has simultaneously spawned Ippo comeback fever, leaked Mashiba's entire strategy to the enemy, and made him look like a fool for struggling so much with a retired boxer. Ippo mentions this when reflecting on what he did wrong after retirement. Kodansha published the manga's 123rd compiled book volume last November, and will publish the 124th volume (seen right. We still get to see both Sendo and Mashiba close their storylines and Itagaki to get his ambition back before Ippo returns. She strongly supported Eiji's boxing career and even helped push him back into it after he temporarily retired. 99. I didn't know at the time we were entering a retirement. So I just recently got into Hajime no Ippo and have since devoured all the anime and manga in short succession. He had no jab and was relying on his opponents to get in the only range he could actually fight, because of it he was predictable and passive in a way, (nearly no long range tools) which allowed him to take plenty of unnecessary damage. Hawk was strong, but I think Bison should be there instead of him. /r/hajimenoippo is a subreddit dedicated to George Morikawa's work Hajime no Ippo. Hajime no Ippo is a 2000 Japanese anime series based on the manga written by George Morikawa. But for Retired Ippo with almost no Sparring experience to dominate at the World Champion level would be absurd. Hajime no Ippo: Round 1428. Takamura needs to get it through to Ippo that he needs to have ambition and confidence. Ippo isn't as good as Tyson. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. Here after reading 1383 and I'm pretty sure ippo will step back in the ring (for a spar) the next chapter Ippo fighting again 1384 Ik the post said as a pro But its been so long Im just excited. /r/hajimenoippo is a subreddit dedicated to George Morikawa's work Hajime no Ippo. Even though Ippo would have won, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on to the belt long since Ippo was sort of approaching his boxing limit unless he found a way to over come it. "The First Step") is a Japanese boxing -themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. The second reason it would make sense is because Ippo has been literally stated at multiple points in the show to be the heir to the “kamogawa blood line. Let's see if he'll spar with Mashiba. I dig it. He is the protagonist of this series with extraordinary potential in boxing and who possesses an aggressive fighting style based on Mike Tyson that even he did. Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1434 Raw Scans Release Date. The build up and ending were great but the fight itself was just kinda bland. Why would Ippo, who retired due to health concerns, return after seeing boxing ruin a friend’s health. But according to the rate of elapse of real time, it will be 30 years before we see Ippo making a comeback. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. Hajime No Ippo is an incredibly beautiful story about a kid that falls in love with boxing… but it’s also the most devastating literature I’ve ever kept up with. 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. Vote the fight you want out next, poll link in the comments. The same way Date realized he's not the same person after he retired the first time. Ippo after losing to Alf is slowly suspected of being punch drunk and immediately Takamura becomes a much colder character. I doubt there is any brain damage but some kind of phenomenon of him not being able to cope with the difference. The trust that buds between Kamogowa and Ippo is one of the relationships in Hajime No Ippo that separates it from its contemporaries. Sawamura's fighting style was based on real life retired professional boxer Ike Quartey. This was the first time Ippo is fighting against a cream of crop opponent in Date. Here is what i have, sorted by chapter: - Chapter 1221 - Ippo sees how Hayami became weak to punches and realises that exactly what happened to him. Simply taking a beating twice so far shouldn't be enough to show that his story's finished and from what I hear about Takamura still fighting, I'm not buying that the series is. Fans are very excited about the release of the new chapter. Big Mara ippo :d. Ippo will want to come back in the near future, once Sendo vs Ricardo will finish most likely. And because he. Ippo is retired, and potentially has brain damage. Preps himself to fight ricardo only to have Wally usurp him. . HnI doesn't end. He says that although he’s seemingly healthy now, he is planning to retire. Ippo Farmer Arc. ago. 3. Ippo’s comeback. Ippo stays involved with his beloved sport and becomes a second for his fellow gymmates as he helps them find the path they’ve lost and the many after retirement thoughts that rise through the new point of view he chose. Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1442:- Hajime No Ippo is one of the longest-running and most popular manga series in the world. "That kind of damage is no joke. Chapter 1430 is all set to be released on Aug 02, 2023. Nekota is essentially a mix of Miyata and sendo both of whom would wash itagaki. PeioBrando. So nah the pacing slowed tremendously. Hajime No Ippo is a much-loved manga series that gained a lot of praise from readers. We used the major time zones of the world as the basis for the list. Ele o lançou em 1989, e ainda está forte. Kek. 24 votes, 10 comments. In the first fight there’s a scene where time seems to slow down as the main character analyzes his opponents weak spot before executing his attack. Ippo was dominant for the beginning of the first chapter of the spar, making Volg use his maximum Vigilance, and that was enough. After Itagaki's depressing loss in his debut match, the kid doesn't show up for a few days. It's unclear whether he did cross that line or not. ago. He's about to start talking about it but his friends cut him off--They don't want to encourage a comeback from him. ago. So yeah, overall, it's very unfair to say Ippo is "lying", because he isn't. 377. Ippo admitted that he realized he had been fooled all this time, that he didn't know the depths of boxing, what he was doing only touched the surface of the sport. Ippo's loss to Guevera was actually in his comeback match, as he had lost his 2nd ever fight in the previous bout, against a much more important fighter called Alf (who later goes on to fight Sendo, the winner of that bout received. Miyata can intuit just how close Ippo was to breaking fully, he is the one that noticed his lack of form the most. Since the more he study, there is more dept into it. One day, a particularly bad beating from his. After defeating Wally and Sendo, Ricardo will face Antonio. IMDb: 8. Indeed, its very realistic if Ippo never become World Champion. The delay is due to the author, George Morikawa, taking a break from the series. The tension between Coach and Ippo was also high, because if Ippo is truly punch drunk, the coach is letting Ippo comit suicide. Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1429 Spoilers Prediction. Ippo feared that if he kept boxing and damaged himself, he would be unable to live regularly after as well as be unable to assist his mom. Tomiko (トミ子, Tomiko) is Masaru Aoki's girlfriend and as he calls her, his "Goddess of Victory" and a nurse that works at the Kawai Hospital. Hajime no Ippo Chapter 1442 will continue where it left off in the last chapter, with Itagaki’s despair over the trouble he had caused. That being said, 1226 now shows how much Itagaki still want Ippo's acknowledgement, even when Ippo's no longer in the ring. The chapter focuses on the aftermath of Ippo’s intense match with Kenta Kobashi and the rising tensions within the Kamogawa gym. Antonio defeats Ricardo by knockout in the second round. Also, Sendo was pushed pretty hard by Shigeta in the fight, even being forced to repeatedly clinch to stay up. No, since the retirement there has been over 100 chapters of Ippo as a cornerman hinting at unretiring. If he returned to being a pro, it would break his promise to Kumi which would be a very un-Ippo thing to do. Hajime No Ippo Chapter 1434 Raw Scans Release Date. Nah, I've got hope! Also, whatever Mashiba’s personal feelings about Ippo might be, it’s not a bad match for Kumi if Ippo’s more or less healthy upon boxing retirement. He made a promise that with one more loss he will retire and he will do just that. How i see it happening: Sendo's arc close, Ippo declares comeback, timeskip 1 or 2 years, we see Ippos first shot at a world rank after retirement, he anihilates hes oponent, Ricardo is about to retire but gets his hopes up after Ippos last match, stuff,stuff,Takamura conquers 6th belt,Other characters arc closing,Ippo gets a. George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo has been a stalwart sports manga for Weekly Shonen Magazine since 1989. 11 ippo will defeat Ricardo thus becoming greatest boxer and fulfilling kamogawa promise. Turns out he's still boxing but he can't move forward because of his glass jaw, resulting in repeated losses. It's pretty much exactly what I've been in the mood for more than anything, lately, a slice of life anime with a well executed battle system of some kind. Just to exemplify, Volg vs Elliot lasted 21 chapters, Ippo vs Gonzales lasted 37 chapters, Takamura vs Bison lasted 23 chapters. Ippo's retirement was hinted at even in the early chapters (153). Just found out about Ippo got a few questions. 12. Every fight that ippo is at (particularly the ones with fighters of his generation) I'm waiting on date to make an appearance and talk to ippo. Despite the popular opinion, his unwillingness to come back is tied, first and foremost, to his fear of getting crippled for life and leaving his mother on her own. Hisato Kojima (小島 寿人, Kojima Hisato) is a retired lightweight professional boxer who moved down to the featherweight class in order to fight against his idol, Makunouchi Ippo for his JBC title. This could happen if you become a death battle member and vote for this. Songs:1. If Ippo never retired, and just kept going after the Guevara loss, the growth would not be the same, and that's what Morikawa is getting at. Add the last frame of “Makunouchi, sayonara” with “zutto, zutto” playing in the background and then Ippo’s tears trickling down onto the boxing gloves, and you’ll have me crying no matter how many times I watch this scene. people really think ippo isn't gonna return when the manga is literally named hajime no. A unification match sounds fine, but Ricardo is the Champ. Ippo is amazed by all the the boxers of his generation but he has not realized yet, and he is the only, that he is the goat of his generation. Hajime no Ippo is leading us down the path of Makunouchi Ippo for the eventual Ippo comback after Ippo retires. In The End (Official Video) - Linkin Park2. One of my old theories was ippo would find the answer to his question of strength outside of the ring so that he could match up to ricardo. Real life wise - Ippo last fought Guevarra, which ended in Round 1203 - Which came out on November 29, 2017. But, unlike many other series, Hajime no Ippo is slow-paced and things happen only. Ippo's next opponent for his comeback match is Antonio Guevara, a southpaw boxer and the new Filipino featherweight champion, whom he. It was a great execution, but after seeing a protagonist growing and being. . /r/hajimenoippo is a subreddit dedicated to George Morikawa's work Hajime no Ippo. Glad to be back. George is leading Ippo to fight like Mike Tyson/Marvin Haggler. ago. Songs:1. Say goodnight fuckamura. Ippo's always been like 75% training/slice of life, and that's where the focus has been. Ippo's fated rival, Miyata, in George Morikawa's Hajime No Ippo has been separated from the narrative and has become an absentee or lost rival. I read so many theories about ippo will come out of retirement because love for boxing or someone’s death or revenge etc etc But let’s talk about the real reason he retired no one was certain ippo was punch drunk and he could have come back after 12-18 months of rest but instead he decided to retire and the reason behind it was his motherThe retirement arc is simultaneously a much needed reset for Ippo's character development and a chance to resolve and progress a number of LONG dangling plot threads that had difficulty progressing due to Ippo needing to have a bunch of filler matches because he's the main character. if this arc was any shorter, it would just not seem like a very significant part of the story (once you take into account the 1000+ chapters the manga has). So I would kinda like if they spar, Ippo does surprisingly well. The manga Hajime no Ippo (English title: "The First Step/Fighting Spirit" and Filipino title: "Knockout"), written by Jyoji Morikawa, has been running since 1989, spans more than. ago. Chapter 1417 is all set to be released on 05th April 2023. Just like Volg did with Mike. There is so much foreshadowing of his comeback, it’s not even funny. Even if I dislike Kumi and would love for himm to end with Aikawa, that cant happen, Kumi has been along with Ippo from the beginning, and Aikawa has just. Reply reply. Ippo answers that he still loves boxing, and, while. June 10, 2023. Takamura is. But I think I can get a pass for a 4 year long plot development. However, if Ippo. Personally, I like both characters, but I feel their relationship is not written very well. The title just suddenly switches to Hajime no Guevara out of nowhere and morikawa never addresses it. It took ippo 269 chapters to get the japanese title with 13 fights to his name. Only Hajime no Ippo can have such a cool and well drawn moment between two characters only to pivot to one of them having diarhea and sitting on the toilet with his dick in full view as we are once again made to wonder if he's losing.