Hajime no Ippo(はじめ の một bộ,lit.'The First Step')is a Japanesebo xing-themedmangaseries written and illustrated byGeorge Morikawa.It has been serialized byKodanshain theshōnenmangamagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazinesince October 1989, with its chapters collected in 141tankōbonvolumes as of July 2024. It follows the story of high school student Ippo Makunouchi, as he begins his career in bo xing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.

Hajime no Ippo
Firsttankōbonvolume cover, featuring Ippo Makunouchi
はじめ の một bộ
Genre
Manga
Written byGeorge Morikawa
Published byKodansha
English publisherKodansha (digital)
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 11, 1989– present
Volumes141(List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Directed bySatoshi Nishimura
Produced by
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byTsuneo Imahori
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkNippon TV
Original runOctober 4, 2000March 27, 2002
Episodes76(List of episodes)
Anime television film
Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road
Directed bySatoshi Nishimura
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Yamashita
  • Manabu Tamura
  • Masao Maruyama
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music byTsuneo Imahori
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
  • NA:
    • Geneon (former)
    • Discotek Media (current)
Original networkNippon TV
ReleasedApril 18, 2003
Runtime90 minutes
Original video animation
Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura
Directed byHitoshi Nanba
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Yamashita
  • Manabu Tamura
  • Masao Maruyama
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byTsuneo Imahori
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
  • NA:Discotek Media
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2003
Runtime60 minutes
Anime television series
Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
Directed byJun Shishido
Produced by
  • Toshio Nakatani
  • Manabu Tamura
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music byYoshihisa Hirano
StudioMadhouse
Original networkNippon TV
Original runJanuary 6, 2009June 30, 2009
Episodes26(List of episodes)
Anime television series
Hajime no Ippo: Rising
Directed byJun Shishido
Produced by
  • Toshio Nakatani
  • Manabu Tamura
  • Tomohiro Shindo
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by
  • Yoshihisa Hirano
  • Tsuneo Imahori
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNippon TV
Original runOctober 5, 2013March 29, 2014
Episodes25(List of episodes)
Related media
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A 76-episodeanimeadaptation produced byMadhouseaired onNippon TVfrom October 2000 to March 2002. A television film and anoriginal video animation(OVA) were released in 2003. A second series titledHajime no Ippo: New Challengeraired from January to June 2009. A third seriesHajime no Ippo: Risingaired from October 2013 to March 2014.

In North America, the first series, including the television film, was licensed byGeneonin 2003, which released it under the nameFighting Spirit.It was re-licensed byDiscotek Mediain 2020, including the television film and the OVA.

By July 2023, the manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of thebest-selling manga seriesof all time. In 1991,Hajime no Ippowon the 15thKodansha Manga Awardin theshōnencategory.

Plot

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Ippo Makunouchi is an extremely shy high school student, unable to make friends due to always being busy helping his mother run their family fishing charter business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa got into the habit of picking on him. One day, when these bullies gave him a rather serious beating, amiddleweightprofessional boxerwho was passing by stopped them and took the injured Ippo to the Kamogawa Gym(Vịt xuyên ボクシングジム,Kamogawa Bokushingu Jimu),owned by retired boxer Genji Kamogawa, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Mamoru Takamura, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo's talent for bo xing. After that incident, Ippo gave the situation a lot of thought and decided that he would like to begin a career as a professional boxer. When he conveys this message to Mamoru Takamura, he gets verbally reprimanded: Takamura thought Ippo was taking professional bo xing too lightly. However, Takamura felt that he couldn't outright refuse Ippo, especially since his feat of punching the sandbag much harder than anybody else in the gym (except for Takamura). Therefore, he challenges Ippo to catch 10 falling leaves from a tree simultaneously after a week of training, fully convinced that Ippo would fail, Takamura jogs away as he continues his roadwork.

However, after a week of tough training, involving nightly hours, Ippo manages the technique in the nick of time. He waits for the jogging Takamura to come by his usual path and surprises him by catching all 10 of the falling leaves and only doing so with his left hand. This impresses Takamura greatly, and he informs Ippo that the action required to catch all 10 leaves is called a bo xingjab.Takamura invites Ippo back to the bo xing gym for introductions.

When they got back to the gym, the coach, Genji Kamogawa, was not at all impressed by Makunouchi's lack of fighting spirit, and therefore, was challenged by Takamura to have a practice spar against a member of the gym. However, Kamogawa decides to give Ippo a severe challenge and tells him to spar with Miyata, who is 16, the same age as Ippo. Miyata is known as a bo xing prodigy and is one of Kamogawa gym's future hopes. Takamura gets extremely worried with this prospect, as Miyata skill is way above the four-rounder pro boxer. As expected, Ippo loses byKO,but not until Miyata struggles dodging his punches and finally ends the match with his trump card: "The Counter". Coach Kamogawa decides that he has great fighting sense and spirit and decides to train him to eventually become the Japanese champion with a world ranking while Miyata became the OPBF (Oriental Pacific Bo xing Federation) Champion. Both are expected to hit high in the rankings and, eventually, fight each other for the world champion's belt.

The story focuses heavily on character development—even during the matches something is learned about both fighters. Ippo has a habit of running into his opponents before matches, giving him a chance to learn more about their backgrounds and even sympathize with them. Ippo is an extremely timid and modest person who never assumes that he is strong enough. He instead draws courage from seeing the strength of his opponent and realizing that he is able to stand up to it. Ippo and his friendly rivalry with Miyata is the main draw in the early part of the series. That later changes to Ippo's path toward the Japanese Featherweight Championship and eventually the world championship. Along the way the audience is given glimpses into the other characters' pasts, motivations, relationships to others, and current bo xing trials. A colorful cast of supporting characters and opponents as well as side stories concerning their paths in the bo xing world rounds out the series.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated byGeorge Morikawa,Hajime no Ippohas been published inKodansha'sshōnenmangaanthologyWeekly Shōnen Magazinesince October 11, 1989.[2]It has run in the magazine for over 30 years,[3]and reached its 1000th chapter in December 2012.[4]It became one of thelongest running manga serieswith over 1,400 chapters released in Japan by 2022. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individualtankōbonvolumes. The first volume was published on February 17, 1990.[5]As of July 17, 2024, 141 volumes have been published.[6]In June 2021, it was announced that the series would get a digital release, for the first time in 33 years of publication, starting on July 1 of the same year.[7]

Kodansha started publishing the series digitally in English on its K Manga service, with the first ten volumes (first 87 chapters) released in September 2023, with new chapters released every week.[8][9]

Anime

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Hajime no Ippohas been adapted into ananimeseries franchise. The first 75-episode anime television series, produced byMadhouse,Nippon TelevisionandVAPand directed by Satoshi Nishimura, aired on Nippon TV between October 4, 2000, and March 27, 2002.[10]The episodes were collected into twenty-five DVDs released by VAP from March 16, 2001 to March 21, 2003.[11][12]The last DVD includes a special episode which did not air in Japan, numbered 76.[12]A television film titledHajime no Ippo: Champion Roadaired on April 18, 2003.[13]Anoriginal video animation(OVA) titledHajime no Ippo Mashiba vs. Kimurawas released on September 5, 2003.[14]

A second series titledHajime no Ippo: New Challengeraired on Nippon TV from January 6 to June 30, 2009.[15][16]

In 2009,Rikiya Koyama,the voice actor of Mamoru Takamura, revealed on his blog that a sequel to theHajime no Ippo: New Challengertelevision series was being planned. At the end of his blog entry, he wrote, "Of course, a sequel is also being planned!!".[16]In July 2013, it was reported in that year's 34th issue of Kodansha'sWeekly Shōnen Magazinethat a third season ofHajime no Ippowould air in 2013.[17][18]The third season, titledHajime no Ippo: Rising,ran for 25 episodes from October 5, 2013 to March 29, 2014.[19][20]Hajime no Ippo: Risingwas streamed onCrunchyroll.[21]

In North America, the first series was licensed byGeneon Entertainmentin 2003, which released it under the nameFighting Spirit.[22]Geneon distributedFighting Spiriton 15 DVDs with five episodes per disc. The first DVD was released on July 6, 2004 and the fifteenth released on December 19, 2006.[23][24]The DVDs included English and Spanish language tracks, as well as the original Japanese. The TV filmChampion Roadwas released on North America on January 9, 2007.[25]There were no plans to release the OVA,Mashiba vs. Kimura.Disc sales of the series did not perform well.[26]In September 2020,Discotek Mediaannounced that they had licensed the series, including the 76 episodes,Champion Roadand, for the first time in North America, the OVAMashiba vs. Kimura.[27]The firstBlu-ray Discset (episodes 1–24) was released on January 26, 2021.[28]The second set (episodes 25–48) was released on March 30, 2021.[29]

Music

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The music for the first anime series was composed byTsuneo Imahori,who also did the third opening theme song. Tracks of guitars, drums, piano, horns, and combinations of the instruments were used to help accentuate the mood and action of the scenes. The soundtrack was released in Japan on two CDs,First KOandFinal Round.The music for the second series was composed byYoshihisa Hirano.In the third series, Yoshihisa Hirano and Tsuneo Imahori are credited for the music.

Anime theme songs

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Opening theme songs
  1. "Under Star" by Shocking Lemon (episodes 1–25)
  2. "Inner Light" by Shocking Lemon (episodes 26–50, TV movie)
  3. "Tumbling Dice" byTsuneo Imahori(episodes 51–76)
  4. "Hekireki" byLast Alliance(episodes 77–102)[30]
  5. "Yakan Hikou" by Wasureranneyo (episodes 103–127)
Ending theme songs
  1. "Yuuzora no Kamihikouki" by Mori Naoya (episodes 1–25, TV movie)
  2. "360°" by Mori Naoya (episodes 26–50, 75, OVA)
  3. "Eternal Loop" bySaber Tiger(episodes 51–74, 76)
  4. "8 AM" byColdrain(episodes 77–102)[30]
  5. "Buchikome!!" by Shikuramen (episodes 103–127)

Video games

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A total of nine video games based on the series have been released, included on thePlayStation,PlayStation 2,Game Boy Advance,Wii,PlayStation Portable,Nintendo DS,andPlayStation 3.Three of the games have been released in North America and inPALterritories.

Ippo and Takamura have also appeared in the 2009 crossover video gameSunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessenas playable characters.

Title Details
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

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1997—PlayStation
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2000—PlayStation 2
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

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2002—Game Boy Advance
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  • Published by Entertainment Software Publishing.
Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road

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2004—PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Published by Entertainment Software Publishing.

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2004—PlayStation 2
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  • Known in Japan asHajime no Ippo: All Stars(はじめ の một bộ ALL☆STARS).[39][40]
  • Published by Entertainment Software Publishing.

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2007—Wii
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  • Known in Japan asHajime no Ippo: Revolution(はじめ の một bộ レボリューション)and in Europe asVictorious Boxers: Challenge.
  • Published byAQ Interactive.
Hajime no Ippo: Portable Victorious Spirits

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2007—PSP
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! DS

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2008—Nintendo DS
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  • Published by D3 Publisher.
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

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2014—PlayStation 3
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Reception

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Hajime no Ippowon the 15thKodansha Manga Awardin theshōnencategory in 1991.[47]The series also received a Special Award at the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award, commemorating 110 years sinceKodansha's founding in 2019.[48]OnTV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series,Hajime no Ipporanked 47th.[49]

By September 2008, theHajime no Ippomanga had over 73 million copies in circulation.[50]By November 2019, it had over 96 million copies in circulation.[51]By July 2023, it had over 100 million copies in circulation.[52]

Anime Academy gave the first anime series a glowing response; all five reviewers rated it above 90%, with one referring to the series as "the cream of the crop" of the sports genre in anime, and another stating that "fighting and character development have never tangoed so well together".[53]Gia Manry ofFanboylisted the series as one of their "Top Ten Underrated Manga".[54]IGNlistedHajime no Ippo: Risingamong the best anime series of the 2010s.[55]

See also

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