[Anime] Hajime no Ippo

Anyone watch this? I just started watching it out of anticipation for the Wii game of it. I've watched 8 episodes so far on veoh-tv, looks good. For anyone that hasn't seen it, it's the same format as Hikaru no Go, Airgear, or any other such shows. A 16 year old kid gets into boxing, gets a rival and starts his way towards the top.


The Dempsey Roll, hands down the coolest signature move in boxing.

I'm almost done with this show and there's one minor thing that keeps bothering me. They keep referring to the featherweight title as determining the strongest/most dangerous man in Japan. Seems to me like some boxers from higher weight classes(like Takamura for example) could still beat the shit outta them. Strongest boxer under 125.5 lbs does not equal strongest man.

Anyway, off to watch the last 2 episodes.

-edit-Watched the last 2 episodes. Great show, but ending the anime with Takamura's back story kinda sucked. If they threw that episode in somewhere earlier, like just before the mountain training episodes, it the show would have had a much better sense of closure by ending after the last fight it covered.

I kinda wish the show covered more of the manga story(which is considerably longer from my understanding) but at the same time I can see how it would get boring and repetitive.

Ahh, well that makes more sense(the bonus episode I mean).

And as for the edit, no worries. When bringing up old topics, it can be a little fuzzy as to when it is or isn't ok. If you have something relevant to say then it's generally ok, like if you just started (re)watching an anime, there's nothing wrong with digging up it's thread. The stuff that's discouraged is bringing back an old discussion that has been clearly finished or bringing up an old post with something stupid like "rofl omg dat wsa funyz" or any other comment that doesn't really benefit the thread. At least that's my interpretation of necroposting etiquette.

edit-Back on topic, I don't know why Ippo never made it in the US. Seems like it could of done well if marketed right. Maybe it's just that it tends to be a little too serious for that 8-12 audience that American companies try to market all their anime to.

I hadn't even heard of it for the longest time. I rented Victorious Boxers for PS2 and knew it was based off some anime/manga, but didn't know what that show/manga was. I just found out a couple months ago when I was looking into the Victorious boxers game for the Wii(which upon release ended up sounding pretty crappy :roll: ). Eventually I decided to look it up and watch a few episodes, turned out to like the show quite a bit. I'd say Ippo is probably my favorite show of it's type(comparing it to hikaru no go, initial d, airgear,etc)

My favorite part in the anime is when Ippo repeatedly punches himself in the crotch, though I can't remember what episode it was.

And on another note, the Wii game is very disappointingly hard to control.

Yeah I remember that happening once or twice in the show, I think I'd rather just cover up.

And yeah, that's what I've been hearing about the game, I was really looking forward to it too. Oh well, the 2nd one for PS2 looked kinda cool, maybe I'll pick that up if I ever find it in a clearance bin or something.

Neh just been rewatching this anime.Still even thou i watched it already, I still can't help watching the whole series again.The intense fighting in the ring totally hooks me up all over again.Fighting scenes in anime is totally way more better watching than reading in some point.