[Anime] Hajime no Ippo

Bumped because this anime is just fucking epic

I've never seen such great animation in years...especially the fight scenes its done very well

I'm still leaning towards the first season, but the animation is crisp indeed, and I can't complain too much about the new season other than the fact that they replaced some of the seiyus from the first season.

aw....DLing episode 20 of new challenger.....Bryan hawk vs Takamura......

Have you ever tried any?
Not to offend anyone, but someone who has never watched sports animes simply because they don't look appealing/ or they're not into sports, that is being stupid beyond repair. Seriously, don't say you hate something without giving reasons for it.

I also thought that sports animes weren't for me, but thank god I was wrong. There are some sports animes out there that are just goddamn awesome. Ippo here for example is pretty nice. Even though I don't like the sport itself. ^^

I can't wait for next week episode. Sadly i'm out of the country so i won't see it soon :( I love the show i always end up fighting a little bit when I watch it :P

Nice K-neko, I couldn't have said it any better (+REP). I for one am not a boxing fan, and I actually hate the sport to begin with. Regardless, I'm still watching and really enjoying every episode of the series. It's definitely not the best anime there is, but once you get the hang of things, it wouldn't be long till you find yourself laughing from all the craziness the series has to offer.

Such irony really does happen in anime viewing... :lol:
- I hate boxing but I love Hajime no Ippo
- I love MMA but I hate Baki the Grappler - Gawd, it was awful. I only saw it because there wasn't much any anime broadcast on our local TV stations several years ago. (bleh, Baki wasn't really anything like the UFC or any other at all) I shouldn't have even brought it up in here.

Anyway, SPORTS oriented animes aren't all that bad. For starters, why not give Hajime no Ippo a shot?! :D

And just adding something. ^^

Sports animes have some pretty cool stories and ideas. They usually explore the sport to the max and come with some pretty cool stuff. Ever since Initial D, I am open to anything (Initial D is one of my absolute favorite animes). Everyone should try everything. You never know what you really like till you try everything, right?

I'd rather see a good cool story than more ecchi crap.

Oh and thanks Hermit for the rep. :D

I have the same feel like that ;)
Hajime no Ippo is good anime with cool story and smart ideas.
And you not realy sure how will win the fight at last.
Some times a main character lose the fight.

But only one i hate.
Why must the Russian wolf go home ?
It was realy sad he only lose 2 times...
I miss Volg Zangief ... I hope he come stronger back as World opponent..

I do like Volg myself. However, the fact that he's just another foreign boxer from Russia who lost twice in a row is already quite a big deal in a "business" standpoint. It's not like he can afford to stay in Japan without anyone funding/sponsoring him. I would also like to see him again but I doubt it'll happen in the ring. And yes, I hated how he had lost due to a homecooked decision and that fucking referee's stupidity!!! I have always hated that blind ref from the very start! :mad:

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To be honest, I dislike the seasonal trend (cutoff) particularly for a series such as this where the manga counterpart is so much ahead in the story. I was expecting 52 (or at least 26) episodes more, similar to its first series’ 76 episode run.

Good to know that a sequel to "New Challenger" is already being talked about, as mentioned by Takamura’s seiyuu Rikiya Koyama, in his blog almost a month ago.

Sequel to Hajime no Ippo New Challenger being Planned (courtesy of ANN)

As for the finale, despite hanging (for a continuation) obviously, it was an insightful episode on Ippo’s career perspective as a boxer, moving forward as “the” Challenger, rather than of just having a champion’s mindset of defending his (not all that meaningful) belt. God, when will I ever get to see those two (Miyata and Ippo) square off, in an official bout? (and I was so looking forward to that in this new series...)

On a side note, I guess with only 4 appearances making up for a couple of episodes worth of dialogue, Kumi’s seiyuu didn’t really matter. But even so, I would have still preferred to hear Sanae Kobayashi's voice acting on those few moments. :(

I've watched the hole series and some of the movies I really got into it... Actually I've started even practicing boxing for a while (2-4 months) it was really exicing but I had a problem with my neck so I was forced to quit. I was really mad about it for a week or so but as time passes by it goes away... And I still hate the fact that I can't box anymore... But whatever the anime is super great and I HEAVILY RECOMMEND IT !

@Tpygeh: Ouch, that sucks. The same thing here for me. I got into boxing ever since I watched Hajime no Ippo because of the following reasons:

1) Boxing is great for self-defense
2) Boxing is one of the world's well known and effective martials arts. Muay Thai is technically better.
3) Boxing is great for cardio and stamina training. Also builds certain muscles up.
4) Boxing is relatively inexpensive if just for the practice and not actually fighting in matches. I box at the local gym, and they have heavy bags to train with, so all I need are wristwraps, heavy bag gloves, and light gloves.
5) Hajime no Ippo is awesome.

I recommend this anime to all boxing fans out there except the latest manga chapters as of now.

The best part of the anime is the fights. The new season HNI New Challenger is also a great watch since they included the Bryan Hawk VS TAkamura match which was a teaser in season1 saying Takamura is headed up for a no.1 contender for the world champion.

i hope they will make it for the next OVA

Same here. Can't just let that epic fight slide out of the way of the anime.

The manga has reached chapter 1000. It's the first time a series went that far if I'm correct. Thread deserves a bump.

I was going to start reading the manga, but decided not to seeing as how there are too many chapters. It would probably take me a whole year to read them because i never have much free time.