George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo manga has been running in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 1989, and it’s about to take another very brief break. As revealed in this year’s 20th issue of the magazine, the series will be on hiatus this week. This isn’t due …Read more »
It’s been a long time coming, but fans of the Hajime no Ippo boxing saga have a new place to read George Morikawa’s source material in English. The first 10 volumes of the manga—covering Rounds 1-87—are now available through Kodansha’s K MANGA service, with new …Read more »
George Morikawa’s boxing manga Hajime no Ippo has been running for an incredible 34 years, and the 138th volume just launched in Japan on July 14. This one features a cover illustration that hearkens back to the cover of the very first volume, and with …Read more »
The most jacked featherweights ever The definitive boxing anime of the 2000s is back, and perhaps for the first time it’s getting a fair shot at success in the US. It took Jyoji “George” Morikawa roughly a decade before he would agree to permit his …Read more »
It’s a mighty undertaking to transfer the power of a long-running series like George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo manga into the world of digital releases, but Kodansha is taking a big swing. As revealed in this year’s 30th issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine, all 131 …Read more »
You may have assumed every series already has a stage play, but there’s one more that’s about to Dempsey Roll its way to the theatrical world. The next series to head to the stage is George Morikawa’s long-running Hajime no Ippo boxing manga, which is celebrating its …Read more »
There are certain manga series you just know won’t ever truly end. Eiichiro Oda‘s One Piece is definitely one that could theoretically chug along happily until the author is completely exhausted, no matter how much Oda insists upon its impending conclusion. And then there’s Hajime …Read more »
To understand why production studios like TRIGGER, which featured in the previous all-anime issue, and MAPPA, which I have the distinct honor and pleasure to write about right now, matter in the grand scheme of anime production, it is imperative to understand the circumstances behind …Read more »
If you pay attention to social media, you may have noticed that people have been talking non-stop about the World Cup for what feels like forever. If you keep up with current anime, you may have noticed that one of last season’s most interesting titles …Read more »
We recently posted about the announcement of a third season of boxing anime Hajime no Ippo , based on the long-running manga by George Morikawa. With the series set to air in Japan this fall, we now have an official title and the first set …Read more »
George Morikawa’s boxing manga series Hajime no Ippo is the stuff of legends. It’s been running for 24 years, starting at a time when using Mike Tyson as an inspirational figure to shy, bullied main protagonist Ippo Makunouchi seemed like a totally reasonable idea. Just …Read more »
I like to describe certain events as "crimes" of fandom; developments such as "we never got a US release of Macross: Do You Remember Love? " which make me say "there is no justice in this world!" So it is that one of the biggest …Read more »
That looks like the case, if promises of a "big surprise" for Hajime no Ippo in the next issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine pan out. A potential return to the small screen in January would make sense, what with 2009 being the 20th anniversary …Read more »
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