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Type
Manga
Volumes
Chapters
Status
Publishing
Published
1989-09-27 to ?
Genres
Shounen
Sports
Award Winning
Combat Sports
Serializations
Shounen Magazine (Weekly)
Authors
George Morikawa (Story & Art)
Hajime no Ippo
Makunouchi Ippo is a 16-year-old high school student who helps his mother run the family business. His hefty workload impedes on his social life, making him an easy target for bullies. One day, while being beaten up by a group of high school students, Ippo is saved by a boxer named Mamoru Takamura, and is brought to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym. This afterschool bullying session turns his life around for the better as Ippo discovers his latent talent for boxing and decides to practice the sport professionally. However, Mamoru doubts Ippo's determination and assigns him a task deemed impossible to complete, but the resolute Ippo trains tirelessly to fulfill his mission. Along the way, he finds out what it means to attain true strength while making new friends and fighting formidable foes. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Ippo Makunouchi
Main
Mamoru Takamura
Main
Masaru Aoki
Main
Genji Kamogawa
Main
Tatsuya Kimura
Main
Manabu Itagaki
Main
Takeshi Sendo
Supporting
Alexander Volg Zangief
Supporting
Ichirou Miyata
Supporting
Ryo Mashiba
Supporting
Eiji Date
Supporting
Masahiko Umezawa
Supporting