Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger [Archive]

Munsu

Fri, 11-28-2008, 04:16 AM

As mentioned a couple of months ago, finally a sequel to Hajime no Ippo is coming. Now we now it's going to be called Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger, and it'll start airing on January 6.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-27/2nd-hajime-no-ippo-show-named-dated/new-challenger-on-january-6

So for those of you that haven't watched the series yet, go do it (75 episodes + 2 OVAs):
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/39519505/hajime+no+ippo?tab=summary
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/52765467/hajime+no+ippo?tab=summary

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship.

One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning ...

Dark Dragon

Fri, 11-28-2008, 01:35 PM

I have been waiting for this, freaking great news.

The manga is great and all, but nothing gets your blood pumping like a good anime match.

darkshadow

Fri, 11-28-2008, 01:58 PM

Woah, this is great news, Ippo is one of the greatest anime ever to me. Can't wait.

neflight86

Sun, 11-30-2008, 12:47 PM

I would have to second that sentiment. Ippo is the only series thus far I have watched 37 episodes of in one day because of its gripping-ness and good characters.

Munsu

Tue, 01-06-2009, 02:55 PM

Any of you guys have any specific details about this series though? Like will it pick off right were the OVA/Movie left off... or what?

narutosharingan

Tue, 01-06-2009, 03:16 PM

Do you need to have watched the original before watching this?

Munsu

Tue, 01-06-2009, 03:18 PM

Do you need to have watched the original before watching this?
Yes. And even if not, you should. It's completely kickass.

OP and ED of the new series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgXkxh-MSVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1LfUJLlKUM

Belial

Tue, 01-06-2009, 06:58 PM

Any of you guys have any specific details about this series though? Like will it pick off right were the OVA/Movie left off... or what?

afaik it will start of right after Mashiba vs Kimura , but we will see tomorrow i guess

can't wait

neflight86

Wed, 01-07-2009, 01:11 PM

The moment of truth, I guess is finally upon us. Ippo fans unite!

Heres the raw(ep1); http://www.mininova.org/get/2154079

And a youtube of the first 1/3 ep speed-subbed(HQ); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk0oCYvVO8

Should tide us over till a proper sub is released.

Munsu

Wed, 01-07-2009, 01:13 PM

I don't think it will be long before someone speedsubs this series. It should be easy to translate and popular.

Marik

Thu, 01-08-2009, 12:40 AM

[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~01

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First episode released.

Munsu

Thu, 01-08-2009, 09:54 AM

Ah, how awesome was this? I was quite pumped up watching the episode... awesome to see Takamura playing with Ippo's Megaton Punch. A bit frustrated that we'll have to wait for some Ippo action since we're beginning with Miyata. But it seems that they have a high budget for the series in my opinion. The animation looked good, and how awesome was this on HD?

animus

Thu, 01-08-2009, 10:02 AM

How were the subs?

Munsu

Thu, 01-08-2009, 10:05 AM

How were the subs?
They were watchable. Some misspellings there... wierd timing at other times (but otherwise decent), but this series is quite easy to understand so I won't fret much over it. Clearly not the best out there, but it served it's purposes for me and what I wanted. Needless to say, it got deleted as soon as I watched it. Translations seemed to flow well, though I didn't give it too much thought.

Atheist

Thu, 01-08-2009, 10:05 AM

Subs are fine! Great episode, can't wait for the next!

Marik

Thu, 01-08-2009, 10:39 AM

Good to see that Ippo is back on TV again. It was a decent first episode, that did it's job of setting up Miyata's big match. I wonder what was up with Miyata and the water. Hopefully next episode we'll see what this "Bloody Cross" is. The subs were good enough, I didn't notice anything wrong with them. The OP and ED weren't subbed. That was probably the only negative, if you're into that.

Munsu

Thu, 01-08-2009, 10:41 AM

I'm pretty sure water affects his weight control, so he needs limited intake or something along those lines. That he's not sweating should be indicative of this.

David75

Thu, 01-08-2009, 03:05 PM

I'm pretty sure water affects his weight control, so he needs limited intake or something along those lines. That he's not sweating should be indicative of this.

Exactly.
When I was the age of doing lots of sports, I spend a week with 3 long running sessions a day and 2 long bike treks a day. Also, I was almost drinking nothing. Quite quickly, even after a long run, I had almost no more sweat too.
Myata will change class no matter what, he's at the very limit of what he can do to remain under the weight limit.
he can always cut all of his hair and shave everything you could answer... but physically there isn't much he can do. When dry, he's still too close...

Regarding the HD quality, well it's sharper, but the style wasn't meant for quality, rather for ease of drawing, so it's a bit strange in a way. Seems they put some effort for that first ep at least. With a better video encode I guess the combat scenes would have been better too, since the contrasts and scene readability were not the best.

animus

Thu, 01-08-2009, 05:15 PM

I've missed Ippo. I got too lazy to follow the Ippo manga anymore so I drifted away from the series. But I'm glad it's being animated again. Also Ippo fights in 720p? Yes please!

Dark Dragon

Thu, 01-08-2009, 05:28 PM

Good first episode.

I'm kinda disappointed that they skipped Ippo first title defense since it was an amazing fight.

As far as weight management go, David is pretty spot on about it. This season will definitely go more in depth with how difficult it is to drop a weight class.

The anime pretty much follow the manga perfectly so far since Ippo title defense happened right after Kimura match with Mashiba.

Munsu

Fri, 01-09-2009, 08:32 AM

Marik

Fri, 01-09-2009, 09:09 AM

They didn't skip anything. Champion's Road the TV Movie, covered Ippo's title defense against Kazuki Sanada, chapters 290-314. New Challenger picks up right after, starting with chapter 315.

Munsu

Fri, 01-09-2009, 09:11 AM

They didn't skip anything. Champion's Road the TV Movie, covered Ippo's title defense against Kazuki Sanada, chapters 290-314. New Challenger picks up right after, starting with chapter 315.
I knew there was something strange as I kinda remembered that fight with Sanada... he was the doctor right? Or someone studying to become one so he had to choose between boxing and becoming a doctor...

Marik

Fri, 01-09-2009, 09:19 AM

Yes. I think it confuses people, because the anime did it out of order.

Manga = Mashiba vs. Kimura, chapters 270-289. --> Ippo vs. Sanada, chapters 290-314.

Anime = Champion's Road TV Movie - Ippo vs. Sanada --> OVA - Mashiba vs. Kimura.

They wanted Ippo to be featured in the movie, so they did it backwards.

Dark Dragon

Fri, 01-09-2009, 11:11 AM

dragonrage

Sat, 01-10-2009, 11:42 AM

This is good news, Never have been a boxing fan, but Ippo actually made me look it up.It's definitely one of my favorite anime. I always felt like the anime needed more and here it is years later.

I missed the intensity, passion and spirit of this anime.

Gonna wait a while before i download or watch any episode. Just so I can watch it all one after the other.

ian_sanzo

Sun, 01-11-2009, 12:31 PM

Munsu

Sun, 01-11-2009, 12:33 PM

The first one are dvdrips, dual audio, so that should be better quality. The second link are fansubs, so they are tv rips. But that second torrent has the movie and OVA. So I would get all of the first one, and just get the movie and OVA off the second one.

ian_sanzo

Sun, 01-11-2009, 01:22 PM

Okay hanks for that! Oh! One more question, Is the quality of the 2nd link watchable? or should I stick to the first one? Because I already started my download with the second link.

Munsu

Sun, 01-11-2009, 01:51 PM

That's what I watched and have archived. Never bothered to get dvdrips.

ian_sanzo

Sun, 01-11-2009, 01:57 PM

Okay Thanks! You've been a great help!

Marik

Sat, 01-17-2009, 02:48 AM

[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~02

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David75

Sat, 01-17-2009, 08:13 AM

I didn't see the elbow thing coming, very convenient to be in the right range.

But I knew it was obviously something coming from the right first time I heard "Bloody Cross" last ep.

Nice way of putting things, nice atmosphere and suspens. I just hope Myata doesn't come up with a counter for the anti-counter. But up till now I don't remember that show being to unrealistic on technics, only in power and stamina for show and suspens reasons.

MasterOfMoogles

Sat, 01-17-2009, 09:21 PM

After first seeing this thread, I got all of Hajime no Ippo and started watching it. Unfortunately for me, I was out of episodes after about 4 days.... because I marathoned it.

So, so good. Ippo is the man.

When I checked out the wiki to see how many manga chapters there were, there's like, 800+?!?!? I guess after this new season finishes I'll have to go after that.

I'm looking forward to seeing what this season brings, but I hate not being able to watch it all in one go.

David75

Sun, 01-18-2009, 03:53 AM

Regarding Myata again...

I guess his only option is grow a little and accept he can win a match on power alone. After all his build is incredibly stronger than before, and being at the weight limit as dry as he his, he's got maximum muscle allowed by his build and category.
At some point, he'll have to overcome what happened to his father and grow a little.
It's impossible to become a champion if you prevent yourself from using most of the technics allowed only on a belief or childhood shock.
Moreover, the stronger he becomes, the stronger the oponents, and without power he's sure to be unable to finish his opponents in the future.
Also, having only one finishing blow is a great weakness.

By accepting he can also finish matches on power alone, he'll have a more complete set of options he can choose from with his incredible match readings and wits.

For example, he wouldn't be able to win against Ippo without using lots of power. Even if power alone wouldn't let him win, without using a great deal of it he'd be finished.

Honoko

Mon, 01-19-2009, 05:40 PM

For whatever reason, I was a little disappointed with the first episode. I'll wait until a handful of them come out before making a final opinion but it's weird... I'm not feeling the same tension or excitement a typical HnI episode had. Maybe because I've been keeping up with the manga?

Something's missing from the first ep that I can't quite put my finger on. Maybe because they're just jumping right into the fight? Usually the fights are more exciting because we're treated to exercise montages and story buildup that builds up tension. Or maybe I'm just being picky and should be simply grateful that they're animating this series again =P

Munsu

Mon, 01-19-2009, 06:40 PM

neflight86

Thu, 01-22-2009, 11:28 AM

Dirty speed-sub of ep 3 to tide us till a sub proper is released: http://isohunt.com/download/62218281/ippo.torrent

Post watch edit: This series is honestly becoming everything I could hope for in the continuation of the HNI story. It has the intensity of the first season and only mildly compromises manga content, and even that is mostly just in timing/sequence. In short; my prayers have been answered with this one (long time ippo fan)!

hitokiriender

Thu, 01-22-2009, 02:15 PM

Post watch edit: This series is honestly becoming everything I could hope for in the continuation of the HNI story. It has the intensity of the first season and only mildly compromises manga content, and even that is mostly just in timing/sequence. In short; my prayers have been answered with this one (long time ippo fan)!
I agree. Even though I read the manga and know exactly what happens next, the anime still has be on the edge of my seat wanting more... and it just keeps getting better later on..

Honoko

Fri, 01-23-2009, 07:14 PM

Yah, I really liked how this ep captured the intensity of this fight and I was digging the soundtrack for the first time. I guess I didn't have to wait until Ippo became the main attraction haha =]

Marik

Mon, 01-26-2009, 11:35 PM

[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~03

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Marik

Wed, 01-28-2009, 01:02 PM

[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~04

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[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~05

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neflight86

Fri, 02-06-2009, 06:47 PM

Finally; after watching the raw twice, we have a sub. http://www.mininova.org/get/2255663

DarthEnderX

Sat, 02-07-2009, 02:47 AM

Well, animebreakers is out, but their website doesn't have torrents for some reason.

David75

Sat, 02-07-2009, 02:57 AM

I've watched the first english sub available at mininova, and that was a translation from a french sub...
It was more than enough.

It's great how the tension builds up all the time, even with easy eps like these.

Marik

Sat, 02-07-2009, 07:50 AM

Well, animebreakers is out, but their website doesn't have torrents for some reason.
I put the links in post #42 (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?p=417682&postcount=42)

Munsu

Sat, 02-07-2009, 11:33 PM

David75

Sun, 02-08-2009, 03:22 AM

Ippo vs. The Champ was pretty exciting... and considering that it was a meaningless spar, one can only assume how awesome the fights involving Ippo will get. But it seems like his first fight won't be till quite a few episodes more. We got the Date fight, then we have to choose an opponent, then all the random crap thrown in, then some training, etc. etc... so it'll be a while.

Should Ippo fight against the guy, it will be around the end of the season from your description and scenario wise. It would be strange to have Ippo going for the world quicker than Mamoru himself. We need to have a bit of Mamoru Hax too, thus Ippo important fight could be at the end.

For some reason I see Date losing hard again, that's necessary to add lots of fuel to Ippo's will to fight and win.

Other than that, the spar wasn't very interresting, except for the tension before and when it started.

neflight86

Wed, 02-11-2009, 06:25 PM

Get it while its hot (E6) http://isohunt.com/download/65575693/hajime+no+ippo.torrent

David75

Wed, 02-11-2009, 07:03 PM

Well another ep with some background and promised fight only starting, we'll have the most promising moments next time.

For some reason I do not see Date waiting for Ippo as King of the Hill, because Ippo is way too inexperienced to skyrocket to the top of the world, as his spar with the World Champion showed.
As of yet, Ippo is not refined enough. He has raw power and stamina, he has the will to fight even his body can fight alone almost when he's almost KO. But he lacks strategy, body placement, sharp movements and he needs to refine all of his gestures and body talking to always do exactly what's necessary without any unwanted and unneeded movements.
But that in itself is possible only with lots of training, as they said last ep.

For the begining of Date's match? well I'm a bit surprised, but you need more than one punch.

MFauli

Thu, 02-12-2009, 04:46 AM

Does anyone know how many eps this series is going to have? i just wondered that they take so much preparation time for this fight.
And im really excited to find out who will win. If they want to keep Date active within the series, he has to win. But somehow i have the feeling of "tragic defeat" when watching this episode.

neflight86

Thu, 02-12-2009, 10:24 AM

Af far as length of the series, its really only depends on the studio as there are currently nearly 500 chapters left to catch up to the manga. Take that as you will...

David75

Thu, 02-12-2009, 12:01 PM

Dark Dragon

Mon, 02-16-2009, 11:04 AM

Dark Dragon

Mon, 02-16-2009, 11:06 AM

ANN tells 13 yet, but they don't even have all of the titles yet.
So it's hard to know.

My guess is that they may go for 26 and see from there.
I can't think of it finishing at 13 eps since Date arc needs 2 or 3 eps at max to be finished.

I don't know if it would be a good idea to stop it as early as 26. Ippo is quite popular and there is also a ton of material for them to work with if they decide to keep this series going for a longer period of time.

They should be making more anime of manga like this and 3x3 eyes where there are a ton of content to work with rather than series that barely has 50 chapters (soul eater) and then destroying the story once they catch up to the manga.

edit: damn it, i tried to edit my previous post and somehow got a double post, could someone please delete the one above?

DarthEnderX

Tue, 02-17-2009, 10:10 PM

They need to start Hunter x Hunter up again too. It's been long enough.

Marik

Wed, 02-18-2009, 09:08 PM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 07 [9140235A].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2007%20%5B9140235A%5D.mkv.torrent)

neflight86

Wed, 02-18-2009, 11:47 PM

In spite of the obviously low-budget animation, this is still one of the most intense "fighting" scenes/episodes I've seen in recent memory.

David75

Thu, 02-19-2009, 01:04 PM

Gosh, stoping like that just before the tension and pleasure climax...

So Ippo has punches up to the level of Ricardo Martinez ones.
He certainly doesn't know since he didn't let him approach with his barrage during the sparing match.

Interresting.

Marik

Thu, 02-26-2009, 12:59 AM

[Frostii]Hajime no Ippo - New Challenger - 08[720p][94D8738B].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/frostii/%5BFrostii%5DHajime_no_Ippo_-_New_Challenger_-_08%5B720p%5D%5B94D8738B%5D.mkv.torrent)

neflight86

Thu, 02-26-2009, 09:22 PM

Great episode; it was a fitting end to the Date arc. Looks we finnaly get teh 'gaki (the pun will make since later) next ep. I wonder what his voice will be like?

kAi

Sun, 03-01-2009, 04:32 AM

Awesome that they are now redoing this, love this series!!
Just caught upto the current episode and am loving it.
Can't wait for more, am liking this more in HD.

Marik

Tue, 03-03-2009, 07:16 PM

[Nipponsei] Hajime no Ippo Next Challenger OP Single - HEKIREKI [LAST ALLIANCE].zip (http://tracker.minglong.org/torrents/%5BNipponsei%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20Next%20Chal lenger%20OP%20Single%20-%20HEKIREKI%20%5BLAST%20ALLIANCE%5D.zip.torrent)

Marik

Wed, 03-04-2009, 05:29 PM

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Sorry for the double post.

DarthEnderX

Fri, 03-06-2009, 06:46 PM

We forgive you. For you bring us the gift of episodes.

Marik

Wed, 03-11-2009, 03:35 AM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 10 [6758E6AD].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2010%20%5B6758E6AD%5D.mkv.torrent)

Marik

Wed, 03-18-2009, 06:35 AM

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chambers

Wed, 03-18-2009, 04:19 PM

looking great so far :P

Marik

Wed, 03-25-2009, 06:32 AM

[RatsDeeps] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 12 [720p][DCD2511D].mkv (http://www.anirena.com/viewtracker.php?action=download&id=21065)

The SpeedStar version is really Low Quality this week. HD version using SpeedStar's translation.

Marik

Wed, 04-01-2009, 09:29 AM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 13 [164A54A9].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2013%20%5B164A54A9%5D.mkv.torrent)

Killa-Eyez

Wed, 04-01-2009, 04:30 PM

Load of filler.. Enjoyable though. Ippo's girl's living a bit on the wild side, huh? And Takamura rules!!

hitokiriender

Wed, 04-01-2009, 07:33 PM

Load of filler.. Enjoyable though. Ippo's girl's living a bit on the wild side, huh? And Takamura rules!!
It wasn't filler. All of it was 100% in the manga.

Killa-Eyez

Wed, 04-01-2009, 08:11 PM

Load of comic reliefs then... You get what I mean.

chambers

Fri, 04-03-2009, 11:20 AM

takamura just owns.

Marik

Thu, 04-09-2009, 09:54 AM

[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~14[720p][F28E3DEA].mp4 (http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=58149)
[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~14[400p][ABC40BBD].avi (http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=58145)

Marik

Thu, 04-16-2009, 02:04 PM

[Frostii]Hajime no Ippo - New Challenger - 15[720p][FB26699C].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/frostii/%5BFrostii%5DHajime_no_Ippo_-_New_Challenger_-_15%5B720p%5D%5BFB26699C%5D.mkv.torrent)

LaZie

Fri, 04-17-2009, 02:26 PM

Those subtitles were horrendous to read.

MFauli

Fri, 04-17-2009, 02:29 PM

lol, indeed.

nice episode, though. damn, i would have killed the referee...

David75

Fri, 04-17-2009, 02:33 PM

Those subtitles were horrendous to read.
Read them once on a show, will never ever try them again.

Marik

Fri, 04-17-2009, 02:43 PM

Indeed they were bad, only version of 15 out though. I agree with Ippo, Itagaki shouldn't have dropped his guard.

Marik

Sat, 04-18-2009, 02:05 AM

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Marik

Thu, 04-23-2009, 01:56 AM

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Inazuma

Thu, 04-23-2009, 07:57 AM

Takamura Mamoru !
Beyond awesome.
Hawk's handshake.

Can't wait for their match.

Marik

Thu, 04-23-2009, 09:54 PM

lol damn. that was one hell of a punch.

Marik

Thu, 04-30-2009, 02:20 AM

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[Animebreaker] Hajime no Ippo~New Challenger~17[720p][F681132B].mp4 (http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=61640)

LaZie

Sat, 05-02-2009, 11:30 AM

I wonder where Itagaki ran off to. Haven't seen him in a while.

Marik

Sat, 05-09-2009, 10:19 PM

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Honoko

Sun, 05-10-2009, 07:20 PM

Easily one of my favorite lead-ups to one of my favorite fights in this series. Great ep.

Terracosmo

Thu, 05-14-2009, 09:02 AM

First series I've followed in YEARS.

Goddamn Ippo > *

Inazuma

Fri, 05-15-2009, 06:59 AM

19 is FUCKING INTENSE.
Go and get it Terra

Marik

Fri, 05-15-2009, 03:22 PM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 19 [801D140C].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2019%20%5B801D140C%5D.mkv.torrent)

David75

Fri, 05-15-2009, 04:15 PM

I understand they wanted some flesh for the title match... but Hawk really is too much. They've been overboard with him I think.
I'm a bit sad they also had Ippo's match turning into such an insignificant part of the ep and I don't think we'll have a surprise regarding his opponent. Even the way it was done was a tad cheap, that Korean having an injured foot...
That's the only reason I can think of, he couldn't move it and get proper footing for a strong right counter.

LaZie

Sat, 05-16-2009, 01:29 AM

I think that little chin graze did more than just graze his chin. Like in the 2nd Ichiro vs Ippo fight in the first season.

Marik

Sat, 05-16-2009, 10:40 AM

Wow, when the coach got hit I was like WTF! *face shocked*

Killa-Eyez

Sat, 05-16-2009, 11:04 AM

Yeah, me too! I thought the geezer was gonna own him right then and there.. :p
Well, I hoped anyway...

Inazuma

Fri, 05-22-2009, 03:28 PM

Well

Awesome ... but why HNI isnt in Fuego again ?

David75

Fri, 05-22-2009, 04:18 PM

Well

Awesome ... but why HNI isnt in Fuego again ?
Because eventhough it seems to be watched by a lot of people here, there isn't much talking about it.
The thing is there isn't much to say, the anime is efficient and simple at making you boil, without much to be said about the story or material presented.
Maybe in the last episodes you could argue about a 20kg weight reduction for Takamura when he hadn't much fat to begin with... That seemed to be a tad exagerated.

Marik

Fri, 05-22-2009, 08:59 PM

[SZN & I-O] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 20 [720p][0254221F].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSZN%20%26%20I-O%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Challenger%20-%2020%5B720p%5D%5B0254221F%5D.mkv.torrent)

Aasasubs had it out earlier, but I didn't want to post that one because their subs suck.

LaZie

Sat, 05-23-2009, 01:39 AM

Same here Marik, same here....but thanks!

David75

Sat, 05-23-2009, 03:07 AM

I think that little chin graze did more than just graze his chin. Like in the 2nd Ichiro vs Ippo fight in the first season.

Yup, I failed to compute that and it only struck me back in the first second of ep 20, right before the coach explains it.

Other than that, ep 20 was a tension riser one, too bad we have to wait one full week for next ep, a double airing would have been nice to get stuck on that pressure and have ep21 right after.

Regarding Hawk, I highly doubt he's a total natural, as it has been pointed out, no one has such a body without hard training.
And if he was already there for such a long time in Japan, it was to reduce jetlag effects and be fully prepared.
I think we'll be told that as of yet he was so strong that it was boring to him, thus his attitude to create the maximum attention, hatred or whatever to spice things and up finaly get a tough opponent.

Regarding the flashy entrances, well I think it was too much, I do not know boxing that much, but to me it isn't like that, is it?
Costumes and such are related to catch which is more about show and acting for the pleasure of the audience, but I might be wrong.

chambers

Sat, 05-23-2009, 04:09 PM

wow this keeps getting better and better, even though it was stretched as hell it didnt feel like it!

also no the ring entrances are not THAT exaggerated although ofc they have been a little bit for the impact. Its not that common nowadays in boxing since there are no more real showmen around but in the past it would be failry standard to have lavish entrances and similar such things.

MFauli

Sun, 05-24-2009, 05:38 AM

im really excited of how this fight will pan out. i cant imagine Takamura to lose when Date already lost. Would be kind of the same thing over again.
But then...Takamura seemed so confident, and from my experience with shounen-series, when a good guy is confident in the beginning...he loses.
what i could imagine is that the fight will start of with Hawk landing a hard hit within the first seconds, which then makes Takamura to wake up and fight seriously.

oh well, we´ll see...

David75

Sun, 05-24-2009, 05:56 AM

David75

Fri, 05-29-2009, 08:05 AM

I'm somewhat angry this isn't boxing anymore...

[Animebreaker]_Hajime_no_Ippo~New_Challenger~21[720p][ABE52D8C].mp4 251.92MiB @ nyatorrents (http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=66878)

DarthEnderX

Sat, 05-30-2009, 05:04 AM

In the sense that Hawk doesn't actually box, or in the sense that it seemed to get a little supernatural towards the end of the episode?

David75

Sat, 05-30-2009, 07:08 AM

In the sense that Hawk doesn't actually box, or in the sense that it seemed to get a little supernatural towards the end of the episode?

Yes, the supernatural thing, the impossible way of fighting etc.

From long ago, this show is exagerated as any shonen show would be, even more in a male fighting anime about boxing.

But I thought they crossed some line with Hawk. I do not see anyone able to puch heavy punches from a limbo position...
I also perfectly understand that Takamura will probably win with his ultra orthodox boxing way of fighting... but even his washing machine way of moving is a too much.

For those reasons, the tension did not build as it did for other matches, just because there isn"t enough reality in that fight I can grasp and use.

PhaseONE

Sat, 05-30-2009, 04:36 PM

Hawks style reminds of Steve Fox from Tekken, throwing punches in impossible angles. One of my Fav in the game, you can do the Dempsey role also if u skilled enough.

David75

Sun, 05-31-2009, 02:45 AM

Hawks style reminds of Steve Fox from Tekken, throwing punches in impossible angles. One of my Fav in the game, you can do the Dempsey role also if u skilled enough.

I'm not familiar with the gaming world, but after watching some videos about Steve Fox on youtube, I do not see anything strange with his body position in his boxing. If there's something unusual, it's that sometimes he uses his right foot to strike, but that's all I've been able to see. So I do not see how he's related to Hawk and his limbo way of punching....

PhaseONE

Sun, 05-31-2009, 11:56 AM

My fault for not being more detailed. Its a defensive counter punch he does in the game so you wouldn't probably seen it on videos online since they probably all show you all his infinite combos and such. Its in there though,while your on the offensive, he leans all the way back and you wouldn't even know its coming, he doesnt do it like hawk where he gatling punchs you like 30 times in that position though.

DarthEnderX

Sun, 05-31-2009, 02:03 PM

Yes, the supernatural thing, the impossible way of fighting etc.

From long ago, this show is exagerated as any shonen show would be, even more in a male fighting anime about boxing.

But I thought they crossed some line with Hawk. I do not see anyone able to puch heavy punches from a limbo position...
I also perfectly understand that Takamura will probably win with his ultra orthodox boxing way of fighting... but even his washing machine way of moving is a too much.When I said supernatural, I was actually referring to Takamura's "running around you so fast I'm essentially in every direction at once" and his "moving so fast I split into 10 doppleganger's to attack you."

I personally didn't have a problem with it, but I could see how people who enjoy the show's basis in reality would be turned off by that.

I always considered this show to be taking place from Ippo's perspective, and I think that's just the animator's way of showing that they are moving on such a higher level than Ippo is currently at.

Marik

Thu, 06-04-2009, 03:15 AM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 22 [C385D5BB].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2022%20%5BC385D5BB%5D.mkv.torrent)

David75

Thu, 06-04-2009, 01:15 PM

That ep was a tad better, they used a different drawing style which at times wasn't bad at all.
Takamura had nice frames.

Marik

Thu, 06-11-2009, 02:57 AM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 23 [800F789D].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2023%20%5B800F789D%5D.mkv.torrent)

DarthEnderX

Thu, 06-11-2009, 11:33 PM

Takamura looks way cooler with his hair messed up. :p

David75

Fri, 06-12-2009, 12:07 AM

Takamura looks way cooler with his hair messed up. :p

Well they actually changed his face specific traits and build too.

I really hope this arc will end soon, because they messed up so much in many ways... now there's someone whishing to kill on a ring...

MFauli

Fri, 06-12-2009, 05:12 AM

the fight is cool and all, but wont this show be over at episode 26? i thought a series should have at least one important fight for the main character at then, ya know :P

Marik

Fri, 06-12-2009, 06:03 AM

but wont this show be over at episode 26?

Dude, don't even remind me. I don't want to see it end. :(

DarthEnderX

Sun, 06-14-2009, 04:47 AM

Dude, don't even remind me. I don't want to see it end. :(Well then you're in luck.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-12/sequel-to-hajime-no-ippo/new-challenger-being-planned

:p

Marik

Sun, 06-14-2009, 04:52 AM

Great! Hopefully we won't have to wait a long time.

Marik

Wed, 06-17-2009, 04:30 AM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 24 [AD85A908].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2024%20%5BAD85A908%5D.mkv.torrent)

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Edit: Wow @ the amount of blood that came out, after he was looking like he was about to hurl.

MFauli

Wed, 06-17-2009, 11:33 AM

wow, that felt SO satisfying when Takamura punched him to the ground when Hawk used his stupid non-boxing move again. so good

Atheist

Wed, 06-17-2009, 12:20 PM

One of the best fights in the series so far!

dragonrage

Thu, 06-18-2009, 10:04 PM

Now that it has come to an end I want to download all of it. And watch it all at once over a weekend or so. Which fansubber would you recommend for the episodes...

Any input would be much appreciated and links if possible...

thank you all in advance.

DrAgE

Marik

Fri, 06-19-2009, 02:23 AM

Frostii would be the best.

http://a.scarywater.net/frostii/

dragonrage

Tue, 06-23-2009, 06:10 PM

Frostii would be the best.

http://a.scarywater.net/frostii/

Thank you good sir, I downloaded it this weekend and had a blast, didn't realize that there was still 2 more episodes to finish up this part of Hajime no ippo.

Cant wait to see that the continuation for this anime is like... I should definitely start reading the manga.

Marik

Tue, 06-23-2009, 08:17 PM

No problem, glad I could help.

DarthEnderX

Fri, 06-26-2009, 03:44 AM

Heh, I wonder if the reason Hawk's punch slipped off was because of the vaseline. :p

Harima Kenji

Fri, 06-26-2009, 04:24 AM

Is Frostii the best because of the speed of the releases, or also quality wise? I've been following the Animebreaker one up till now.

David75

Fri, 06-26-2009, 05:29 AM

Heh, I wonder if the reason Hawk's punch slipped off was because of the vaseline. :p

I had the exact same thought...

MFauli

Fri, 06-26-2009, 11:46 AM

wait, the end of Takamura´s fight was already the last episode?

;-/

Marik

Fri, 06-26-2009, 11:51 AM

No, there's an episode 25 and 26 also. There isn't an english sub of 25 available yet, even though there's a spanish one out.

@Harima Kenji: Quality wise.

Marik

Wed, 07-01-2009, 02:46 PM

[SZN & I-O] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 25 [720p] [FBAF5942].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSZN%20%26%20I-O%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Challenger%20-%2025%5B720p%5D%5BFBAF5942%5D.mkv.torrent)

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lmao @ Itagaki's family. This episode had me cracking up so much..

David75

Wed, 07-01-2009, 03:58 PM

That ep was a failure on so many levels I know think I understand why fansubbers are really slow subbing it...

Marik

Wed, 07-01-2009, 04:04 PM

I was sitting here thinking it was some anime only stuff. I did some searching and it's actually in chapter 415.

David75

Wed, 07-01-2009, 04:07 PM

I was sitting here thinking it was some anime only stuff. I did some searching and it's actually in chapter 415.

Oh, since I do not read the manga I didn't know and didn't care to ask.
I wish they'd forgotten that in fact.
Somehow the takamura part is in line with the guy, the itagaki part was abysmally lame.

DarthEnderX

Thu, 07-02-2009, 03:13 AM

I loled.

One episode left. I wonder what they can bother doing that's gonna mean anything.

Killa-Eyez

Thu, 07-02-2009, 05:10 AM

Takamura: "GLO-PFFFRRRTTT!!!". ROFLMFAO! :o
Too bad we didn't get to see how Hawk handled his defeat. Porlly killed some guys off back in New York..

Marik

Fri, 07-03-2009, 04:39 AM

[SpeedStar] Hajime no Ippo New Challenger - 26 [25A51D5F].mkv (http://a.scarywater.net/speedstar/%5BSpeedStar%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20New%20Chall enger%20-%2026%20%5B25A51D5F%5D.mkv.torrent)

chambers

Fri, 07-03-2009, 08:40 AM

nice last episode shifting the focus back onto ippo, cant wait for the next series... this is 100% the best anime running ATM, IMHO.

I dont know why other animes dont take a leaf out of its book, the breaks make it BETTER adding fillers make them worse...

DarthEnderX

Sat, 07-04-2009, 12:44 AM

Man, best training montage ever.

I don't know why Ippo is so surprised that people can country his Dempsey Roll. Martinez totally disassembled the thing during their spar.

It looks like the old man is training him to come in at varying heights with each pass of the Dempsey Roll.

I dont know why other animes dont take a leaf out of its book, the breaks make it BETTER adding fillers make them worse...Because they aren't making money during the period that it's off the air. And they'd rather a show be profitable, than good.

MasterOfMoogles

Sat, 07-04-2009, 11:23 PM

when is the next season picking up? I'm trying to decide whether or not to read the manga

Pessu

Sun, 07-05-2009, 11:37 AM

when is the next season picking up? I'm trying to decide whether or not to read the manga

I'm a manga reader and i do recommend reading it. Its light years ahead of anime and just as good or even better than the anime.

Marik

Sun, 07-05-2009, 12:23 PM

No one really knows yet, it's only in the planning stages so far. The anime actually skipped 16 chapters, so we'll most likely get an OVA or two first.

Buffalobiian

Sun, 04-03-2011, 11:34 AM

Just marathonned everything. ie the first Hajime no Ippo ep 1 ---> New challenger. Pretty sweet stuff.

I guess my main issue with the series is that they introduce weaknesses or strengths in a series (or even more jarringly - in a fight) only to forget about it, or end up rehashing things again.

Like Takamura supposedly losing his stamina by the 5th round, then smashing out all those moves later.

Or the latest Ippo vs Sendo fight, where Ippo's liver blows crack Sendo's ribs. Since their power is about equal, you'd think Sendo's face blows would brreak something too. Ippo doesn't have a neck like Date to absorb damage.

Basically they make things look equal/negative to increase tension, and then instead of finding a "strategy" around it they just forget and plough through it. Guts.. as they like to put it.

But all in all it was good. New challenger in HD and higher budget was a great welcome. It's weakness for me was Kumi. Her VA completely changed along with her voice. I liked her before as she sounded all cute and innocent - making a rather good match for Ippo's own personality. The new version though.. her maturity is best described as mismatched.

The soundtrack was pure awesome. It probably helped capture the atmosphere and testosterone rushes in New Challenger more so than the first series. Only bad thing about it is its limited number of battle tracks.

DarthEnderX

Sun, 04-03-2011, 12:19 PM

When you have tracks like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Vh8tVPjHk you don't need more than one!

Buffalobiian

Mon, 04-04-2011, 12:39 AM

Now that you mention the Dempsey Roll, that's another prime example of my previous case.

Ippo already had killer punches. The problem he faced before was that he couldn't manoeuvre well enough on defence, and he ended up finding a way that let him dodge and attack at the same time.

In the first match he used it, Ippo was pretty much forced to since that Thai fellow had godly resistance - but the Dempsey made short work of him. It was a killer move.

Fast forward till now, not only did the Dempsey Roll seem less effective as time went by (even before he tried to make it faster), but now it's predictable with its weakness being counters.

It seems to trod on the very reason it was introduced and used. :S

DarthEnderX

Mon, 04-04-2011, 02:29 AM

Well, that manages to seem both shounenesque and realistic at the same time.

On the one hand, as a shounen series goes on, you need new bigger better moves constantly.

On the other hand, these matches are televised. It makes sense that if a boxer whips out a new finishing move, and you know months ahead of time that you'll be facing that boxer next, you should probably be prepared to counter that move.

It's not like a ninja battle where your enemy is a mystery and you have to create counters on the fly.

Buffalobiian

Mon, 04-04-2011, 05:05 AM

On the other hand, these matches are televised. It makes sense that if a boxer whips out a new finishing move, and you know months ahead of time that you'll be facing that boxer next, you should probably be prepared to counter that move.

It's not like a ninja battle where your enemy is a mystery and you have to create counters on the fly.

That's not the issue, this is:

"It seems to trod on the very reason it was introduced and used. :S".

The Dempsey was supposed to be hard to hit, now they're telling us it's actually easy to counter. If we wanted to be realistic, then the earlier form of calling it incomplete because it needed to be executed at a distance was perfect. You can't hit Ippo, but you can stop him by leaning on him.

Giving it a weakness like that is good, but to fundamentally break it makes you wonder why it was even introduced.

The mexican world champion being able to hit Ippo during their spar was supposed to almost humanly impossible.

David75

Mon, 04-04-2011, 06:33 AM

No attack and no defense are perfect.

Dempsey roll is a very old attack, you can wiki if you want, so if it was perfect everyone would use it and boxing would not exist anymore.

It was the perfect attack at the time he used it, regarding his skills of the time and the oponents he had. Then everyone got better and he did too. Everyone also got to decipher the DR and try to specifically train to evade or counter it.
I do not really see any plot hole here.

Last but not least, emphasis is necessary to create passion and breathtaking moments. It's exactly what happens each match, hence some exagerations at times. This is not wrestling, but you do get some exageration nonetheless.

Marik

Fri, 07-19-2013, 10:44 AM

FUCK YES!!!

This year's 34th issue Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Manga is revealing on Wednesday that a third season of the television anime adaptation of George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo (Fighting Spirit) manga has been green-lit. The anime is scheduled to begin airing this fall in Japan. The announcement image reads, “Ippo fights the formidable enemy, Sawamura! Dempsey breaks down!?”

Souce: ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-19/3rd-season-of-hajime-no-ippo-anime-green-lit)

Dark Dragon

Fri, 07-19-2013, 10:49 AM

FUCK YES!!!

Souce: ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-19/3rd-season-of-hajime-no-ippo-anime-green-lit)

Best news so far this week.

MFauli

Fri, 07-19-2013, 02:16 PM

1) oh, we already had 2 seasons? thought it was one

2) fuck whoever is responsible for such a fuck long wait between seasons. i mean ... come on! :/

DarthEnderX

Fri, 07-19-2013, 03:37 PM

I'm surprised they haven't pulled a HxH and started over from the beginning.

David75

Fri, 07-19-2013, 03:48 PM

1) oh, we already had 2 seasons? thought it was one

2) fuck whoever is responsible for such a fuck long wait between seasons. i mean ... come on! :/

2) Just think a little
Manga based anime needs manga material to have something to animate...

MFauli

Fri, 07-19-2013, 04:15 PM

oh, im not following the manga. thought it was a finished series. my apologies then

Belial

Sat, 07-20-2013, 06:23 AM

The manga has 1016+ chapters and the last chapter animated is 420, so it's not a "needs more manga" issue, they can make 100+ episodes with that, and they will probably do only 26 again :(

Been waiting for this announcement ever since it was teased by Takamuras VA, super excited

Marik

Sun, 08-04-2013, 12:19 AM

Hajime no Ippo's 3rd Season Titled 'Rising' (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-03/hajime-no-ippo-3rd-season-titled-rising)

I hope it's longer than 26 episodes. I would like to see it go 52 eps at the very least.

Penner

Sun, 08-04-2013, 09:53 AM

Oh damn, thanks for reminding me, i still haven't seen the second season :P

Any tips for the best sub-group to get it from?

Marik

Sun, 08-04-2013, 10:59 AM

Grab - Hajime no Ippo New Challenger [SZN & I-O] (http://bakabt.me/146816-hajime-no-ippo-new-challenger-szn-i-o.html)

DarthEnderX

Thu, 08-08-2013, 09:32 PM

Instead of watching the second season(or any season for that matter), you could just watch this clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxrTu7fT1FY) 100 times.

It's really all you need to know.

Munsu

Sun, 09-07-2014, 02:19 PM

Well, finally finished watching this season. There wasn't much Ippo focus on it, but it was good. I have to say the Takamura vs. Hawk fight was awesome to see animated. I read the manga, well used to... I'm way behind, but this was one of my favorite fights and seeing it animated was pure awesome.

One thing that is very underrated in the series is how how awesome the comedy is, the author has great comedic timing and the voice actors are great to deliver it properly.

I love comedy, but it's hard to make me laugh, but I don't think there has been a series that has made me laugh as much as Ippo has managed.

In any case, will begin Hajime no Ippo - Rising (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php/22686-Hajime-no-Ippo-Rising) soon.

TwisT

Sun, 09-07-2014, 05:09 PM

Yea i love the comedy. I only remember one other show that could make me laugh that much, and that was Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu. One Piece has good comedy too but not on the level of HnI & FMP.

I just wonder when HnI will show up next. Specially since i haven't read the manga beyond Rising.