Manga: Hajime no Ippo

[BlitzRonin]

Round 741 RAW

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[Honoko]

Who's still keeping up? Ch 742's out by [I-O] (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BIgnition-One%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20742%2B.torrent).

I've always enjoyed the scenes between Kumi and Ippo. And I must wonder... does Takamura really need a finishing blow?

[PSJ]

Round 743 is out. Get it at your usual place.

It starts off in a light and funny mood and finishes very serious.

[Munsu]

You guys stopped reading? Up to chapter 760 is out at the moment. I had stopped reading this series for about a year, just right before the boom of releases by SC and Ignition-One. And man, was it tough to catch up, what a shitload of volumes, near 30.

[Honoko]

I've been keeping up with Ignition-One releases regularly... the discussions here kinda died off so I've been lurking at Dynamite Glove for the past few months. I feel like it's been while since there's been a fight, thought.

Have you caught up to 760, Bud? Or still plowing through them? Don't wanna spoil anything to you by accident =P

[Munsu]

Na' I finished reading 760 this morning... so go ahead and spoil to your heart's content.

[Honoko]

Ch. 762 out.

Damn, I wanna know that little epiphany Ippo just got. I'm rooting for a quick fight with this guy. Ippo needs to move on and start taking on the world :D

[zangetsu]

does anyone know whether there is a sequel after episode 76? it doesn't feel like the series has ended yet.

[Honoko]

does anyone know whether there is a sequel after episode 76? it doesn't feel like the series has ended yet.
Fortunately for you, there's a whole thread dedicated to this in the General Anime section (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?t=3882&highlight=hajime) about the two movies that came out. Unless you were asking about the continuing storyline via the manga. Upon which I would then suggest reading through the first few pages of this thread and/or use the handy search function underneath your personal welcome message.

And since I'm posting here already, ch 772 came out via I-O. We're in the middle of an Ippo fight and I totally want to get it over with and move on. Miyata v. Randy Boy ftw!

[kAi]

Wow, I just read this manga and what an incredible manga, has you hanging on for more each volume and chapter.
This is the only sports manga I've read, I just so happened to have the first few volumes on my HDD and decided to read it when I had nothing to do and caught up to it now.

I hope Miyata challenges Ippo and they say no, haha that would make me laugh, but now I know that this isn't going to happen, as he is fighting to protect his and his fathers fighting style.

I get annoyed sometimes with Ippo's fights as ALL of them except for I think one were hard and went for ages, I would like at least another fight where he absolutely demolishes the opponent.

and upto 776 has been released

[animus]

There was one, I think it was a practice spar versus Itagaki. I might be wrong, I haven't read those older volumes in forever.

[kAi]

I want one in a match, not a spar.

There was one, but I want another, I'm getting tired of him winning but coming out of the fight with more injuries than his opponent.

[Spiegel]

Started out the other day, I am on about episode 38 now and loving the series, I can't wait to watch the next episode every time i finish one. Great, great series.

[Honoko]

Just make sure to pick up the manga after you're done w/ the series ^^v

[DeluxSkillz]

up to ch 789 is out now and what an exciting battle it is, can't wait for the next fix and probably the end of this fight

[Dark Dragon]

is anyone still reading this?

I took like a year break from the series and recently got caught up, things are getting interesting again.

[Death13a]

I am keeping up as they get released. I wander when Ippo will have world rank fight premier?

[FullMetalAlchemist]

I am keeping up as they get released. I wander when Ippo will have world rank fight premier?

i love the manga, but at the rate it's going 10 years from now lol

[Honoko]

Did anyone yell in frustration at the latest chapter or was it just me? Grrr...

[Munsu]

Did anyone yell in frustration at the latest chapter or was it just me? Grrr...
Lol, yeah... chapter 450 right?

It was hilarious though, I laughed quite a bit... also in the previous couple of chapters with Takamura's fight. He's insane.

[Honoko]

Ch. 850, actually. And yeah, it was totally hilarious... except the part where I was ripping through all the pages to see what happens.... and then it doesn't! Agh!

[Munsu]

Well, just caught up to chapter 888...

Who's up to date? Ippo is really getting his ass kicked in this fight, thoroughly being dominated. Hopefully he'll turn it around soon.

[Dark Dragon]

I'm pretty much disgusted with the latest fight. I felt as if the author wrote himself into the corner couldn't figure a way out.

[MasterOfMoogles]

This fight has been pretty terrible. Ippo is just pitiful. Absolutely pitiful.

It looks like he'll try to explain away that Ippo's weak punches were actually doing something, but it's still terrible.

[Munsu]

I'm pretty much disgusted with the latest fight. I felt as if the author wrote himself into the corner couldn't figure a way out.

Isn't that true for pretty much all fights?

[Dark Dragon]

There have been plenty of situation in Ippo where i had to suspend my disbelief. I don't think any of them have even been close to being remotely this bad though.

Unless you meant your comment to be some sort of pun that escaped me.

[Munsu]

There have been plenty of situation in Ippo where i had to suspend my disbelief. I don't think any of them have even been close to being remotely this bad though.

Unless you meant your comment to be some sort of pun that escaped me.
Na', just saying that as far as Ippo is concerned, pretty much all his fights are this way...

Though now I see you may be referring to the opponent's skill-set rather than Ippo getting his ass thoroughly kicked.

[Dark Dragon]

I thought the whole fight with Malcolm Gedoh was ridiculous and this one is far worse. I don't mind the Ippo losing and coming back from behind thing, it's sorta his trademark as cheesy as that may be. I miss the days when author knew how to create a good fight without resorting to using magicians and monkeys as opponent. Lately Ippo had become a type of villain of the week (6 months?) series.

Also, i know he wanted to build Woli up to be an amazing fighter. Having him treat Ippo like an amateur, however is not the way to go about it. Ippo is suppose to be this awesome fighter that only loss to a man that went toe to toe with the world champ. This entire fight is Ippo being owned by this kid who is just talented. It pretty much destroy the whole concept of hard work that he's been building. Even if Ippo win this fight, it'll just pretty much be a fluke at this point.

[Munsu]

Well, time for the comeback, here's 889:
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=123130

[Death13a]

Even lite taps are going to work on a person that avoids all damages.

[Munsu]

That's why the jab is so effective, and why little sister can leave my arm numb with her weak punches after a while.

[Munsu]

Here's 890:
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=124233

I really liked this chapter, just a slugfest with no special techniques or any of that shit.

[toonice714]

890 is out. And takamura couldn't have said it better

[Munsu]

Here's 891, and he got saved by the bell... and Iron Fist:
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=125584

[toonice714]

893 is out on onemanga. all i can say is THANK GOD!!! idk how i endure reading this from what feels like month to month

[Zhan]

894 is out on onemanga as well

[toonice714]

The chapters are up to 902 now is anyone still following this manga? Now that OM is shut down, is westproboards the only reliable place to get these chapters

[mage]

or you can just go straight to the source...

http://www.confusticated.com/ignition-one/Hajime_no_Ippo/001/01/1100/1/

[Kenco]

Not sure if anyone is still following this but I picked it up and I'm catching up while reading the new chapters. I'm enjoying it so far!

Why do I get the feeling that Ippo is either going to kill this guy (or severely hurt), or maybe on the opposite end he might go crazy in the beginning and wear himself out.

If it has to be the later one, I'm hoping that he gets the "ecstasy" eyes that Brian Hawk had in his fight.

[toonice714]

I dunno if anyone has been reading this since mangastream picked this up. Is there a spoiler warning on this room or is it implied b/c its about the manga?

[NeoCybercoin]

Only recently began following it...don't feel like reading hundreds of chapters. But now I am like' COME ON...FIGHT ALREADY!".
So he is either going apeshit on him and win..or go apeshit on him and lose.

[Kenco]

Only recently began following it...don't feel like reading hundreds of chapters. But now I am like' COME ON...FIGHT ALREADY!".
So he is either going apeshit on him and win..or go apeshit on him and lose.

I would highly recommend going back to reading all those chapters. I got so into it that the chapters really flew by quickly (though it took a while, I enjoyed it).

I was hoping to see some action but I guess next chapter Ippo shoots out like a bullet and goes "apeshit," or eats a massive counter to the face.

[toonice714]

i see ippo losing this one. I just think he is either gonna do this in the first round or get some crazy jitters and mess it up...

[dragonrage]

Update: we are now up to Chapter 972, enjoy.

hajime no ippo 972 (http://www.mangareader.net/hajime-no-ippo/972)

[Kensee]

Update: Turning point, I feel bad for those 2.


Hajime no Ippo 977 (http://www.mangareader.net/hajime-no-ippo/977)

[toonice714]

Maybe there will be new fighters to join kamogawa gym and they can be seconds. I mean they did all they could up to now. Aoki and kimura never had too many interesting fights. Aoki's fights were almost always comic relief. Kimura had a close fight with mashiba but aside from that not too many interesting bouts. It is still going to be sad to see them go

[Kensee]

Hajime no Ippo 979 (http://www.mangareader.net/hajime-no-ippo/979)

Balls.

[toonice714]

I really hope the next couple of chapters reveal vorg sendo or mashiba. Anybody would be great as long as it isn't anyone from the kamogawa gym. Things are really slowing down. Looks like there is going to be more dick jokes on the horizon and it would be nice to get a peek at what other fighters are doing

[toonice714]

Not sure if anybody here is still keeping up with this but 989 is out. Bumping anyways

[Kensee]

Not sure if anybody here is still keeping up with this but 989 is out. Bumping anyways

Really unsure if anyone is following this other than a select few but chapter 999 is out. I'm enjoying the Vorg fight, but it looks like hes going to pull off an upset win. Not sure how other than him going for the body several times then faking and connecting right to the head.

[toonice714]

I hope he wins just so sends and ippo fight more world level fights. I mean ippo has that match against mexico's #2 contender. That should be an impossible fight for him unless he gets some different experience or training. It's becoming more and more apparent that he can't just slug out these next couple fights.
Also kudos to the berserk mangaka's rendition of takamura

[Janice]

Also kudos to the berserk mangaka's rendition of takamura
I totally want that poster on my wall

[LaZie]

Chapter 1007 is out.

I'm glad this fight is finally over. It lasted way too many chapters.

[toonice714]

Man I know this manga isn't widely popular but there's like 6 raw chapters out....1010 to like 1014 is out. This seems like the chapters are goin great but it looks like ippo's power is coming in to question

[LaZie]

Supposedly after that spar with Sendo, everyone knew Ippo was losing it.

[toonice714]

Yeah maybe the amount of hits he's taking are proving to be too much. Also it seems like coach kamogowa(sp?) doesn't have much for ippo to learn. Maybe takamura will take over...it seems like he has more and more scenes where his advice overshadows the coach. He is more mature when in comes to boxing and he does do a lot of his own training. Maybe one day he will be more suited to step in as a corner man as the series progresses

[neflight86]

It appears now that Ippo's half-hearted resolve of only wanting to minimize damage and make it out safe for his mother's sake is a liability.

Methinks this ark will be about solidifying what Ippo's definition of the 'strength' he seeks is. That's long overdue in my opinion, and the perfect way to segway into this series's final focus of the world stage.

[LaZie]

Chapter 1021 is out.

I kinda wished they would skip the undercard fights and go straight to Ippo's fight!

[toonice714]

1025 is out and it's gettin thick!! This fight started in 5th GEAR!! Get some Imai!!

[LaZie]

Chapter 1035 is out.

Nice to see Ippo looking like a world class fighter for once.

[toonice714]

I'm glad he isn't getting knocked around by a punch that surprised him. For once he came out looking good after a high level exchange. Great progression for ippo. Maybe we might see a decision win or the first win or loss by decision. I think it will be the first time one of ippo's fights goes to the 12th without a KO

[toonice714]

I'd if anyone still keeps up with this but 1054 is out and I think this will be the first dominating loss ippo might take.....doesn't look like the Dempsey roll is gonna save him :-/

[neflight86]

It looks to me like a "perfect storm" is brewing for his comeback KO since he hasn't used dempsy roll during this fight yet (surprisingly I didn't notice until they mentioned it) along with Gonzalez switching to his preferred style at the same time.

If it allows Ippo to win after that whooping he's been taking; quite frankly being out boxed, that will not bode well for his title fight afterwords, as Martenez makes no mistakes, is caught off guard by nothing, and has the stamina to see his fights through.

Unfortunately, this fight has shown that by and large, Ippo is still the underdog and the challenger. It is going to kind of hurt if he pulls a surprise win out of luck for a fight with the stakes this high. I feel it would lend to the notion that Ippo is still an incomplete boxer in spite of his accomplishments. If that is the case, the author is going to have a very challenging task indeed convincing me of such in a satisfactory manner.

[toonice714]

Honestly I would prefer ippo lose then refine a new type of technique instead of a one trick pony of fundamentals and power. It would be nice to see ippo as a hybrid type but it's simply just not in his character or fighting style. Honestly he is forced to play chess with a more clever and experienced fighter. Now back when it was more local that was fine, however these world class fighters have learned subtle tricks to rack points and frustrate opponents into second guessing there skills.

[Janice]

Looks like Ippo is going to win via his opponent's stupid character flaw, not from his own skills. I would love to see the Dempsey Roll get completely shut down and Ippo have to build himself back up. If he wins, he'll be next in line for Martinez, and if he's struggling this much against the #2, how will he beat the champion, who's a better version of Gonzalez?

[neflight86]

1069 is out.

Best development in YEARS is his second real loss and the start of his next stage of growth as a boxer. Not to mention that at the rate he was going, there would be no opportunity for Takamura to get/try for more Belts.

[neflight86]

1202 is out.

Did not see that coming. Ippo's journey in boxing comes to a sudden and tragic end. Looks like he'll just have to be satisfied with finding out "what it means to be strong", instead of becoming champion, though he's never said aloud that that's what he wanted. I'm genuinely depressed reading the end of this fight. His accumulated damage has been hinted at for the last few fights (years), and this is not unrealistic given how he fought all this time, but I guess... I wanted my friend Ippo to succeed on the world stage.

Eyes dried and looking forward to the next development! Will the story wrap up now, or will the focus shift to remaining boxers? Or is there some hope against hope of Ippo's return? Doubtful, but at this point, no matter what it is, I gotta see it through.

[Janice]

Very depressing chapter. I don't know what could come of this. Maybe Morikawa is not able to continue with the series.

[neflight86]

1216 is out

Don't tease me like this, Morikawa! These last few chapters have gone from Ippo's acceptance of his retirement to suggesting he might need to go back into the ring, unable to live without boxing. It is even driven home that his symptoms have subsided, and he is still plenty enough in shape to compete. Will him being a second serve as the segway to getting back in the ring, like Kumi fears?

Also deliberately absent are the coach and Takamura. Looking forward to what happens next!