Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

[Munsu]

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...r-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/3...po?tab=summary
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/5...po?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]

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]

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

[neflight86]

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]

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]

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

[Munsu]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Marik]

[Animebreaker]​ Hajime​ no​ Ippo~New​ Challenger~01

Torrents - 720p - 400p | MegaUpload - HD - SD

First episode released.

[Munsu]

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]

How were the subs?

[Munsu]

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]

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

[Marik]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.