Hajime no Ippo

Hajime no Ippo

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

The Fighting!
Fighting Spirit
The Fighting! Ippo
Hajime no Ippo Gaiden: Naniwa Tiger

Japanese

はじめの一歩

English

Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Sep 27, 1989 to ?

Status

Publishing

Source

Rating

Demographics

Shounen

Statistics

Rank

49

Score

8.74

Scored by

38727

Popularity

165

Members

91749

Favorites

7121

External Links

Synopsis

Makunouchi Ippo is a 16-year-old high school student who helps his mother run the family business. His hefty workload impedes 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]

Background

Hajime no Ippo won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1991. As of July 2023, over 100 million copies of the series are in circulation. The series has been published digitally in English as Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! by Kodansha USA through K Manga.

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