About Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo is an epic series about boxers and the challenges they face in and outside of the ring. Ippo Makunouchi was never popular in school and was constantly
being picked on. One fateful day he met a professional boxer by the name of Takamura Mamoru. Takamura shows Ippo what it is like to be a
boxer and from that day on Ippo realized that boxing might be the answer to his life-long question of, "What is it to be strong?"
To put how much I've enjoyed Hajime no Ippo over the years into words would be rather difficult. I can start by saying that although this series is about boxing, it really shines as a comedy. The mixture of action, fighting, and humor is really amazing. There is tons of character development to the point that even without the main character, Ippo, this series could still succeed. I've seen a lot of anime series and one thing that works great in all of them are rivalries. In Hajime no Ippo you get a new rival for every match since boxing is very personal - one on one. Aside from highly recommending this series to anyone who enjoys anime (even if you're not into boxing), I can say, without hesitation that this series is one of the best out there.
View Hajime no Ippo Manga Online
Hajime no Ippo has been not yet been licensed. Please support the English version if you enjoy this series.
Current Status:
· Next Update: Volume
1-12 on 8/28
· Rotating Volume: 1-78+
· Length: 78+ Volumes (On-Going)
Downloads:
Volume 65
· Volume 66
· Volume 67
· Volume 68
· Volume 69
· Volume 70
· Volume 71
· Volume 72
· Volume 73
· Volume 74
· Volume 75
· Volume 76
· Volume 77
· Volume 78
· Purchase Anime DVDs
Want the latest? (For everything after Volume 78)
· Ch 744-753, 754-763, 764-773, 774-783, 784-793, 794-803
· Chapter 804
· Chapter 805
· Chapter 806
· Chapter 807
· Chapter 808
· Chapter 809
· Chapter 810
· Chapter 811
· Chapter 812
· Chapter 813
· Chapter 814
· Chapter 815
· Chapter 816
· Chapter 817
· Chapter 818
· Chapter 819 New! Added 8/20/2008
Extras:
· Hajime no Ippo Gaiden Chapter 1 New! Added 7/23/2008
· Preview Anime Here
· Read Anime Review
· Discuss on Message Forum
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· One Piece
· Real
· Slam Dunk
· Vagabond
Support Official Release
Actually, Hajime no Ippo doesn't have an English license just yet. That is why I'll go ahead and promote the English Region 1 DVD release. Hajime no Ippo has been licensed
under Geneon
under the title "Fighting Spirit" (instead of Hajime no Ippo). It's rare for an anime series to
be just as good as the manga, but Hajime no Ippo pulls off this feat. I thoroughly enjoyed the anime series as much as the manga. In fact because obviously the anime has more features than the manga
(sound, moving animation) I found I enjoyed the anime a bit more than the manga. Of course the anime ends around volume 31 (and the OVA/Specials end at volume 35) so there is a ton of
more material in the manga. But still, the anime is great and entertaining. The original Japanese voices (especially Ippo, Takamura, and Aoki) really make the characters, well for lack of a
better term, have more character.
I get asked this a lot: "When will Hajime no Ippo's manga be licensed in English?" Unfortunately I have no answer to this. It will happen when it does. It's a shame that this series hasn't been picked up. It seems with each
new Japanese volume that the English release looks farther and farther away. Let's face, Hajime no Ippo is a beast. With over 76 volumes it might be too big of an investment for
an English release. Lots of man hours, money, and time would be needed to release that many volumes, which in my opinion is the reason it hasn't been licensed yet. Though it's a long shot, I feel if you support Geneon and their English DVD release there might be a better chance of
Hajime no Ippo manga being licensed.
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Information & Rotation
The manga scans you will find on this site are ones created by fans. They are not scanned versions of the licensed English versions. On the topic of licensed manga series, I do host licensed series unlike many sites that take down manga scans when they get licensed.
I feel that showcasing the series actually helps in sales. I usually do not host entire series (usually just the beginning or latter volumes) so people tend to purchase the actual graphic novels when they find out how good they are.
As for the fansubbed manga scans, they are created by manga scanlation groups. You can get a full list of groups over at Manga Jouhou. These groups create these fansubs for the fans - I simply distribute
them online. Within each series you will certainly see information pertaining to the groups that created the manga scans. Please support the groups by visiting their web site or mIRC channel.
At Spectrum Nexus we try to offer viewers a wide variety of manga series.
For that reason I have implemented a
manga rotation. Certain long series, such as Hajime no Ippo
(well over 80 volumes long), are under this manga rotation scheme because I can't host
all of the volumes at once. The rotation
consists of showing a set amount of volumes, then every Monday or Thursday they will
rotate out and in will come a new batch. I have found this helps on the
servers and allows me to keep this site up without ever asking for donations.
