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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!
French: Ippo


Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Sep 27, 1989 to ?
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Sports Sports
Theme: Combat Sports Combat Sports
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Authors: Morikawa, George (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #502
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Popularity: #169
Members: 87,585
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Both series follow protagonists who were unexpectedly thrusted into the world of boxing and discovers a passion for it. The protagonists have natural talent for the sport and carry a "never give up" mentality. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
Both stories center around a male character and his quest to become a better boxer. Ashita no Joe is in my opinion a must read if you love manga (especially if you like sports manga). 
reportRecommended by Darkbow
Known for their hardcore nature in the boxing world, Hajime no Ippo and Rikudo crafts a story about fighting and triumph. Both series focuses on a main protagonist who becomes a boxer in the ring. However, they face many obstacles and starts off as an underdog against their adversaries. With time and hard work, they work their way up the ladder and become stronger each chapter. Hajime no Ippo is a very character driven story with its unique ability to tell stories inside the ring. Rikudo also focuses a lot on characterization including some of the grim nature of the main protagonist's background life. 
reportRecommended by Stark700
Both these serialisations feature a male protagonist who gradually becomes stronger and more confident as a result of persitent training and strong will. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
In both of these shounen titles, we follow the journey of the male protagonist and their foray into the sport of boxing. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
similar path of development of the protagonist through the story, very resembling minor characters and kind of humor 
reportRecommended by shithousnik
The Breaker and Hajime no Ippo takes a main character who essentially starts out as an Average Joe but presents them with opportunities to challenge themselves. Chronicling their journey, we get a guy who defies odds and makes a name in their world. Throughout both series, they face off against powerful adversaries that truly tests the limits of their abilities. At the same time, they form relationships with others with a variety of feelings ranging from rivalries, antagonistic, brotherly, and even romantic. Both series can be described as an action packed tale to tell. 
reportRecommended by Stark700
-Colorful characters -Epic scale -Hilarious comedy -Lots of machismo -Great characterization 
reportRecommended by sunup
Two great sports works, both have great characters, good comedy, engaging history and represent their respective sports very well. 
reportRecommended by BrunoGohan7
Both series feature protagonists who discovers their passion for a sport; boxing in Hajime no Ippo and tennis in Baby Steps. Both highlight a journey of hard work, failure, success and laughs as the titles of the two series allude. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
Both the main characters are originally weak, and were bullied at the start of both of these mangas, but then they found strength in a sport that they each love playing. Hajime no Ippo being about Boxing, and Eyeshield 21 being about football. They gradually become better at their respective sports and they each overcome their own fears in order to achieve their goals. 
reportRecommended by Keita-Kun5
A tale chronicling the life of a fighter. Both series revolves around a main character who sets foot into a world where he meets adversaries who truly tests the limits of their abilities in fighting. They face struggles both physically and internally but is able to adapt. Throughout both series, they prove their worth as an underdog who slow climbs their way to the top and earns the respect of their rivals. Expect high doses of action inside the ring with intensity. 
reportRecommended by Stark700
There is quite a strong degree of action and characterization for Teppu and Hajime no Ippo. Both series has a protagonist who gets into a competitive sport that involves plenty of action in the ring. Although their personality aren't similar, they do develop unique relationships with other characters. Their storytelling can also be relatable not just for the main characters but also becomes of their connections with others. Recommended for any fans of sports manga. 
reportRecommended by Stark700
Both do a good job of keeping fights realistic yet still enjoyable, as well as explaining the science and methodology behind certain moves and techniques. While HnI focuses only boxing, Holyland depicts various martial arts in street fights, such as judo, karate, boxing. 
reportRecommended by eNyoron
Imagine what would have happened if Ippo from HnI was not a super naive mother's boy who remains a virgin even after reaching boxing fame but was actually the complete opposite. The result is the male lead of Shamo, a psychopath jailed as a juvenile for murder of his parents and later on a serial rapist who puts on boxing gloves. Be prepared for a chaotic, raw, sick sense of pleasure and pain as you accompany the character through his crazy journey as an outlier. 
reportRecommended by arimakenshin
Ballroom e Yookoso and Hajime no Ippo start off with a similar premise. They are both the bullied kid, and get saved by a professional sportsman (in Ippo, boxing, in Ballroom, it's a ballroom dancer). They both watch videos of said professional and want to be a pro themselves. The professional then assigns them an impossible task for beginners, and waits for them to fail... Only to be pleasantly surprised when show guts and determination and succeed. While I've seen most of the Ippo anime, I have only started reading Ballroom E Yookoso so I can't guarantee they will be similar in the end. But the   
reportRecommended by arashi-chan12
Both titles revolve around male protagonists who develop a passion for a sport (boxing in Hajime no Ippo and karate in Hanza Sky). We follow their development which is often showcased through the natural sequence of training and competitive participation. 
reportRecommended by radiantfire
Both sports manga that follow the journey of a character who originally knows nothing about the sport, but have a special talent for it (Ippo’s strength gained from his work on the fishing boat. /// Robo’s robotic personality and precision trained unknowingly in youth). They start as noobs, but have talents and perseverance that allows them to aim for a higher level of competition later on.  
reportRecommended by MayDay_77