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The saddest part of Hajime no Ippo for me is how Ippo's mom, who worked so hard to take care of him, won't go to his fights because she doesn't want to see him get hit and yet Ippo does nothing to avoid being a punching bag for his opponents because he's too hard-headed and only knows one way to box. She'll never see him in the ring 
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May 31, 2011 21:55
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She could've gone to the fight right before Takamura's world title match, iirc Ippo just Dempsey rolled up on him and ended it without taking any damage.
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May 31, 2011 22:07
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Tezcatlipoca posted:He beat Sendo very early in both of their pro careers so it doesn't mean much when one of them is fighting against other top competitors and the other is fighting Japanese cans. Miyata and Ippo never officially fought so their sparring session at the beginning of the manga wouldn't count towards either of their records or ranking. Well obviously I know that but the fact of the matter is, he's clearly loving ready to give up the title defenses for the umpteenth time. Moving on to 'the world' would only realistically pit him against like 5 new competitors because in HnI barely anyone moves weight classes like, ever it seems
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May 31, 2011 22:09
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tbp posted:Well obviously I know that but the fact of the matter is, he's clearly loving ready to give up the title defenses for the umpteenth time. Moving on to 'the world' would only realistically pit him against like 5 new competitors because in HnI barely anyone moves weight classes like, ever it seems Moving on to 'the world' would require Morikawa to actually move the plot.
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May 31, 2011 23:39
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DoubleDonut posted:Moving on to 'the world' would require Morikawa to actually move the plot. Its just nonsense. Like honestly the man cannot enjoy writing this anymore why not move it on
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Centzon Totochtin posted:The saddest part of Hajime no Ippo for me is how Ippo's mom, who worked so hard to take care of him, won't go to his fights because she doesn't want to see him get hit and yet Ippo does nothing to avoid being a punching bag for his opponents because he's too hard-headed and only knows one way to box. She'll never see him in the ring If it wasn't for Morikawa repeatedly making everyone say "Wow, he's an amazing boxer" you could just say he's an amazingly bad boxer. He er Yeah!
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Jun 1, 2011 02:25
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Do you guys have any actual favorite parts of the manga, from way back before this bullshit? The scene where Takamura punched out that bear always sticks out in my mind as one of the best moments for him. Especially when he went into the ring in his next fight wearing the bear skin with the giant claw scars on his chest. It's exactly the kind of poo poo he would be bragging about. I'm surprised he hasn't really mentioned it since. There was one scene like 700 chapters ago when Ippo called Kumi at home to try to invite her out, and Ryu was there, trying to find out who she was talking to. She wouldn't give up the phone, so in the next panel, he drops into his hitman stance and it looks like he takes a swing at her, but he just uses the motion to snatch the phone out of her hand. I bust out laughing that that scene when I first read it, but I haven't ever tried to look for it again.
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I liked both Takamura championship fights, but a moment that's not probably as popular for others is when Vorg stayed with Ippo and trained at Kamogawa's Gym for a while. I've always liked Vorg, and he had to deal with losing that fight to Sendo in a really close (and perhaps wrong) decision, had to go back to Russia, lost his mom... the guy's been through a lot. And I guess that Broccoli-Man poo poo with Aoki. Pretty much anytime Takamura fucks with people.
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Jun 2, 2011 00:53
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I liked when Ippo trained by driving logs into an embankment with a sledgehammer. I have no idea if that would actually be useful for training, but it was pretty neat.
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Jun 2, 2011 01:07
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Highest Cactus posted:Do you guys have any actual favorite parts of the manga, from way back before this bullshit? 
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Jun 2, 2011 01:14
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I think the best part of Ippo will always been when he used the Dempsey roll to get the Japanese Title.
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Jun 2, 2011 01:39
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Cat Machine posted:Holy poo poo I forgot all about the Kamogawa arc. That was pretty awesome. I really hope it gets animated at some point.
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Jun 2, 2011 02:02
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Cat Machine posted:This and the Bryan Hawk fight are probably the best.
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Jun 2, 2011 03:17
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My favorite part of the manga was Ippo tricking Sawaura with the dempsey and putting his fist through his skull. The Hawk fight is second place.
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KidDynamite posted:This and the Bryan Hawk fight are probably the best. Honestly though the first volume up to the spar with Miyata still gets me incredibly pumped for boxing.
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Jun 2, 2011 03:28
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The Hawk fight is one of my favorite storylines in any medium. It's written pretty much perfectly.
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This page is like looking through the old family photo album and aww look how cute the dog was when we got him now his bladder doesn't work too well and he has that skin condition and we're probably going to have to put him out of his misery one of these days
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Rei_ posted:They've been telling us that he's going to get punched in the face for HOW many months? I mean jesus christ this was the most telegraphed punch in the history of the universe. Pretty sure we've known about this poo poo since Sanada's fight. Not to mention Vorg actually loving did it to him once, only he didn't even throw the punch, he just sort of let Ippo ram himself into it. Admittedly, that was the Dempsey Roll specifically but his rush-duck-PUNCH pattern is virtually the same thing. And what the gently caress ever happened to his super-duper NEW Dempsey Roll? The one where he keeps his momentum without needing the figure-eight weave? They spent like five chapters talking about how it was evolving, but that was god only knows how long ago and then it just sort of disappeared. Probably because the Woli fight was coma-inducing, but still.
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Just change the manga so its about Vorg or Sendo and whoever is picked make the other their rival. Might help things.
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WeaponBoy posted:Pretty sure we've known about this poo poo since Sanada's fight. Not to mention Vorg actually loving did it to him once, only he didn't even throw the punch, he just sort of let Ippo ram himself into it. Admittedly, that was the Dempsey Roll specifically but his rush-duck-PUNCH pattern is virtually the same thing. I figure Mashima couldn't figure out a decent upgrade and spent some time being vague before dropping the idea entirely. Alternately, he has a specific opponent in mind for Ippo to use it on, but that would mean he has a halfway decent story idea but keeps delaying it for years of filler.
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http://somemanga.com/manga/Hajime_no_Ippo/938/ Really ... at least the neck twist would have been clever, actually now I think Ippo is probably like a stegosaurus and has a second brain in his crotch which kicks in when he's countered. Alkaiser fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Jun 4, 2011 |
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Obviously, he was able to survive that counter because his brain works on a fishing boat and has excellent balance  Seriously though, what a loving cop-out.
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THERE IS NO TENSION IF YOUR MAIN CHARACTER IS INVINCIBLE
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As poor as the action has been, I'll admit, I'm kinda excited that stuff is actually happening. Sure, it' retarded that he pretty much shrugged that hit off, but now we've covered Takamura premonition and advice, so this could be a one hit K.O to end the match.
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Alkaiser posted:http://somemanga.com/manga/Hajime_no_Ippo/938/ 
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He's going Bleach mode, sucks to read week by week, awesome to read when you have 10 volumes in a row. Yeah, that's what i'll tell myself
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tazman posted:THERE IS NO TENSION IF YOUR MAIN CHARACTER IS INVINCIBLE I think at this point this manga is more fun if you imagine what will happen instead of the canned BURNING SPIRIT crap, like Ippo stands back up, throws this monster punch and Hisato just counters him again. And then you get depressed the next week.
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Jun 4, 2011 07:08
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This is just loving stupid now.
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How much water can two people possibly sweat in a ten-second exchange?
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McNerd posted:How much water can two people possibly sweat in a ten-second exchange?  
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Jun 4, 2011 07:30
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Ippo has a HUGE D*NG
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This is so loving boring. If a perfect counter (in a manga were counters are the most powerful technique) done by a guy who is supposed to be 2 divisions higher can not even make Ippo fall down then what's the point?
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Ippo just really loves boxing
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Jun 4, 2011 08:57
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Maybe from the point of this punch onwards, it will be like Dallas Season 8. He will wake up in a few hundred chapters and realise it was all a coma dream.
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trucutru posted:This is so loving boring. If a perfect counter (in a manga were counters are the most powerful technique) done by a guy who is supposed to be 2 divisions higher can not even make Ippo fall down then what's the point?
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If challengers aren't just bringing guns to the matches at this point what the hell is the point of any of this?
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What are your favorite funny chapters? I re-read the one where they go to the beach, and Takamura feels up Tomiko and then gets dragged into the sea. That was unreasonably funny
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So we're up to like...1 punch every 2 chapters or so?
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Fabricated posted:So we're up to like...1 punch every 2 chapters or so? Morikawa has just been storing his power for a huge explosion of plot.
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Kweh posted:Ippo has a HUGE D*NG This is it! This is the secret! Not drawn was Ippo's HUGE, MASSIVE PENIS becoming erect as he fell and propping him up! You can't knock out a tripod! This loving manga...
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