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Since no one in the Hajime no Ippo anime thread is making a manga discussion thread, I decided to make one for you! Now everyone in the anime thread can browse it without pages of unmarked manga spoilers! here is a brief summary blatantly stolen from wikipedia! Ippo Makunouchi is a very shy high school student who never had the time to make friends because he was always busy helping his mother with the family charter boat fishing business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa got into the habit of picking on him. On one particular day these bullies decided to give him a rather serious beating, but a middle-weight professional boxer who was passing by stopped the bullies and took the injured Ippo to the Kamogawa Gym, owned by retired boxer Genji Kamogawa, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Mamoru Takamura, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo's talent for boxing. After that incident, Ippo started his regular training and began his path in Japan's professional boxing. The story focuses heavily on character development, even during the matches something is learned about the fighters. Ippo and his friendly rivalry with Miyata is the main draw in the early part of the series. That later changes to Ippo's path towards the Japanese Featherweight Championship and eventually the world championship. Along the way we are given glimpses into the other side character's pasts, motivations, relationships to others and current boxing trials. Apparently the manga is well over 800 chapters and has been running for just about 20 years now. It can be found here. For the record I have never actually read a single page of the manga, and I cant go digging around for any humorous images because I don't want to spoil the anime for myself. Feel free to have the thread closed and make a better OP yourself!  If you enjoyed the anime and you would like to start reading the manga, chapter 399 is where the anime ends. thanks Guyver!
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Soth posted:Needs more pictures, words and possibly homosexual undertones between Miyata and Ippo. I'll put them in the OP if you can find some. 
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Feb 25, 2009 04:58
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Hey guys I guess I might update the OP to help out those who watched the show but don't know where to start in the manga. What chapter does the takamura/hawk fight end? I think I would also like to read this but I would rather start where the anime left off.
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Aug 4, 2009 22:00
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Honest Thief posted:that's it, gently caress this manga, off it goes to the pile of every other shounen title who overstayed it's welcome well 21 years... it had a good run
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Jan 18, 2010 02:28
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Ippo has a huge penis what a weirdo!!!
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Jan 18, 2010 07:16
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So, seeing as the manga went downhill, are you going to remember ippo for the woli fight or for the better times?
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Jan 24, 2010 23:28
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It is obviously his stand.
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Mar 29, 2010 06:22
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scottish men in anime wear mini-kilts and thigh-high boots
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Apr 18, 2010 03:51
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Jedah posted:Well played sir, well played. I hope they can recover from hurricane Ippo.
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May 26, 2010 05:36
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tbp posted:I can truthfully see this as the last move before he goes onto the world, though. Or the OPBF. Or wherever, but I think we're finally done with these tedious fights after this, because isn't this the first title defense since he became the 'unofficial' OPBF champion? How many times have you said this... (to yourself)
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Dec 22, 2010 07:50
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frabba posted:Off topic, but I was watching an old Manny Pacquiao fight and I realized it was in Korakuen Hall. Then I was all No this was actually a good thing because Pac owns.
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Jan 17, 2011 19:56
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because Japanese burning spirit did not triumph.
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Ippo's one and only weakness... HE HAS A HGUE DONG!!!
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Feb 27, 2011 00:36
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You guys do this before every fight.
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Apr 1, 2011 04:54
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Guys he is just looking like that because this is the first time he has ever killed a man.
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Apr 13, 2011 05:26
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I have hope, its going to be 12 chapters of a face-off and then ippo punches him so hard he dies with 1 hit
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May 14, 2011 21:57
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Ippo has a HUGE D*NG
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Jun 4, 2011 08:00
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tbp posted:Ugh this post is almost as unfunny as the recurring joke its lampooning Look Ippo's huge penis is the only thing keeping this manga up.
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Jun 5, 2011 21:25
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wait guys i wasnt paying attention what happened to ippos opponent?
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Jun 28, 2011 16:10
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logger posted:After the last match: Someone should edit the manga with these lines because lol
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Jun 29, 2011 10:29
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Sir Lucius posted:I predict in the next chapter Ippo will nail Kumi and street fight Miyata. 20 years of plot packed into 1 chapter.
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Jul 11, 2011 07:59
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Oh no Takamura is going to kill Kumi before Ippo can kiss her 
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Jul 17, 2011 00:11
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Rename this one and redo the op? General punchsport manga thread? I know Zorak prefers less megathreads, but these mangas have pretty slow discussion. Hey man feel free to make a new thread, I don't actually read many sports manga, I originally  made this so people would stop posting about manga spoilers in the Ippo anime thread.
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Dec 29, 2011 17:30
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There should be, this is the manga discussion thread.
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Mr. Deathy posted:No one ever did make a thread for the new anime, did they? I want to watch it really bad but I still need to wait for my group of friends who watched the previous seasons with me. No man gets left behind but since we all have conflicting schedules...
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