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Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
i caught up on the manga over the last 2-3 weeks after falling off of it around 2005ish

got hit by a loving mac truck with the sudden appearance of samsung galaxy phones

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Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
Also Miguel is probably the worst trainer in the series because he was putting up Wally as a sacrifice to the boxing gods, literally burning the kid up at the altar

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
Are you saying that Ricardo wouldn't have taken apart that bear with solid fundamentals

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
morikawa please use these breaks to go to other places in the world

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug

MonsterEnvy posted:

Yeah I get the impression he actually went and visited Mexico which is why he was willing to depict it.

not sure why he cares, it's not like all these other manga artists care if they're accurate

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
I just would've assumed that he would take a trip to Vegas or something.

Also next chapter is out 1/17 apparently

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
Coral reef head's coach: "He brought a pistol to the ring, but..."

*Panel shows Mashiba's flickers juxtaposed with a dragunov*

"...he brought a SNIPER RIFLE!!!"

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
He didn't even finish his sentence

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug

No Wave posted:

I hope going forwards rosario keeps his hat on forever.


M'ashiba

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
So in this world we have iPhones, Twitter, and gang members wear fedoras

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
People lining up to fight ippo in the hopes they get the poo poo beat out of them so they can be world champ

Edit: but also, wouldn't Mashiba winning the belt continue the theme of Ippo being The Velvet Underground of international boxing

Kunabomber fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Feb 21, 2024

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
Just recently finished reading Katsu and there's something to be said about not depicting every fight and finishing up the "main rival" storyline without needing to take the MC into the world stage "on screen", it's kinda implied that they'll get there but the major character/emotional storylines are wrapped up by the end

Adachi sucks at fight scenes tho

Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
Just realized the absurdity of stating that adachi moves quicker than any other mangaka

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Kunabomber
Oct 1, 2002


Pillbug
Final chapter is a time skip with retired Ippo heading off into the rising sun on the family boat with kumi shoreside holding his son waving him off, and a pan shot over articles about his epic fight with Martinez that we never got to see, and the article doesn't detail who won. Then a news bulletin on tv warns about a sudden impending storm

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