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The manga, written by Jyoji Morikawa, has been running since 1989, spans more than 80 volumes and is currently one of the longest manga series ever. From October 2000 to March 2002, a 76-episode anime adaptation, titled ''Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting Spirit'' ran on the Nippon TV Network. One TV movie, ''Champion Road'', and an OVA, ''Kimura v. Mashiba'', were aired soon after.
On January 6, 2009, the second season, titled ''Hajime No Ippo: The New Challenger'', started airing on the Nippon TV Network and ran for 26 episodes.
Ippo, Takamura and friends appear in the [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] game, [[Sunday VS Magazine Shuuketsu Choujou Daikessen]].
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* [[Cherry Tapping]] - Takamura during his last match before taking on the world, beating the #2 ranked Japanese middleweight with only his left hand. Someone in the crowd said "Only his left... good god." that pretty much summed it up.
* [[Chick Magnet]] - Hayami, so much. And he has the [[Instant Fanclub]] to prove it! Also, Miyata to a degree.
** Miyata sure counts, because [[Celibate Hero|he couldn't care less]] who's [[
* [[Clueless Chick Magnet]] - This trope couldn't ask for a better poster boy than Ippo.
* [[Combat Commentator]] - Aside from the ringside commentators during the fights, the Kamogawa Gym boxers usually keep a running conversation about the fight. Sometimes, former opponents provide commentary.
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* [[Foe Yay]] - Ippo and Miyata. Ippo looks up to Miyata and knows virtually all his fight records and details. Poor Kumi has never inspired such devotion. Lampshaded by Ippo's gymmates, who often joke that Ippo is "gay for Miyata."
** The fact that Ippo never retorts anything when other characters talk about his "lover", his "boyfriend" or how he "fell for him" doesn't help either
** Some [[Yaoi Fangirl
* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]] - The four main boxers count, with Ippo being Supine, Takamura being both Choleric and Sanguine, Aoki being Melancholic and Kimura being Phlegmatic.
* [[Fragile Speedster]] - Miyata's [[Fatal Flaw]]. Slightly subverted because he has the stamina to withstand taking hits, but the problem is that ''his'' blows aren't strong enough. {{spoiler|It doesn't help that he, [[Generation Xerox|just like his dad]], has the "[[Glass Cannon|glass jaw]]" problem.}}
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* [[A Lady on Each Arm]] - BRYAN HAWK
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] - Takamura is ridiculously strong (able to punch someone out of the boxing ring while being completely dehydrated), has monstrous stamina that surpasses even Ippo's and on top of that, he is also ''very'' fast. The reason why he's seemingly unbeatable is because his abilities are superb in every aspect. And if that wouldn't be enough, [[Indy Ploy|he's very intelligent too]]. (Inside the ring, at least.)
* [[Likes Older Women]] - First inverted with Nanako, who is in love with the five-year older Ippo. And surprisingly, played straight with her brother Manabu later. He is in love with Kumi who is three years older than he is. When he realizes he will never have a chance with her, he dates Mari, who is five years older. The latter is not very enthusiastic about it: considering Manabu's rather childish behaviour, his blunt and repeated reminding that they are both [[Hopeless Suitor
* [[Living Legend]]: Ricardo Martinez is the Mexican long-time featherweight world champion who never lost. He's actually called "The only living super-legend" and it's said that there's a higher chance that Mexican citizens know him than their own president.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] - In a manga that is approaching the 1000 chapters, that's probably bound to happen.
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* [[Noodle People]] - The [[Art Evolution]] has somehow led to a variation of this for some characters who seem to have unplausibly thin legs and arms during the fights (but still have a muscular torso). [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/hajime_no_ippo/v89/c855/18.html\] is a prime example.
* [[No Sense of Direction]] - Volg, when he meets Ippo. [[Justified Trope]] since he's Russian and had a ''very'' rusty Japanese back then, so he couldn't read the kanji on the subway signs adequately.
* [[Not So Different]] - Takamura and Bryan Hawk's fight basically has this as it's conclusion. They're both [[Jerkass
* [[Oblivious Mockery]]: A flashback shows us how Genji Kamogawa hardened his fists by ''[[Charles Atlas Superpower|punching large wooden logs into a hill]]''. Later in the manga, Ippo hits logs into a hill with a hammer to train his leg and body muscles. Itagaki tells Kamogawa about this training.
{{quote|'''Kamogawa''': He's hitting logs into the earth?! He can't be doing it with his fists?!
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* [[Parental Abandonment]] - A lot of boxers have missing parents. Ippo's [[Disappeared Dad|fisherman dad]] Kazuo drowned at sea while rescuing others, and nothing is said about Volg's and Yamada's fathers. Miyata's [[Missing Mom|mother]] abandoned him when he was a child. Sendo's parents are both dead (his mother ''may'' have [[Death by Childbirth|died when he was born]] or very soon afterwards), and he lives with his paternal grandmother. Takamura is from a wealthy family, but his parents disowned him when he was in high school, due to his violent nature. The loss of ''both'' of his parents when he was in highschool was {{spoiler|Ryo Mashiba}}'s [[Freudian Excuse]], too. Sawamura is distanced from his mother after {{spoiler|he attempts to ''[[Ax Crazy|kill]]'' her abusive boyfriend with a knife.}}
* [[Perpetual Frowner]] - Mashiba, Manabu's rival Imai Kyousuke
* [[Playing Against Type]] - Kobayashi Sanae plays a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], despite being a specialist in [[Cross-Dressing Voices|boys]] and [[Tsundere
** Also, [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] is the gentle and almost shy Volg. This is the guy who voiced [[Inuyasha|Naraku]], people...
* [[Promotion to Parent]] - {{spoiler|Mashiba}}
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* [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun?]] - Takamura beating up a bear
* [[Scary Black Man]] - As already mentioned, subverted with the scary-looking but sweet Jason Ozma.
* [[Shrinking Violet]] - Ippo himself in the beginning, later Naomichi Yamada. Both are total [[Butt Monkey
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]] - The Mashiba siblings. The sweet-natured Kumi wins Ippo's attention, but brother Ryo just generally comes across as a borderline psychopath. About the only person who's ''not'' scared of him is Kumi herself, who has been known to slap him to the floor when he gets out of hand.
* [[Skilled but Naive]] - With monkey-like agility and genius-level skill, Woli is this, being touted as the "Takamura" of featherweights after winning the Indonesian Championship not only in just three fights, but also at the age of ''17''. His inexperience is the only thing Ippo had as an advantage in their fight. To a lesser degree, this is also Itagaki's [[Achilles' Heel]], and most of his [[Character Development]] is him trying to grow out of this phase.
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* [[There Are Two Kinds of People in the World|There Are Two Kinds Of Boxers In The World]] - Sendo believes in this, as seen [http://www.mangareader.net/115-4828-14/hajime-no-ippo/chapter-502.html here]
* [[Throwing the Fight]] - Malcolm Gedo will throw his fights for the right price. Hell, this guy would do anything for money full stop.
* [[Those Two Guys]] - The [[Fat and Skinny|two]] [[Gonk
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]] - Sendo and Sawamura
* [[Tomokazu Seki]] - The voice behind Miyata.
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* [[True Companions]] - It doesn't matter how much Aoki, Kimura and Takamura tease and often downright bully Ippo: when he truly needs their support and advice, they're always by his side.
* [[Twice Shy]] - Good Lord, Ippo and Kumi.
* [[Unconscious Objector]]: Frequently a
* [[Unskilled but Strong]] - Takeshi Sendo and Brian Hawk.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] - Imai and Itagaki are definitely this after their fight, and arguably even before. Sendou and Sawamura can also qualify. Even Aoki and Kimura often fall into this trope actually.
* [[Volleying Insults]] - Lots of people, but specially Takamura and Date. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Then, they team-up once]] as [[Combat Commentator
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]] - Yamada always pukes after training, falling into this trope since we don't see the "results". He's even nicknamed "Geromichi" (a nickname coming from the Japanese word for "vomit") for this.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]] - Hilariously subverted with Aoki and his girlfriend, Nurse Tomiko. He has a fetish for ''ugly'' women ( {{spoiler|which came from his beautiful ex-girlfriend Miyuki [[Your Cheating Heart|cheating on him]] }}) and she's a mix of [[Genki Girl]] and female [[Gonk]].
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