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I would've been a lot happier with the idea that Ippo has unintentionally used the one boxing strategy that hasn't been covered so far in the manga because it's a pretty boring way to win a fight: Making the other guy punch himself out. But apparently he is now magic.
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Again, always remember we're ridiculous manchildren and that this stuff is written for kids. Every sports manga ever tries to explain the mechanics of its sport by the "unrealistic" method of having every opponent focus literally on one fundamental of the sport (techniques or speed/agility/strength), barring the inevitable "cheater" opponent. The "godlike" teams/players are always the guys that know how to do everything well.
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Apr 13, 2010 11:42
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The "Samurai Spirit" thing is just that "GUTS" stuff that Kamogawa goes on and on about for the entire manga. Also I don't know how anyone can really get to bothered about "ridiculous" when there's this loving page: http://www.onemanga.com/Hajime_no_Ippo/493/19/
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Apr 22, 2010 17:12
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I think it's funny how they do the right thing and make it a point to mention the potential for brain damage and actually make a point to note that most of the fighters go to the doctor/hospital after a fight to make sure there's no permanent damage. Then there's a character that's literally an example and warning of what happens if you take beatings for too long and get punch drunk... Then they have Kamogawa and pretty much every other second in the series not throw in the towel when their boxers are getting their eye sockets caved in because they want to see them win.
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:That's my main problem with how Ippo fights really. If they didn't make the effort to mention the realistic effects of taking that much damage I'd just write it off as "its a manga/is shonenesque" rather than find it hilarious and a little sad. *one match later* Ippo: *literally has knuckle->skull impact craters and both eyes shut* I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ME! I'LL WIN!  Kamogawa: I'll let this guy beat you for maybe 2-3 more rounds, then I'll think about throwing in the towel. Show me your guts kid! Morikawa: Boxing is cool kids! You should try boxing! Fabricated fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Apr 23, 2010 |
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BOrangeFury posted:There needs to be a golf magna. Then I'd have some more relevant input. "You're not fighting the other players, you just need to fight the COURSE." (cue Japanese spirit fantastic irons high schooler with a -250 drive that can pitch into a bucket or something)
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Apr 30, 2010 18:10
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You forgot the bit where the protagonist or one of his friends/rivals somehow uses a skill from their sport to defeat some thugs menacing the homely love interest character.
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OnimaruXLR posted:I hope we get more anime some day
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May 14, 2010 21:14
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Infinitum posted:Ippo Vs Miyata for world title. End the manga.
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May 18, 2010 04:40
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best summation of the fight period. http://www.onemanga.com/Hajime_no_Ippo/895/08/
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May 30, 2010 23:03
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Infinitum posted:Raw is out.
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Infinitum posted:Trying to think of the exact point that Hajime no Ippo jumped the shark as a manga and I think it was after Miyata cancelled their fight just after Ippo's win against Take Keiichi. It was finally coming, you goddamn rear end in a top hat, then you pull some lame excuse out of your arse to stop it happening.
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Sep 23, 2010 19:01
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trucutru posted:How are we going to care about a character that (after being outmatched) can just switch god-mode on and proceed to cream his opponent?
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That's literally every Ippo fight ever outside of Date. Ippo gets the living gently caress beaten out of him but somehow pulls out that ridiculous samurai spirit stuff and wins despite looking like hamburger. After the rookie tournament thing way the hell back at the beginning Ippo has only dominated like...2 people in the ring? Also you are being way too serious about this. Generally when anyone says something is like the author/creator "spitting in the faces of fans" they're being a ridiculous sperglord. It's Japanese comics dude, it'll be okay.
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I think it's a bit of conjecture to say Morikawa doesn't "give a poo poo" about the people who like his work. Not every fight can be Bryan Hawk/Sendo dude.
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Globular Fellow posted:I can't believe a trash manga like ippo won mangastream's contest for their next manga to translate I mean, whatever group is doing Ippo right now does a plenty good enough job.
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They better speed up Ippo's progress because the amount of fights he's had would be a fine, normal career for any good boxer unless they plan on dragging his career out and show Ippo hitting his physical peak and declining. They still have some go-to shonen bullshit arcs. -Someone literally dies in the ring, finally -Takamura's various championships -Aoki/Kimura retiring -Kamogawa dies -Ippo actually touches someone of the opposite sex etc etc.
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I kinda like how Ippo never has to give a poo poo about his weight when literally every other boxer he fights seems to have to kill themselves to make weight. Also, all he does is add muscle between every fight. He's going to be a 4-foot nothing version of the Incredible Hulk by the time this series is through and yet he'll still be a featherweight.
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Infinitum posted:gently caress you Ippo for being mildly interesting this chapter
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The setup is interesting but the reason the fight is "supposed" to be interesting is dumber and dumber the more I try to remember poo poo... I mean, hasn't Ippo fought a LOT of people cutting 1-2 weight classes to get down to him? Like half of his opponents have gone up to higher weight classes after losing to him.
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Vagrancy posted:Chapter 920
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Ippo is gonna take that guy's super-prepared punch, no-sell it due to his training, and probably put him in the hospital. Lessons are learned about tenacity, Ippo gets introspective, nothing happens in the manga as usual. Or Ippo literally ends up killing the dude in the ring because the guy fucks up his supposedly "life or death" punch that Morikawa can't stop hyping. That would be a pretty amazing/original plot twist, so yeah not happening.
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I like how they keep talking about veteran boxers being so amazing when Ippo's current career is longer or equal to some of the greatest boxers in history.
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Mr. Deathy posted:So when was the other time Ippo got angry? Edit: duh, I didn't read the new chapter. Of course they mentioned those. I think Ippo was upset before the fight with Hammer Nao? poo poo I don't remember. Probably one of his 2 billion filler fights. Seeing "IPPO SMASH" mode would be interesting if done right; I mean he loving punches peoples' souls out when he's half-dead at the end of all his fights. Fabricated fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Feb 15, 2011 |
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Big L posted:Could this chapter be foreshadowing that Ippo will snap and actually kill his opponent with his fury-fueled punches?
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Image of Ippo in his next fight: Edit: also my current suspicion is that Morikawa started drawing this arc before he actually thought of what Ippo's weakness is Fabricated fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Feb 25, 2011 |
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This fight hasn't started yet and I already hate it. Unless Ippo literally kills this dude by accident in the ring and that's the big lesson I will hate it.
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So pretty much another chapter of "Ippo gon' give it to ya" with no payoff. ARafarfhgg Actually, most disappointing thing in this chapter is that it looks like Takamura's next championship belt is a walkover.
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Serious Frolicking posted:See, after all of this fuss, I thought that Ippo had actually done something. Joke's on me, I guess. Then we will do the same thing for the next fight. And the one after that. Edit: Watch Morikawa troll the poo poo out of us and have Ippo lose and have to start all over because he realizes that Ippo could probably just challenge the World Champ right now with his record and he needs to buy time. Fabricated fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Mar 23, 2011 |
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Ippo is gonna kill the guy in the ring, and it will be great no matter how much Morikawa tries to make us empathize with the challenger now.
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Quit trying to make us care about this challenger, we'd hate him even if you didn't write him acting like an rear end in a top hat because we're all tired of loving title defenses.
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I hate you, Morikawa.
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Don't worry guys I bet something will happen next time
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Rei_ posted:You know what, at this point I hope one of them farts and they both start laughing and hug. "Long? Horrible? What are you talking about? The fight's barely twice as many chapters longer than the leadup!"
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Rei_ posted:The next chapter will start with Ippo just getting dropped like a sack of bricks and then everyone sitting around going WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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Congrats challenger no one likes, you get 40 chapters to slog it out with Ippo instead of getting mercifully crippled in 2-3.
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Vagrancy posted:Also wasn't a large part of his pre-match training focused on strengthening his neck? Wouldn't be surprised if the next chapter was just a dust cloud for several pages and then ended with Ippo being unaffected after the smoke clears.  also that didn't really need a spoiler tag I think.
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So we're up to like...1 punch every 2 chapters or so?
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Just a reminder that this page was like 400+ chapters ago: http://somemanga.com/alt/Hajime_no_Ippo/503/mf/7/
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