Another thing that sets the entire mood for the show and its intense boxing matches is its sound. Every episode also ends with a cliffhanger that keeps you glued on to your screen.
Every fight scene in ‘Hajime no Ippo’ is brilliantly captivating and is backed up with solid stories and build-ups. There are only a few anime where you’ll actually find yourself rooting for the main characters and screaming on top of your voice while throwing punches in the air. But I’m pretty sure that even if I was not into boxing at all, I would still enjoy it.
WILL THERE BE A HAJIME NO IPPO SEASON 3 EPISODE 1 SERIES
Though the two are based on two very different sports, they are both long-running series and are also very much driven by their characters.īeing a big boxing fan myself, I personally loved ‘Hajime no Ippo’. Only a few sports-based anime like ‘ Slam Dunk‘ or ‘Hajime no Ippo’ are able to shine above the rest because they focus on balancing out each and every element of the anime instead of emphasizing too much on one. Take ‘ Megalo Box‘ for example: while I personally loved it and also enjoyed its not-so-typical ending, many fans complained about how it ended by just downplaying the conclusion of a whole boxing match. Even the protagonists of a sports anime should be making some sort of progress all the time because if he/she remains the “I’ll try my best type” till the very end, then the whole thing turns out to be quite disappointing.