Introduction
The challenger has become the champion as Ippo Makunouchi now wears the featherweight championship belt of Japan.
Some time has passed since Ippo's victory, and he has found his friends and coach as supportive as ever; his crush, Kumi Mashiba, seems to enjoy spending time with him as well. Things are looking bright for the new champion, but just as he once set his sights on becoming the best, his first challenger poses an intimidating threat.
Kazuki Sanada works as a doctor at the same hospital as Kumi and fights strategically. Known for integrating his knowledge of the human body into his fights, Sanada is a fearsome contender—however, more unnerving than his physical ability, he has garnered the support of the nurses. Despite being the champion, Ippo feels the pressure as he must face the daunting challenge, retain his belt, and win over the girl he loves.
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Audience reviews
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CarsonWentz14
It feels like just another Hajime no Ippo arc, in the best way possible. The pacing works well, all the favorite characters are in and it delivers another straight to the point satisfying story, this time a bit more focused in the relationship between Ippo and the Chief which was interestingly developed.
I give it a rating of 7/10, one point lower than the rating for the first season of the anime, mainly due to not reaching the highest of highs that the original anime was able to do so and also due to some scenes were the animation felt a little bit more "plasticky" than before. Still, if you're a fan of the original story, you will enjoy this.
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I'm not entirely sure if this is based on the manga or not, but this seems more or less just like a couple episodes of Hajime No Ippo. Same pacing, some of the same music. Usually I find fault in a lot of anime movies, but I have absolutely no complaints here. Hajime No Ippo is a great show, regardless of genre, and nothing has changed here.
If you've enjoyed watching Hajime No Ippo, or you just want to get a sneak peak of what the series will entail, I would say this is a pretty decent representation. Of course you wouldn't understand all of it, as this takes place directly after Hajime No Ippo, however I think this is relatively digestible for new viewers!
Read at the sourceWazThatTL
A worthy OVA of a great franchise. This OVA takes some time place after the end of the first season.
Solid story with some romance, comedy, and the boxing. The pacing was pretty good for the most part and I was pretty content on most of the things they have done in this OVA. My only problem was with some of the glaring issues of the fight. The characters are decent. Ippo's opponent who knows the functions and weaknesess of the human body and is a docotor which I thought was pretty cool. Ippo's attitude is kinda disappointing, he still acts a bit wimpy/weak during matches, he's suppose to be a champion! Hope he develops better in the next season. The visuals have improved, they were smoother and more crisp and the music ws pretty good also.
A recommended watch and is worth your time afte…
Read at the sourceS7Fortino
Where should I begin, another boxing classic.
Ippo is a different bread man, he kinda like me!!
If u have watched the first series before this then u should already know that it is good. everything about the story line in my opinion is just perfect. never has a series made me so emotional and this movie wasnt any different, as a matter of fact it was the most emotional point of the series. I feel like I felt more emotions in the movie then I did throughout the whole series. This is the only movie I have watched that made me feel every possible emotion in the time span of only 1 hour and a half. that is just how well done the story is. So it starts off showing the very end of his championship match which is one of my favorite parts. then it goes into showing him training as well as his ce…
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Unfortunately this movie was a little off for me. the bulk of it was funny and enjoyable, but the fight was basically identical to the Sendo one and the opponent is a bit mono dimensional.
The fight is really frustrating and i almost quit the movie at that stage. Ippo seems to have forgotten everything he has ever learned and has a hard time with the opponent. its a difficult watch and leaves you feeling unsatisfied with Ippos performance.
However the rest of the movie was really enjoyable and really funny at times. I think this is why the score is so high.
Id recommend watching this if you love the series and need your Fighting Spirit fix, and you have seen everything else. but there is nothing here that progresses the story and the fight is just frustrating.
the opponent pretty much de…
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I give this special a 10 because of how the characters have built up their relations from the prequel to now.
The way the movie shows us how Ippo and Kamogawa have developped a relationship that makes them a two man fighter is amazing.
Another point I liked is how the movie portrays ippo's personality towards being a champion. The way it resolves in never underestimating your opponent and always fighting while doing your best, without being cocky is very inspiring.
The sound, art, story and enjoyment all carry over from the prequel, and are always on point, so i don't see why it doesn't deserve a 10.
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Warning : Do not view if you don't want to see SPOILERS!
Art : It's pretty old so compared to the art in anime's nowadays it's a little sloppy but it's pretty good if you consider when it came out.
Sound : The sound is very good.
Character : Characters are great, as we have all our favorite story line characters Kumi, Ippo, Coach Kamogawa, and all of Ippo's gym mates. Ippo and Kumi get some major character development and their relationship becomes much better.
Overall I really like the story as it revolves around Ippo having to overcome a punch that can break through your guard, and the guy Ippo is fighting is loved by all of Kumi san's (Ippo's unofficial girlfriend) fellow workers and Ippo and Kumi have an argument that might very well have ended their relationship completely over wh…
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Fighting Spirit-Champion Road.
The Fighting Spirit series is one of the best anime series ever created. Many people think that the anime is even better than the Manga. It has alot of interesting elements. Reminds me of the "Rocky movies". In this movie special, Ippo Makunuchi, continues his journey to become the champion. He encounters a new menacingly challenger in the ring. This time it´s really tough, because his challenger happens to be a medical school student who is using his knowledge of human biology. He knows which parts of the body to hit in order to defeat a opponent´s stanima.
I really love the series.
It´s so well made. The story, the animation. Cannot get enough of the fighting spirit.
Phil//
Read at the sourceFourklift
This is one of the rare moments when an anime movie is satisfying. I suspect that this might be because this movie is actually canon.
Basically, a new villain (the first challenger) is introduced. I say "villain", but it's more like "likable rival". The plot is ridiculously predictable, but has enough of "Hajime no Ippo" charm, and humor to keep the audience going, regardless.
Watch after "Hajime no Ippo" and before "New Cahllenger".
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I have watched a lot of series all of them amazing, I'm even practically caught up in the big three but honestly no anime I have watched can top this series and I haven't even finished it yet. This is the first review I have done for an anime, no other anime has motivated me enough to actually take the time to make a review for it. though with this one I feel like I need to get the info out there. This was actually so far in my opinion the highest point of the anime. everything about this movie was just top notch and amazing.
Story: 10 - If u have watched the first series before this then u should already know that it is good. everything about the story line in my opinion is just perfect. never has a series made me so emotional and this movie wasnt any different, as a matter of fact it wa…
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I thought they fit a considerable amount into this TV special. However, some of my main gripes in relation to this series will of course be in relation to what was omitted from the manga. For example, I was upset that they took out Hayami vs Kobashi for Sanada’s vacated jr. featherweight title, it was a fight people enjoyed and gives further character development for the winner for that fight at some capacity, and it also sets up how Ippo first meets Sanada and Dankichi, which made the build up more dramatic, while in this anime, their initial encounter is just at the weigh-in. Other than that, it serves the overall purpose of being a TV special and everything is paced just fine, but being based on a very long manga, your natural reaction is that you’re going to want more.
Th…
Read at the sourcePhill-z
Champion Road, the amazing conclusion to a very long and amazing anime.
I'm not a fan of sports anime/manga in general, but when I see something that catches my eye, I'll watch it whatever it is. Originally I was searching for Ashita no Joe, but then Hajime no Ippo caught my eye.
Story: Essentially Ippo is fighting a medical student. Everything else is.....secondary. The romance bit was tacked on, but it kind of felt alright if not a little bit out of place. But in the 90 minute movie about an hour of that is fighting. So for me, the story doesn't really matter, what mattered was the fighting. And the fighting is amazing. Since Ippo is fighting a medical student the guy knows exactly where to hit to hurt someone.....and he does. The way the fight unfolds kept me completely interested in…
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This movie was great!!!! It was almost as great as when he won the title, in this movie you see the reason why he loves boxing and what it means to be strong, i personally liked this a lot, he defends his title and and also fights for his love, so please watch and comment on it.Now i wanna see the fight of Takamura for the world title!!! so please can we have this as a movie or a OVA!!!
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