Hajime no Ippo

はじめの一歩

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Synopsis

Makunouchi Ippo is a 16-year-old high school student who helps his mother run the family business. His hefty workload impedes his social life, making him an easy target for bullies. One day, while being beaten up by a group of high school students, Ippo is saved by a boxer named Mamoru Takamura, and is brought to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym.

Background

won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1991. As of July 2023, over 100 million copies of the series are in circulation. The series has been published digitally in English as by Kodansha USA through K Manga.