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Aug 28, 2008 11:29 PM
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awesome episode! new guy is such a stalkerr
Sep 23, 2008 10:52 PM
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yeah he even have a pic of ippo lol
Oct 25, 2008 12:54 AM
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That guy is a homo!
And poor Umezawa. He tried to apologize, but he couldn t .
Dec 30, 2008 9:28 AM
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Ippo was sooo cute on the graduation XD
the photo setion was hilerious XD lol
eh.. pore Umizawa... "Gomen" it was soo hard to say that word... eh...
a big detidion for Miyata... + Miyata looked sooo cool ^-^ nice <3
at times when i see Ippo react to Miyata i seriously wonder whether Ippo is a homo or not ^-^"
Ippo is invisible XD LOL
Takamura is mad XD LOL its probobly hard not to eat...
LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA XD Ippo got himself a student XD HAHAHAHAHA OMG!!!!!
GEROMICHI x IPPO LOL XD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH OMG!!!!

MAN WHAT A HILERIOUS EPISODE XD I CANT STOP LAGHTING XD LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 3, 2009 4:08 AM
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Jul 2008
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An episode full of laughs, the new guy kind of annoys me but I know hilarity will be involved whenever he is shown.
Jan 7, 2009 11:22 AM
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Yamada aka gero-michi really annoys me, he resembles too much Komusubi from Eyeshield 21. It's like copy: both don't speak a lot and even their faces looks alike. This anime doesn't need a clown, there's already more funnier guys around.
Jan 14, 2009 8:07 AM
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"Jump into my arms now!"

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"Well, back to practice now"

xD
Mar 25, 2009 12:13 PM
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That Date guy kinda looks like an older version of Gauron from FMP.
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Aug 26, 2009 12:58 AM
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I didn't like the stalker guy.

the photo shoot at the start was great, especially the part with the teacher ;)
I felt kinda sorry for Umezawa, which is fantastic writing when you consider how he was introduced, many writers wouldn't even bother to try to develop such a minor character, they'd just kick his ass and then have him turn into a sycophantic fanboy whose apology(ies) would be more comedic than dramatic.
Sep 13, 2009 3:57 AM

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So Ippo gets a lower class-men and meets up with Japan's feather weight champion =O
Jul 31, 2010 1:28 AM

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the new guy is annoying. If he doesnt train and just bums around, I will be very upset. He probly won't though.
Jul 31, 2010 7:17 AM

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Lol @ gero-michi. x]

Nice name.
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Dec 6, 2010 6:54 AM

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That guys is definitely annoying... I hope he doesn't last long... anyways onwards to some more Takamura magic I hope...
May 28, 2011 1:50 AM

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Fun episode! lots of funny moments! I really liked the scene where Umezawa tried to apologize to ippo.. right now ippo is the most popular student at his school.. which was totally a turn-around since the first episodes :-)

the introduction of a new gym member has me excited haha looks like ippo can now train/boss around this yamada!
May 28, 2011 11:02 PM

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May 2010
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Ippo should've killed those bullies
Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone
Oct 11, 2013 7:49 PM

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Gero-michi is weird..lol he had such a hard time saying 'good luck'

Dec 23, 2013 5:28 AM

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This new guy, ahaha. I wonder if the Kamogawa gym can rebuild him, might be interesting to see. I wonder what Date wants with Ippo.
Jan 3, 2014 10:11 AM

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It was a great episode. It's cool to see some story outside the ring too.

That new guy is sooo creepy xD
I guess he'll leave in 1 week.

Eiji will surely ask him for a fight. If he accept, which I'm pretty sure, Ippo will surely lose. It will be his first defeat and it will serve him as an exemple.

The graduation was great. I didn't though they would all ovationate him like that. He looked so bad in the first picture :P

The bully dude had some remorse. He made a long way since the beginning.
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Apr 8, 2014 9:17 PM

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Some of you take anime too serious, Barf-michi is there for comedy!

Anyways, great episode with lots of hilarious moments from Takamura and the others as usual. I also really liked the first part of this episode, a little emotional with Umezawa trying to apologize to Ippo. Love it.
Aug 8, 2014 2:53 PM

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May 2012
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Lol this new guy seems really hilarious yet so disturbing creepy xD Really wonder if he'll last long :p Pretty nice development though.
Oct 23, 2014 1:48 PM

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Jul 2012
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this show is so homosexual LOL
Jul 30, 2015 1:28 PM
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Nov 2014
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I haven't laughed alot like in a long time but damn this... episode LOL... ending was awesome.. Date is really cool.
Aug 27, 2015 1:39 AM

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Mar 2012
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Puking stalker fan ftw.
Dec 2, 2015 12:13 AM
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Aug 2009
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Ippo #2 comes along for the ride.
Jan 20, 2016 1:28 PM

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Jan 2013
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So much more to conquer. Still the rest of the world
Jan 23, 2016 7:32 PM

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Man I really wanted to see Umezawa apologize.

Miyata leaving Japan,man that sucks! When am I going to be able to see Ippo vs Miyata?
Nov 1, 2016 3:02 PM
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Jul 2014
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I really liked this one. I feel sorry for the guidance councellor who didn't get his picture of Ippo...

Its nice to see how things come to a full circle.

Back then nobody liked Ippo, didnt invite him and bullied him - now they cheer for him at the graduation ceremony.
Back then he was bullied by the delinquets - now they are his greatest fans.
Back than Miyata was an unstoppable force - now Ippo is higher in rank than he is.
Back then Ippo was the new guy in the gym - now several others are there.
Back then he raced with the other members of the gym - now he can tutor the new members himself.

This parallels to the beginning of the show were really nice. The best episode thus far.

However I am kind of concerned about Ippo winning all his matches (except the sparring against Miyata which wasn't a real match). If this goes on it will become kind of predictable. I would love to see him lose sometime to get back to reality because he is no super-human.
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Apr 6, 2017 8:24 PM

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I really like the bully character's depiction in this show.
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May 22, 2017 6:26 AM

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Mar 2013
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Lol at the kouhai thing
Seems it's gonna be a pain the neck for Ippo to handle all that stuff haha
Apr 5, 2018 10:00 AM

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Jul 2017
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One of the best episode
Aug 9, 2018 2:31 PM

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Jul 2013
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Really nice chill episode after all the Rookie Championships arc. I wish that dude could have apologized to Ippo.
Nov 12, 2018 4:14 PM

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lmao YiKES. One of the cons to being a celebrity hahaha. Creepy stalker fans xD

Not to mention this one kinda ooglay XDDD

I wish the bully got to say what he wanted to say ;[ regrets suck esp if you bottle it up inside
and that sensei got to take a pic with Ippo as well D;>
Nov 17, 2018 4:30 AM

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Instant karma for the lying sensei
Shouldn't be a sensei if first thing you do lying and not supporting+doubting your students

The bully regretted his action, but can't say sorry.. not yet

What a cute fan-kouhai
I want one too!
Where can I buy one? xD
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Jun 14, 2019 8:57 AM

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Lmao that teacher, first twisting the story and as karma he didn't get to be on the picture.
RIP those kouhai, Ippo seems to attract some weird kind of people.

Nov 18, 2019 6:38 PM
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nice way to transition to Ippo's new chapter after high school! It was kinda cute how Umezawa was too shy to apologize to Ippo lol that whole scene seemed like he was about to confess his love XD

That Geromichi guy gives me the creeps idk why but at least it's more apparent that Ippo has a fanbase now! It's kinda cool Ippo doesn't seem like a boxer until he's in the ring. Outside of the ring he's a wholesome good boy who helps his mom with the fishing shop.
Jan 24, 2020 9:28 AM

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Ippo's new fan is funny.
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Jan 28, 2020 11:19 PM

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Ippo finally became popular after being the All Japan Rookie Champion and was able to spend a very eventful post-graduation. It was heartwarming to see Umezawa actually show remorse for his past actions against Ippo and I hope that he'll find it in himself to apologize for real soon.

Miyata's going away for a while but that'll only mean that he'll become stronger than ever soon.

It's funny that the one person who ended up passing their impromptu initiation turned out to be someone who's a bigger loser than Ippo. I'm looking forward to his development!








Dec 30, 2020 12:10 PM

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The graduation part was a great example of how this series always manages to mix comedy and feels. Poor Umezawa, the guilt sucks:/

The scene with Miyata also very iconic, gotta say that it worked better in the manga, tho.

Then we learned that Ippo is already boxing for two years and Ippo got himself a "cute" kouhai, Geromichi. Takamura and the others are the worst xD

Lastly Ippo is finally meeting Date. What an eventful episode.

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Jan 7, 2021 4:55 PM

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hmm, the episode was pretty much build-up episode, ippo finally graduate, meeting miyata and thinking about the future, meeting his annoying kouhai and then meeting his high-destined-rival - dante.

hoped for little more takimura jokes though.
Jul 31, 2021 10:10 PM

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Dec 2019
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I actually felt bad for the bully i hope he does eventually apologize
Aug 1, 2021 8:35 PM

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Aug 2018
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Lmao Takamura holding him down so they can learn his secret xDDD
He really seems like an Ippo stalker tbh

Jan 7, 2023 2:33 AM

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hilarious episode, the picture scene with the teacher had me dying. although the scene with umezawa was really heartfelt.
Jun 24, 2023 3:51 AM

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Man, Ippo's mates are unbelievable jerks, but I guess that this is representative of the 90's jock culture.
Jun 24, 2023 8:30 AM

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Aug 2020
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Umezawa redemption arc is REAL LET'S GOOO

Jun 24, 2023 8:30 AM

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Meritas said:
Man, Ippo's mates are unbelievable jerks, but I guess that this is representative of the 90's jock culture.

They are grown up school delinquents xD

Jul 10, 2023 7:52 PM

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reason why i put this on 4 (like it)
is just because the bully who became ippo friend never apologized.
was hoping he would but the will power wasn't there.
Jul 24, 2023 7:22 AM

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Hajime no Ippo E35 mini Ribsview

+ Humor as always nails it, on point!
+ Excitement is ramping up for the future of Ippo post-graduation
+ Yamada funni

Score 10/10
Jan 16, 9:02 AM

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Poor Ippo, he thought the academy would receive a lot of newcomers.🥊

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