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| Ouch, that last few blows looked brutal. o.O Nice fight though, I'm loviing the animation. Of course Ippo won, but this fisherman was one tough guy. However, Ippo is still the best. :) |
| What a fight and this is why IPPO is the best man im just happy as shit that Ippo back been waitin on this for years.. 5/5 |
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| It was a tough fight but the really rushed through it compared to the manga. I think that's the first time I've ever said that. |
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| Makunouchi needs new techniques, either an upgrade to the existing ones with unsuspected twists or literal new ones. I don't read the manga but if future fighters are as strong as this current challenger with their own strong fighting styles then we seriously need a character power/skill level up. Anyway good fight on this episode. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
eminagnam said: It was intense. Way better than the last episode boxing-wise. The series seems promising so far. Just wish they had an opponent from a wealthy family. Whenever I watch boxing shows, I wonder why boxers are almost always from poverty group or middle class family. Probably it's the reality of the boxing world, but since anime can go fictional, sometimes I'd like to see a boxer from an upper class family playing a key role. i know what kind of character you're talking about, but it was shown that takamura is from a wealthy family :P |
| Just another epic episode again from Hajime no Ippo, what else is new |
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| Pacing seems a bit rushed but eh, what can you do. Cool fight, Ippo should go fishing with that guy some time. |
| Dam those punches looked like they hurt like hell. Good intro fight. |
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| It feels weird they're mixing new ost and the one's from season 1 and 2. Also, fight was boring as hell. |
| Pretty lovely victory again, I do wonder what we'll see next! |
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| Decent, the fight felt odd. |
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| Wasn't too much a fan of this fight. Ending wasn't bad though. |
| Was anyone else annoyed by the overuse of metaphors about the ocean? =_= Nice fight though. |
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| Well that fight.... happened. Eh, nothing too special honestly. Guy just seemed like a discount Sendo. Glad the animation is still top notch though |
| Is it just me or the punches aren't so heavy anymore? |
| Wonder what happened to the new and improved Dempsey Roll from last season. |
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| Good fight. Though I expected his past of sea to save him? You know when MC is totally in pinch and then your shounen MC makes a comeback after a flashback lol. I just thought I'd get to see it since it was sea related theme |
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| I feel less excited compared after watching Takamura's fight This is directly after Takamura vs. Bryan Hawk afterall I still can't get over the fact his name is island and bag combined = Shima+bukuro xD Nice fight, but it's not pumping the excitements Well maybe save the excitements for later matches This one is just "minor" match |
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| Really thought he would have some special technique against the dempsey roll. This was a pretty decent fight but not really anything special except the threat of the dempsey roll being defeated. |
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| Quite good fight. Ippo last resort works. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Yeah, Shimabukuro wasn't as impressive here. Epic OST, tho. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| While it's possible to overcome the Dempsey Roll, it looks like the consequences that come with it even if you succeed is just not worth the risk. In this fight, Ippo clarified to the world that it's not just his signature move that's gotten him this far since his tenacity and determination is what really made him unbeatable! It would've been nice if Ippo was able to tell Shimabukuro about his dad. It's certainly a story a fisherman like him would've wanted to hear. |
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| Damn, Ippo always gets hit way too much... at least he won though.. |
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| am i wrong, or is this first time ippo won with 10 count over before his opponent got up? in classical ippo's match the opponent would got up and ippo would get power-up, something happened here lol. i dunno if it was too fast, or rather too slow, but something here was bit strange. something about the match or the pace or the story itself. something here was odd. like the director have no experience whatsoever on hajime no ippo or something. hope it's just me. at any rate, it feels like new challenger series with slights improvements. the OST is not as the first series but better than new challenger. only time could tell. |
| so much for sinking ippo to the bottom of the sea, bro sunk himself. also son of the sea lmao bro thinks he's aquaman. he's a good guy tho. |
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I can't believe that Ippo's father backstory was wasted on such an unimpressive fight. I've always wanted to see Ippo squaring off against an infighter similar to him, but this wasn't really it. I think that the fishing/ocean puns are what made it the hardest for me to take this fight seriously. |
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