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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Heh, it's nice to see the group get a break finally and a time to relax. Manga meeting XD Some man tears were also shed ;.; Gotta follow those dreams though like being a manga artist XD |
Stark700Jan 11, 2014 11:28 AM
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| only hajime no ippo to make me cry and laugh right after |
| lol why do I love this anime so much? This is one of the most touching episodes ever! |
| At first I was paranoid the dog was going to eat the manga. Umezawa finally expressed what he truly wanted to say. Pretty good lighthearted episode after a big fight. |
| Not gonna lie , I cried. Only Hajime no Ippo can bring me these feels. |
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| Good episode of Ippo, hope Umezewa makes it. Now that people backed out of fighting ippo will Ippo enter the world stage/move up weight class? Things are going to get interesting now in Ippo. Hope to see a takamura match in this series. |
| I always say this, Ippo DELIVERS, it does, past week I was all excited adrenaline bursting epic af, now it goes to a slice of life/comedy and is just as epic, I almost cry goddamnit. And in the original series the moment Umezawa joined the boats business and said it was because he wanted to make a manga about Ippo it was the biggest mindfuck I literally thought "Oh my god, is this how the creator got inspired to write Hajime no Ippo? is Ippo based on some actual japanese boxer?" later I researched in terms of KO and age it could be Mike mofo Tyson he was based on. Great episode, can't believe even Miyata backed off, although we saw him get concerned last week. One last thing, when the doctor lady was telling Ippo he needs to stop relaying on Dempsey Roll or else he'll shorten his career I was like "Yes! Yes! This so much!" because Ippo needs to become a more round boxer and take less damage, at least if they intend me to buy it. Actually I'll buy it anyway even if the last fight he wins by Dempsey Double-Roll 3000X with backflip while jumping in one feet |
| nice one hajime's comedy and drama are to notch epic escape after they tore that manga |
KurokokoyJan 11, 2014 3:42 PM
| Cty Best mid |
| Fucking crew dipping after they rip the manga. I LOLed so hard |
| LOL takamura is fuckin' hilarious omg also that umezawa drama was so sad ;_; not very many sad moments in ippo imo but that was certainly emotional :( too bad they didn't go over his manga more! i wanted to read it so bad haha |
| "...aim higher." OMFG |
| I do think that ippo will be okay without the Dempseyroll Umezawa time :D They should all work at ippo's place |
MercuriJan 11, 2014 10:06 PM
| Umezawa is a true G, I hope he makes appearances often, love that dudes character development |
| Crap, my eyes got a bit watery there, just a tiny bit... LOL He's about to confess but they probably knew what he'll gonna say so they interrupted him and left it unsaid, even though Umezawa felt it will be a closure for him. That bastard Takamura wasn't even sorry he was the one who tore the draft manga in the first place! XD Let's hope Umezawa wins the manga contest. Time to go outside Japan! I think Ippo needs a new technique though. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Itagakimasu. XD |
| Fuck. A masterpiece of an episode. So Ippo will stop using the Dempsey Roll and go for the world, as much as i love Ippo´s fights he always finishes his opponents with the Dempsey Roll, so when i heard that he needs to stop relying on the Dempsey Roll i was like YES. And dat character development of Umezawa. So much happened in this episode lol. |
| I doubt he gonna stop using the Dempsey Roll he probably find a way to improve it or maybe come up with a new skill idk don't read the manga!!! |
| 4.5/5 I love episodes about manga. |
| Umezawa's mini-bakuman story was alright, I had fun predicting their lines before they said them. I agree with the glasses woman (and bringmetheanime), stop using dempsey roll already! we're already at about episode 115 and almost half of the fights have had Ippo getting beaten until he can pull off dempsey roll. the evolved dempsey was alright, but we really really really need new moves for Ippo! Now that Sawamura has been taken care of I'm really looking forward to Takamura vs that yellow haired champ guy, dunno what his name, but i guess eagle or phoenix from the bird seen in op |
| Man, one of the best thing about this series is that it excels at most things it does. Epic action, excellent character development, comedy... This episode even showed some well executed drama with Umezawa's story. |
| 5 main aspects I base my ratings on: 1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it? 2. Is it better than Breaking Bad? 3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it? 4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL? 5. Is it actually good? Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant... |
R- said: only hajime no ippo to make me cry and laugh right after Gintama too in my case. Anyway, awesome episode. It's really wonderful how EVERY character is not forgotten, first Vorg, now Sawamura who wants to chase on his dreams. Thanks HnI. Also, I hope for a new move for Ippo. Now Itagaki's arc then Takamura's match? |
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| i hope Umezawa becomes a successful manga artist and lol their are no japanese contenders anymore so Ippo will make his world wide debut i bet |
| Meh boring episode When the blond man in the opening song will appear ? |
guyuz said: Those feels and laughs. I don't really like the Dempsey Roll, so I'm kinda happy about this development. I don't mind Ippo having it on his repertoire, but I'd like some diversity. Also, I think it's wrong to say Ippo is no longer a cheese champion after his fight with Sawamura, because the whole "Stopping Mid-Dempsey" thing is not something he can use in every fight (Or in any fight from now on, considering how pissed the doctor is), so he's basically where he was before Sawamura in terms of strength, and I don't have any idea what he could do if more counter punchers challenged his Dempsey Roll. Except the challengers don't know that. As far as they know he can pull it out whenever he wants. I for one am glad that they're moving away from the Dempsey Roll but I think they chose the perfect time to do so. It worked really well for this fight but another fight concentrating on it would've been too much |
| Damn what is it about Ippo that always gets the emotions going? This is great stuff. Go get em Umezawa! |
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| Makunouchi Fishing Boat = Best boxing workout regime. |
| Dem feels ;_; Dam I like how Umezewa is a completely different person to how he was in the first episode of the series, hope his manga is a success :) Tyestor said: Makunouchi Fishing Boat = Best boxing workout regime. ^This lol. |
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| Pretty funny development, let's see what's next! |
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| BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Though I was expecting more than just a fishing manga. Thought he was going to make a manga based on Ippo. I seriously don't see how it will be as successful as Ippo and the others make it out to be. |
| A well paced episode. |
 Behold of my awesomeness~ controversial and/or sensitive topics likely devolve into the same repetitive, derogatory, abusive, and harassing comments can no longer be posted. But my feels. |
| I thought this episode would be boring after the intro, but I actually turned out to be pretty moving. Good luck, Umezawa! Looks like Itagaki is receiving the benefits of working at Makunochi Fishing Boat haha. "He'll need to rise up." Finally, some progression towards a bigger goal :) |
| All the feels in the world. I'm gonna miss regularly seeing Umezawa. Hopefully we still get his cheering in every Ippo fight. I always loved how perfectly this show can blend the action of boxing with real life drama. After the kind of lackluster Sawamura fight, the show immediately reminded me how much I love it. |
| A relaxation episode after the fight. Not much to say about it |
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| Wow I was waiting for Umezawa's apology long ago from season one when they graduated but they even made the scene better with Ippo's mom speech. now wonder I keep watching this anime and it has so many fans. |
| Calm episode. So Umezawa is finally going to chase his dreams. I was waiting for his apology scene from S1 and I forgot all about it until he mentioned it again. The scene was nice. So Itagaki's going to take over Umezawa now :O |
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| Not gonna lie, this episode got me emotional. It's amazing how Umezawa's character has grown since the first ep of the 1st season, that's a lesson of how a person can change for the better with hard work and seattling head, that's maturing. Now the man he bullied in the past is his closest friend, an inspiration and has been very important for Ippo, letting him be all focused in boxing for more than 2 years. Wondering what happened to the other 2 bullies that were with him and if he still has contact with them (I thought the 3 would be cheering Ippo at the fights, but only him remained). Now he's going all to achieve his dream, hope he keeps going to cheer Ippo's fights and has success at writing his manga. My bet is he won't have luck with his first work but will triumph later on. This series is able to make me feel all kind of emotions, the author is a real genius. I really love this series. |
MMiyamotoDec 29, 2017 8:19 PM
| Awww Umezawa I guess a bully can be a good guy too overall Under right circumstances ofc, with a family that loving and care about him, hard to find him not to realized Also usually bully come from family-related problems I'll miss him :( |
Rayl1ghtDec 2, 2018 5:38 AM
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| Dammit Itagaki, you should have realised that something was bound to go wrong with those three morons. Glad that Umezawa is going to chase his dreams. |
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| Honestly more relaxing/emotional episodes like that are just as excellent as intense ring games |
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| RIP umezawa-kun. |
| "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." |
| Umezawa went through quite the character development. Great emotional pay-off. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Ah, yes. This is the Umezawa Appreciation episode I knew that was going to happen eventually but did not have an idea about what point of the story it'll happen. I teared up at the part where Ippo's mom told Umezawa to hold his head up high when he was confessing his past misdeeds to her and it was so touching to see how deep of a friendship Ippo and Umezawa had with each other. Itagaki intially replaced Geromichi and now he's replacing Umezawa, not to mention his sister vying to replace Kumi-chan. Let's hope that they won't end up getting caught in the middle of a storm and have Itagaki replace Ippo's dad by going overboard as well lmao |
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