It should be able to get a fair bit of idea about the rules of the sport while watching the show. Only a few anime shows are able to hit the right spot with all of their aspects. Hajime no Ippo originated in 1989 to tell the story of the legendary character, Makunouchi Ippo. It has been serialized by Kodansha in Weekley Shonen Magazine since October 1989 and collected into 128 volumes as of June 2020.
Hajime No Ippo is a Japanese boxing manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa.
