Hajime no Ippo: Rising

Japanese Featherweight Champion Makunouchi Ippo has defended his title belt once more with the help of his devastating signature move: the Dempsey Roll. However, new challengers are rising up left and right, claiming to have an answer for the move responsible for crushing his opponents. Will Ippo be able to step up to the challenge, or will the weight of his pride destroy him before he finds out just what it means to be strong? Meanwhile, fellow Kamogawa Gym mate Aoki Masaru is just a hop, skip, and a Frog Punch away from claiming his own belt, ready to take on the Japanese Lightweight Champion!

Hajime no Ippo: Rising continues Ippo's quest to become stronger, featuring the same cast of loveable dimwits from Kamogawa Gym, as they put their bodies and hearts on the line to make their way in the harsh world of professional boxing. With a will of iron, Ippo steps into the ring once again.

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Makunouchi, Ippo Main

Kiyasu, Kouhei Japanese

Takamura, Mamoru Main

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Aoki, Masaru Main

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Kamogawa, Genji Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Kimura, Tatsuya Main

Fujiwara, Keiji Japanese

Itagaki, Manabu Main

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Sendo, Takeshi Supporting

Onosaka, Masaya Japanese

Zangief, Alexander Volg Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Miyata, Ichirou Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Mashiba, Ryo Supporting

Tanaka, Masahiko Japanese

Maruyama, Masao Producer

Tamura, Manabu Producer

Hashimoto, Shintarou Producer

Watanabe, Masakazu Producer

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Feb 1, 2024

MichaelMorbius

Recommended

At one point in this anime I thought, "Among the seasons of Hajime no Ippo, this is the one I liked the least." And in some respects it is like this. In fact, I consider the animation and characters to be of a lower level than the first two seasons but this third season of Hajime no Ippo has within it two of the best narrative arcs of the series and one of the best fights. So I consider it on the same level as the second season. The second season was constant in its beauty while this season has some absurd peaks and therefore ... I believe that the two things compensate each other.

The plot remains of an excellent level with excellent pacing and rhythm and good narration. Aoki's arc at the beginning of the season and Nekota and Kamogawa's origin story at the end make this plot sublime.

The animations are very similar to those of the second season and therefore pleasant but I felt like they were slightly inferior to those of the previous one.

The characters remain one of the series' greatest strengths: all extremely likable and with interesting stories. However, even in this case I felt as if this third season was slightly below the level of the previous ones in this respect. Characters like Sendo or Mashiba go from being important to only making appearances that aren't too important. I missed a great villain, like Hawk or Mashiba in the first season. Sawamura is a good character but he didn't leave me with much.

The mix between comedy and drama remains excellent. Nothing to say, Hajime no Ippo continues to make me laugh like no anime before but at the same time continues to take my breath away and excite me in its dramatic scenes like only a few anime have done before.

Obviously the ending leaves me wanting more and I hope, one day, to be able to see a fourth season.

Three seasons that have flown by, a magnificent experience that I will always carry in my heart. Best anime I've ever seen, for consistency and quality.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 1, 2023

Spiral_Sensei

Recommended

God I love this anime. This really has officially become my favorite sports anime. To the informative boxing knowledge, to the shonen bravery mentality that is shown, I love this anime to its core. The characters made me feel as if I was a part of the show. It made me feel like I was there for every match supporting my fellow gym mates and I can't get enough of that feeling. The story was perfect. There were some times where the outcomes and plot line would be obvious but it was all executed so well to the point it didn't matter. The animation rocked ... me to the core. Every punch that was made throughout this anime, especially kamogawa body blows this episode gave a shiver down my spine. I felt every emotion and passion in each punch that was made. Music ost are so original and gas that it just adds to the adrenaline you get from watching this anime. Overall, this deserves to be the best sports anime of all.
9/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 9, 2021

algoPotaku

Recommended

The best boxing anime, you feel all the feelings of the protagonist and in each fight you feel that it is difficult for the protagonist to win, it also marks the difference in skill very well, ippo at the end of the day begins as a noob and ends up being good but not so good It also makes you want to practice that sport, it is what the spokon have to transmit, only the good ones transmit it, for that reason it is the best boxing anime I saw. This is maintained in all seasons. You want to know what the different characters hold, ... you want them to do well so that they can continue to grow and fight. The truth is that I don't remember what happens in the different seasons but in all the anime levels it remains very, very high and that is rarely seen so I don't know what you are waiting for to start it. In this season we see the past of the coaches and it shows you why hippo is so important.

En español:
El mejor anime de boxeo, sentís todo los sentimientos del protagonista y en cada pelea sentís que le cuesta al protagonista ganar, también marca muy bien la diferencia de habilidad, ippo al fin de cuentas comienza siendo un noob y termino siendo bueno pero tampoco tan bueno, también te da ganas de practicar ese deporte, es lo que tienen que transmitir los spokon, solo lo transmiten los bueno, por ese motivo es el mejor anime de boxeo que vi. Esto se mantiene en todas las temporadas quieres saber que le deparan a los distintos personajes, quieres que les vaya bien para que puedan seguir creciendo y peleando. La verdad no me acuerdo que pasa en las distintas temporadas pero en todas el nivel de anime se mantiene muy muy alto y eso pocas veces se ve así que no se que estas esperando para comenzarla.
En esta temporada vemos el pasado de los entrenadores y te muestra poque es tan impotante hippo.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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