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| from bully to reliable friend.. thats awesome |
| yeah. i hope it will not happen again in the future |
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| That was by far the greatest episode yet. We get to see 3 extremely strong characters, 2 of which (Umezawa and Ippo's mom) had received very little development up until this point. The support that Ippo gets that enable him to be who he is is incredible, and it's clear from this episode that Ippo understands just how incredible it is. The scene at the end with him crying on the mat is proof of that. And the soundtrack once again compliments the series perfectly - love that song at the end. It's also interesting how the manga-ka seems to have projected himself into Umezawa. It's unlikely that Hajime no Ippo is based on a true story, but you get the feeling that there is some personal experience involved in this episode - that Hajime, and Hajime's mother are representations of real people that the author knew. Very well done. It's nice that some harsh reality was introduced into the series, and that it was handled so flawlessly. |
| Wow, great episode. This was a nice change of pace and a pretty emotional episode. I'm really respecting Umezawa now too, since he completely changed. |
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| A very good episode, Umezawa ftw, he came in and really helped out. |
| Umezawa manga-ka?! No way, it's too out of blue. Yeah, he changed completely, but it isn't good thing since it isn't realistic anymore. I feel that this is just made-up filler between fights. Fights and determination is the most important thing, and this sudden so called "tearjerker" just annoys me. I hope we get back to the fights soon. And I hope that Ippo grows little by little and then challenges Date. Right now there is huge difference between them, although even Date appreciates Ippo's punching power. |
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| I wonder how the business is going to make money if he hires Umezawa full time when it was barely turning a profit to begin with. I love the total 180 in Umezawa's personality, never expected it to turn out like this. |
| Woah what the Umezawa comes to the rescue and he wants to be a manga artist O_O that was unexpected, but now Ippo's back in the game =] |
jacobpaige said: I wonder how the business is going to make money if he hires Umezawa full time when it was barely turning a profit to begin with. Yeah, I kept wondering this as well. |
| Pretty good episode, though I don't think this episode was quite as good as most think. I just can't shed the thought that all this stuff is just set up for the upcoming fights. Also the show is still a little to shounen for my taste. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Umezawa, I love you. :D |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| Yeaaahh! Umezawa-kun coming was completely unexpected for me... awesome episode! |
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| Pretty good episode! I like how Umezawa became a great friend.. really touching story.. the last part was so emotional :'-(( |
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| nice episode,i wonder where are umezawa's two friends? |
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| Umm is it just me or is Takamura kinda selfish?... |
| Ippo's back bitches. |
| Oh shit, I had to go check on the net to know who was Umezawa again. That ol' bully changed so much, who would have thought help would come from him? |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Nice development, good that Ippo returned! Let's see what's next. |
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| That what makes it different from other sports anime, people are not forgotten here. Great development for umezawa. |
| What an episode. My favorite so far. Even Umezawa was awesome. |
| Ahh, this is why I love Hajime no Ippo!! |
If you don't like me, acquire some taste |
| I'm so pissed at Ippo's weak and easily-influenced personality. |
Klad said: I'm so pissed at Ippo's weak and easily-influenced personality. I don't understand how is he week? His mom is hospitalized from over work while he was busy from helping her. I think any normal person will react as he did. Sacrificing his dream is extremely hard proving how strong he is to decide and take that step! |
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| Umezawa has become so a bro. Also, that last bit was pretty heartwarming. |
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| Umezawa's hair! =) What an awesome friend. BruceLad said: Agreed. It's not like he won every single match easily.I don't really get the hate for Ippo...sure he is a pretty typical/generic-ish shounen type of character but he has grown so much in this series. From a weak guy to a hardworking guy who wants to become the boxing champion, I call that tremendous character development and this episode wasn't any exception. 5/5. |
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| So sad, I hate this kind of arc. Just get through it. |
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| Why is everyone complaining about this arc? Typical ADHD anime morons who just want nonstop fights every 2 seconds and instantly get bored whenever actual character development happens. I thought this was a really good change of pace. I love the fact that actual real world problems come up from time to time in the characters' lives, and it perfectly illustrates how hard boxers really have to work. 10/10 |
| Super glad he did not give up boxing! |
| lmao I didn't recognize Umezawa at first Very good ep as always |
| Wtf happened to Umezawa?! He got rid of his pomp!! Anyway, I just really love the guy and I hope he ends up being a Mangaka! Honestly, who would've thought that he'd end up being such a great bro back in that first episode? Also, kudos to the anime for touching on what few sports anime do...life and relationships outside of the actual sport itself! |
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| Umezawa turned out to be such a freaking fantastic character, after starting out as a generic bully. I seriously can't believe it. I totally see why this series gets the props it does for characters. It's not just about well-rounded opponent characters - the other characters are also awesome. Including Ippo's Mom. 6/5 |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| One of the best episodes in this anime and what a great title "a Shared Dream" |
| It was a good emotional episode. Nice change change of pace. For a moment, I couldn't recognize who Umezawa was lol. Glad to see Ippo back in the boxing. |
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Klad said: I'm so pissed at Ippo's weak and easily-influenced personality. Yeah, giving up something you love to do for your family is "weak." I see you were born in 2000. That explains a lot. Try being a parent like some of us here. That requires PLENTY of sacrifice, of which you are obviously not ready for. |
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| Aww, s'cute ;A; Umezawa-kun's turned into a fine friend indeed :') he should get his 2 bully buddies to help too tbh xP Plot Twist: He da one who wrote this series lmfao xDD There is no Morikawa-sensei hahaha :P I see peeps noticing Ume's missing pompadour but it's BEEN missing lol. Since Ippo's match with Mashiba. He had to get rid of it for work, duh. |
| I'm glad he didn't quit boxing I guess Umezawa have an important role afterall Sorry for doubting you because you were a bully |
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| Damn. That was rlly emotional stuff. Just shows how strong Ippo is, mentally, as well as physically. |
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| Umezawa really made a total turn around compared to the start of the series, never expected him to from despicable bully into a reliable friend who saves his friend's desire to continue his career as pro boxer. |
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| Probably the best episode of the show thus far |
| Wow, I cried a lot this entirely episode. Umezawa-kun at the end was a real good friend. |
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| I'm very happy to see the series manages to focus on something other than boxing. It is true that sportsmen also have a daily life with their profession and there can be unpleasant surprises too. Very good ending. Rediscover the feeling of boxing ahhh ^_^ |
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| Very good episode. lot of character developing. |
| "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." |
| This is the most emotionally rich episode so far. Ippo's struggle on whether to ditch his dreams to never let his mother overwork herself ever again had me feeling for him for real. That moment in the end of the episode where he started crying because he's finally back was really powerful too. Umezawa had finally gotten his redemption and he became the hero that saved Ippo's career! He wasn't able to apologize for his past behavior back then verbally but he put his sentiments in his actions and I'm very proud of him. Top tier character development. |
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