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| Great series! Great Season! Great ending! Enjoyed it the most this year. |
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Thanks for this! Those body blows were intense. He shattered his fucking ribs! Based Madhouse for the cool style there. What's there to say really? Another amazing season of Ippo. I always expect a high level of consistency and quality to the anime adaptation, and Madhouse never lets me down. Pretty cool that the original director returned for the Kamogawa arc too. And now we wait for Ippo's inevitable return. Even if it takes years, you know it'll be back eventually. :) |
Somebody need to make some GIFs out of this. |
| Can't believe it's over already, but all good things come to an end. I'm just really hoping we don't have to wait 4-5 years for another season. Ippo to me is one of the best sporting anime's out there and I want to see more of it. Easily a 9/10 for me. P.S Those body blows were so good they made my stomach hurt. |
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| Great season again. See you next time Ippo :) |
| An EPIC ending!!! 10/10...I'm already missing ippo!!! |
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| announce a new season right now please |
| I feel that Kamogawa was rather selfish. I know he wanted Nekota to be happy and feels (in a way) responsible for his punch-drunk syndrome so he thought he was atoning in some way. But Yuki didn't have long to live and since he loved her in return, I don't see why he couldn't grant her wish to be with him. Nekota, despite his syndrome, was able to live to a ripe old age and could have many other opportunities for love that Yuki didn't have. The drama, directing and animation for this arc have been awesome. I feel as invested in these 2 fights (with the same american) as the other major fights in the series. The Tekken is one awesome weapon but it's tremendous power meant that its user would have a short-lived career. It's the Sakura of punches. |
| Awwww. The ending. And the dedication to Nekota and Kamogawa's original voice actors... </3 |
| I can't believe the most emotional fight for me happened during a flashback, I NEVER enjoy flashbacks. Nekota pointing out Ippo would be the one to carry Kamogawa's will brought the attention back to Ippo as the main character very nicely and felt like a great way to end for me. Oh please, let there be another season. |
| it was good i liked it |
| Fantastic season, glad to see it was just as great as the previous ones. Wasn't expecting an arc dedicated to Nekoto and Kamogawa's past which was a pleasant surprise learning more about them. The fights, story and ost were great as usual. My favorite fight of the season is definitely Ippo vs Sawamura which felt the most intense and as for the arc with the best story I would say the last one takes the cake. Can't wait for another season whenever it gets made :) 10/10. |
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| Kamogawa's fight was probably the best and most emotional fight I have ever seen in terms of sports anime and in the Hajime no ippo series lol. The boxing match sorta reminded me of Rainbow: Nisha Rokubo no Shichinintachi in a way if anyone watched it. |
 "If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick." -Oreki Houtarou |
| Another solid season! Can't wait for the next one. |
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| Great finale to the series. This was a very emotional arc. The Kamogawa and Nekota arc was definitely one of the best in the series. Respect to Kamogawa and Nekota. Overall 8/10 |
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| Another great stint in the Ippo saga, can't wait for a new series. |
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| outstanding episode, great season, I hope it sells well so we can have a 4th season soon |
| A bit rushed, but the final was amazing! |
| "Even villains have standards" -Accelerator-  |
| :( Shattered the ribs and ribs pierce through his organs i think he wont survive it with they're not modern doctors and medicine |
| One of the best finales I've seen in a very long time! This last arc was amazing! |
| Oh damn I was late finishing this but... better than never. Wow the old geezer punches back then really was something! At the cost of wrecking his fists though. X( So that was the half-fulfilled promise? Ippo has a lot of expectations to fulfill then. Forget about Masaru! LOL Nekota still gets to me. XD Still 8/10 for me. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| This arc is the best story in the entire Ippo series. It wasn't as repetitive as the others. |
| That was sick. Can't wait for the next season! |
| Amazing experience, Hajime no Ippo thought many things to people including myself and it's the most said phrase in existence if anything. --"Don't give up". It's rare seeing a series not getting boring after seasons pass and maintains fresh still. "A boxer's fist carries the strength of others that support those fists"-- Here's to the fourth season! |
| I heard that the manga is still going.. Where can I continue from the anime? What chapter? I would really like some help here. |
 Woop Woop! |
| Pretty lovely ending to this background story and well I do wonder when and how Ippo will continue with next! This season sure was great it had some really interesting matches and also great character development with a nice portion of humor so I'm certainly looking forward for the future seasons! |
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| holy fucking KO punch... takamura match + this last arc = win 8.5/10 |
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| What a fantastic final arc to the season, and maybe, the anime as a whole (but I'm sure we'll see a new season someday). <3 |
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JESUS AND TO THINK THAT THIS ENDED AT CHAPTER 558 WHILE THE LAST CHAPTER OUT WAS 1075 (4 days ago). https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=812 YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS MMMMMMMY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT WAS URMURZNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG This is eXACTly what I was waiting for in Takamura's match. This ended up being much better than Takamura's rage over a weaker eagle. SHEEEEEEEEIT THAT WAS SOME RAINBOW SHIT DAWWWG. AMAZING. BEST motherfucking season of Hajime no Ippo. This has all the emotion that S1 didn't have. |
| That was a great season of Ippo. I was initially questioning the final flashback arc involving Genji and Nekota but its display and range of emotions was absolutely spectacular especially in this final episode. I loved ending this season with a slightly different type of boxing story than we're used to. I should learn by now that Madhouse (almost) never fails to deliver. In the future, I do hope to see some hints about Yuki-chan and Nekota's life in the mountains after they left. Now, the wait is on for more Ippo. Hopefully it's only a couple years... |
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| I shed a tear, this is a very rare occasion, last time this happened was during a certain scene in Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. |
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| Ahhhhhh. The Genji/Nekota arc was fantastic. I would have loved this entire series if it was just about them and the girl too. I cried when Genji and the girl separated on the train. That was the fourth time this series made me cry. Also, Miyano Mamoruuuuuuuuuu oh yes. Perfection. I feel like the Genji/Nekota arc should have been near the start of the entire show. Would have made Takamura's world belts more impactful. Anyway, Takamura vs. David was fun to watch. Ippo vs. the guy (I forgot his name but he really loved meat) was interesting too. Miyata vs. the other guy (I forgot his name too) was great. Yeah this was a nice season. So, I'm done all the Hajime no Ippo anime seasons! It was fun, although not my favourite sports anime. Should I read it? Hmm, decisions decisions.. Favourite characters: Sendo (my favourite Osaka boy), Miyata (hnnnng), and Takamura (although it's a hate/love thing yo)! |
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| The last two punches were jaw dropping. |
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| Gen-chan's fight felt not as awesome as Ippo's or Takamura's. On the end of taking 2nd belt Takamura was comparing Eagle to Ippo's way of fighting and it was freakin cool, but the old days were meh... |
| Season 4 please >_< 9/10 |
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| Wow, those body blows. And then the feels at the end (╥﹏╥) One of the best backstories I've watched :) It took me forever to finish this series, but I really hope this gets another season one day! |
| What a way to finish the season! No better fitting way to dedicate the series to Utsumi Kenji (Kamogawa-san) and Nagai Ichiro (Nekota-san). Their voices will live on through millions of fans of this fantastic anime for many, many decades. Loved Miyano Mamoru and Yoshino Hiroyuki voicing the final arc. Hoping to see a sequel. You can never get enough HnI. :) |
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| This has easily become my all-time favorite sports anime and one of my overall favorites. It was tough, but I managed to limit myself to five episodes a day for this season. I was initially put off by the idea of a flashback arc and with the darker tone it almost felt like I was watching a different show, however in the end these last few episodes turned out to be my favorite of the season. I am getting a bit annoyed with the pacing of the Ippo-Kumi romance. It's been 127 episodes and two movies equaling about four or five years in the series. I get that they're both tremendously shy and that her brother's frequent cockblocking doesn't help matters, but for there not to have been a confession(that was heard) or a single kiss by now is absurd. Then again, based on Ippo's underreaction to Sawamura nearly breaking her face, maybe he doesn't actually care for her as much as we or even he himself thinks. Pretty bummed that I've finally caught up. I can only hope that the gap between this season and the next isn't as long as the four years between New Challenger and Rising or worse yet, the seven from The Fighting to New Challenger. 9/10 |
| ippo peleo muy bien hasta el final |
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| Bone shattering Tekken. :) Poor Yuki. The David eagle fight is not as good as the Bryan Hawk fight. Imo.... |
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| Any word on next season? |
| The Ippo series is simply one of the best out there. It's pretty amazing when you stop and think about how it all began and how far both the story and the characters have come. So much greatness! 10/10, Really hope they come out with a 4th season soon. |
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