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Jul 17, 2008 10:33 PM
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Oh so that's why Aoki picks girls who are less attractive, it started off from there..
Sep 2, 2008 10:24 PM
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well that episode explained a lot of things
Sep 28, 2008 9:01 PM
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yeah a lot of things is clear now and it was nice to see their past
Oct 30, 2008 7:51 AM
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Ippo killed his fish, lol
Nice background story
Jan 9, 2009 1:23 AM
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Nice backstory.
Feb 9, 2009 2:24 PM
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best episode EVER
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The signature seriously lacked "It's a Sony" qualities.
Feb 13, 2009 12:40 PM
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lmao Takamura's line near the end was priceless XD

That was a really good and hilarious episode. It's about time we learn more about the other characters.
Mar 25, 2009 12:33 PM
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all HnI's characters are well developed!
Jun 28, 2009 5:33 PM
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Glad to see Aoki's erm.. strange standards in girls have a basis in his backstory.
Aug 13, 2009 7:25 PM

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Mahou_Bujin said:
Glad to see Aoki's erm.. strange standards in girls have a basis in his backstory.


I just though the was odd...xD But that does explain a lot.
Nice to give everyone a little backstory.
Surprised no one mentioned Aoki's little 'habit in his pants' yet. <.<;
Aug 17, 2009 12:27 PM

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wtf Aoki is masterbating lol
Aug 26, 2009 4:49 PM

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looks like Yagi was a bit of a badass in his younger days too, I'm assuming a lack of power is what kept him out of the ring.
Sep 13, 2009 4:28 AM
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looks like Yagi was a bit of a badass in his younger days too, I'm assuming a lack of power is what kept him out of the ring.


yagi wasnt in the episode? the karate guy was called kamiya or smth.
Sep 21, 2009 5:22 AM

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Ahh a trip to the past, a lot of things were explained such as Aoki's taste in women how Aoki, Kimura and Takamura joined boxing but also showed as what chibi-Miyata looks like xD!
Dec 6, 2009 9:24 AM

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I like the little stories in between the fights. This flashback was great, we needed to know where they came from.
Aug 3, 2010 5:34 AM

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Ahhhhhhhhhhh young Miyata is so cuteee. :D
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Jan 16, 2011 1:49 PM
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some ice backstory indeed
Jun 12, 2011 10:48 PM

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LOL at Kimura's hairdo and Aoki's habit! haha
Actually Kimura looked like Takamura during his high school years.. but manoman Takamura looked already ripped!
Jul 14, 2012 4:52 PM
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Is it me or does Kimura and Akoi look alot older in the flashbacks? ^_^
Jul 20, 2012 7:52 PM

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We finally learn the origin of Aoki's preference weird women.
Oct 16, 2013 6:45 PM

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LOL Takamura."Once upon a time, I was playing with mine everyday too"

Dec 24, 2013 6:26 AM

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Nice backstory/character development episode. We got one for Miyata and now one for Kimura and Aoki. Aoki is as weird as ever (except for the fact that he used to have decent taste in women).
Jan 22, 2014 7:20 PM

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kittyn said:
LOL Takamura."Once upon a time, I was playing with mine everyday too"


And Miyata heading the wall was damn hilarious.

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Ahhhhhhhhhhh young Miyata is so cuteee. :D


This. Love his attitude. XD


As stereotypical as their past characters were, it's nice to see that they've grown and have something to work towards. Especially Aoki. I'm very glad he dropped his old habit... and Kimura's hairstyle too. :)
Feb 9, 2014 4:40 PM

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It was really interresting background on Aoki, Kimura, Takamura and Miyata.

Aoki did have taste in the past, now we know why doesn't have now xD
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Apr 26, 2014 9:01 AM

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LOL this episode was HILARIOUS!!! Great flashback story!

5/5.
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Aug 11, 2014 4:42 PM

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Pretty interesting backstory, really interesting on various facts to how they behave now, and also how the heck does a fishers son like Ippo fucks up with feeding a fish?

Either way nice episode, let's see what's next!
May 18, 2015 10:24 AM

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LMAO That Motorcycle HAHAHAHA

Aug 3, 2015 6:35 AM
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Interesting backstory, pretty cliched as well xDDD but damn that motorcycle scene was top meme glorious xD.
Aug 29, 2015 9:56 PM

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Aoki used to be such an ass in the past :o The way he sucker punched Takamura in the arcade was pretty messed up.

I like how Aoki being into chicks that aren't very attractive is due to him getting cheated on by a hot chick in his past.
Jan 24, 2016 12:27 AM

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Now'a as good a time as any to get backstory on them.
Fine episode.
Feb 15, 2016 2:49 PM

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Hilarious episode. Really great backstory.
i liked how they showed us how the characters met.
and Damn Takamura was a BEAST since his high school days.
also, it was nice to see young Miyata.


Avenger-senpai said:

I like how Aoki being into chicks that aren't very attractive is due to him getting cheated on by a hot chick in his past.


Yeah i liked that they showed us how that started lol
Mar 13, 2016 11:47 PM

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Great backstory episode. Aoki and Kimura are so fucking gay lol.

Based on the preview. I'm guessing next ep will be more backstory on how they joined the gym or something. Definitely looking forward to it
May 5, 2017 8:28 AM

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Zerachroma said:

Oh so that's why Aoki picks girls who are less attractive, it started off from there..


Yeah that was pretty cool lol.

Loving this backstory. I like how much attention these two have gotten throughout this series.
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It was really nice seeing them in their Young bastard forms lol.
May 30, 2017 10:12 AM

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Great episode! The flashback of the Aokimura was intense. But just their high school appearances look much older than the current one.
So now we know why Aoki developed that taste in the women. Glad to know the backstory of that.
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Hey look!
It's Tsuyu Asui AKA frog girl from Boku no Hero Academia!
Apr 18, 2018 9:04 AM

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Great ep.
Also I love Takamura.

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Aug 16, 2018 3:47 AM

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Ippo killing the fish freaking killed me with laughter. :P And who knew that Aoki diddling his dick would be an integral part of his backstory? God, I love these characters.
Nov 18, 2018 6:03 PM

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Aoki's current gf >>>>>>>>>>>> cheater girl .___.

I knew Ippo was gonna kill that fish x'D RIP Reiko #2

So Takamura started 3 of Kamogawa Gym's best boxers ;P Impressive recruiting skillz hahaha
Nov 18, 2018 6:06 PM

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MidoFortune said:

Hey look!
It's Tsuyu Asui AKA frog girl from Boku no Hero Academia!


Pls don't compare our beloved Froppy to this trash of a woman -.-
Nov 21, 2018 5:31 AM

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RIP fish, never let anyone fed your pet
Never.. ever

That's why Aoki choose women that's not that pretty
Great choice
I remember that video from few years ago, called universal hot crazy matrix chart or something like that
Fun zone, Date zone, Danger zone, Wife zone, Unicorn, and Tranny
She must be the Danger zone girl xD


Ooh kid Miyata!
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Feb 22, 2019 11:07 AM

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LOL that was so fucking funny. Interesting to see their high school pasts.
Jun 15, 2019 3:06 PM

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Nice to see the backstory of the senpai.
I can't take Aoki and Takamura serious anymore with their touching their dicks.

Jan 28, 2020 1:59 PM

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Great episode! I really liked to know their past, it was interesting and it makes clear some stuff.
Feb 28, 2020 10:41 AM

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Poor fish. I looks like she sleeps with...the fishes.
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While it was awesome to see the Kamogawa Gym's Top Dogs in the past, saying that Aoki and Kimura had rough pasts is a big understatement. I'm usually really into the whole manly school delinquent thing but I'm really glad that they've found their way out such a destructive lifestyle thanks to Takamura kicking their asses.

So that's why ball-fiddling Aoki's into homely women lmao








Jul 22, 2020 4:47 AM

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I see why Aoki has bad taste in girls that explains alot and that bike scene was funny.
Sep 24, 2020 11:50 AM
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An unexpected episode for sure, but I really liked it. It was nice to see the past of Aoki and Kimura, and it explained a lot about them too. So that's where Aoki got his thing for liking conventionally unattractive women. While I know that he actually does treat the women he is with right, it still is a bit sad to think that he also probably thinks that they are ugly. Aoki mostly looks the same from the past and now, but wow, Kimura loosing the pompadour was honestly a good move. He's one of the male characters that I find more attractive in the series and it's really funny to imagine him with the pompadour while he's boxing. Child Miyata is so cute, the pretentious nature of kid that hasn't quite become annoying yet. He also dressed quite nice. The big question now is about Takamura's past. I mean, other than the fact that he used to play with his dick every day.


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"You saw that guy playing with his dick, right? Once upon a time, I was playing with mine every day too!"

Best quote ever!
Feb 5, 2021 9:59 PM
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GOOD EPISODE. This episode explained a lot without explicitly saying anything. Also teen Kimura and Aoki look like Josuke and Okuyasu from JJBA! It was really funny since Okuyasu and Aoki share the same seiyu, Wataru Takagi.
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