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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- that was an awesome ova. one of my favorite fights ever |
| it was a great ova i thought he will really retire at the end |
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| Awesome ova, i was cheering for kimura the whole time and i thought he was gonna win and the ending surprised me |
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| I had no idea who would win the fight, totally awesome battle. |
| Hahaha I knew Kimura was going to get a new move from his fish XD Anyway that was such an exciting match and Kimura was very impressive. It's great to see that he will continue boxing as well (although I figured that would happen). |
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| damn one of the best fights ever i damn neared cry cause kimura lost but im glad he boxing ^^ Overall 5/5 i love it definitely rewatch material. |
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| I've just watched it, and I'm pleasently surprised. This was one of the best fights ever, would have been even greater if Kimura had won. ...But awesome is awesome and this "OVA" definitely were. |
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| VERY GOOD!!!! Kimura was incredible! Good what he not to be retired! GREAT OVA! |
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| Ha ha yay he decided to stay on and continue with boxing :3 Kimura put up a good fight but now Mashiba has his eyes set on the World title =O |
| That was an amazing OVA! :D Kimura is the man, he stood up and made Mashiba shit his pants for a minute there! Good thing he decided to return to the gym. Cant wait to see New Challenger! xD |
| Nothing brings out manly tears like Hajime no Ippo :< Great OVA! |
| Nice OVA, glad that he continue boxing. |
| very mellow (in a violent way haha) ova. It was nice, good to see kimura will stick around it would have been boring at the gym otherwise. |
Ah so close! It was nice to see things revolve around Kimura, if only for the one moment. Found it kinda funny how Aoki is such a weird boxer, and Kimura is so bland he doesn't even have a Sunday punch. This movie was worth it just so I could see Mashiba panic for a little bit. And I 'm glad Kimura didn't stay retired. Everyone knows better than to take those retirements seriously anyway. Great fight. Good OVA. And now I should be ready for New Challengers. |
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| One of the best fights in the series even it doesn't depict the main character.. Kimura though is one of the best well rounded supporting characters ever! I was so into it that I really didn't know who will win. It was great to see Miyata again.. but Kimura could of gotten some better tips from Ippo who actually defeated Mashiba. It was kinda weird that coach Kamogawa didn't work with Kimura.. even in the seconds' corner there was little dialogue haha During the fight.. Kimura was starting to look like Ippos' kinda fight.. alas the in-fighter style and constant liver blows and dragon fish which looks like the Gazelle punch! :-D At the end where Kimura finally lost consciousness really looked similar to Sendo losing consciousness.. which shows a high possibility that there will be a rematch in the future! hehe The retirement part also worried me.. Its good that Kimura didn't LOL Great OVA! (+) Oh did anyone also noticed that Miyata and Kimura closely resemble each other haha it was hard to distinguish each one from another during their sparring LOL |
reinwaldJun 27, 2011 8:41 PM
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| great ova one of the best fight scenes in hajime no ippo |
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| so close :[ |
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| even Takamura predicted it " be aware of Mashiba's long reach" lol xD |
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| I was really mad that he didn't retire. Sort of ruined the emotion of the rest of the episode. |
| "My tables-meet it is I set it down That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain." |
| i cried when takamura actually cried,, that was really an emotional scene :/ Best OVA i have seen,, |
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| I felt bad for Kimura 3cm is all he needs, but because he has no other hobbies he sticks with boxing and not retire if he retire i will cry i think too bad kimura lost but if kimura win i would feel bad for Mashiba good thing kimura dint retire. now time to watch new challenger then the Rissing must catch up only 20 days still Rissing starts Airing :D |
| I got major feels during this OVA, it was great |
| Well darn, I was disappointed Kimura didn't win! He was so close ugh |
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| Great fight, too bad he didn't win but it was really close. I'm just glad that he came back :) 10/10. |
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| Damn I just love the way Mashiba fights in this, very clever.. I really felt sorry for his past so obviously I was cheering for the dude to WIN. Way to go! 8/10 on this again. Brilliant. Great to hear ED song 1 from the original series again. :3 Good effort though Kimura. |
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| Too bad that Kimura didn't win =/ - Maybe he'll be able to climb up to Rank #1 in Junior Lightweight with his new training and re-challenge Mashiba in the future. Speaking of Mashiba, I wonder if this experience will change him for the better...who knows, anything is possible. Pretty good OVA. |
| That was a fucking awesome fight. Kimura really gave all he got. Those final punches were really great, to see Mashiba scared like that... |
| «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 |
| honestly this was my favorite fight in the series so far, there was more uncertainty to the outcome than with ippo's fights and the outcome did actually end in the most downer of endings, it developed kimura as a character fantastically and was packed full of emotion 8/10, enjoyed it more than championship road |
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| One of my favorite fights.. but not because of just how awesome it was, also because I really like Kimura as a character and I love his motivaition. I was seriously saddened when I thought he was actually retiring, but smiled big when he had a change of mind. Very emotional OVA, I liked this more than Champion Road. |
| that was.... beautiful. Kimura is the man among men! knocked unconscious while standing with his fists raised.. Kamina can't be compared to that! |
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| WOW! Simply EPIC! 10/10. |
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| Man, that was sick. :D I thought he was actually going to retire though - thank god he didn't |
| Damn great OVA I must say, the match seriously was intense but a bit said he actually lost as he really tried his utmost best! Really nice match in general! Good to see Kumi-chan still caring! Let's see what the second season will offer us though! |
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| I was really on edge, as much as I love Kimura I couldn't see him winning. In fact, I would be disappointed if he won. I loved this OVA more than I thought I would because Kimura really did an awesome job and the result was fair. Mashiba technically won, but he was not satisfied. I can't find an end that could be better than this. |
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| Had a great time watching this, one of the best fights of the series. Much better than Champion Road IMO. |
| I cried. Was so emotional when Kimura's Dad talked about him and the end with Kimura just standing there trying to throw that punch, My God. He was so close,3cm :(( Amazing fight, Excellent character development. Thankfully he didn't retire 10/10 |
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| Great to see one serious match from Kimura |
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| Great OVA. Even tho Kimura lost, he finally got some spotlight. Hope Aoki gets a title match someday. anyway, Onto the next one. |
| Damn, any time Mashiba fights we get some of the best anime fights in history. It's funny how any time a serious fight happens that doesn't involve Ippo it's always godly amazing. Miyata's fight against Mashiba, and this were both the best fights in the series by far. Ippo's fights just get repetitive after a while. All the shit with Kimura's dad and his situation as a whole was really well done, although I'm not sure how I feel about him not retiring. On the one hand I love the guy and obviously want to keep watching him in the series, but it also kind of took away the emotional impact. Also, that goofy shit at the end completely ruined a lot of Kimura's character development as a whole. I mean, i knew he wouldn't stay retired, and the gym goofiness is the charm of the show, but that happened way too fucking quickly. All in all though, it was still probably the highest point of the series for me Now we just need Aoki and Takamura to get a serious, 30+ minute long fight. |
DicklesworthJun 9, 2016 9:07 PM
| =) Nice, Kimura finally gets the spotlight on him. |
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| I really do like how all of the fights in this anime aren't completely predictable. I could easily see Mashiba losing, but being offered a fight regardless due to his tenacity and obsession with winning, even if he did lose the title. I could have also seen Mashiba winning but being refused the fight due to it not being a swift victory. I like that there are many options to the outcome, and it isn't just black and white. I also love how this show makes you sympathize and understand all the fighters besides the person you're "supposed" to root for. |