Story - Beautiful. If you don't know yet, this is a boxing anime, and no its not just big bald buff men beating the shit out of each other, it is about a wimpy, innocent, bullied kid who falls in love with boxing and goes out to be a boxer. Having no friends, or hobbies, just spends his day helping his mom with her boating business it would only be natural such a weird kid to be bullied. The main character, Ippo, isn't weak, just afraid, he was saved one day by a boxing genius named Takamura and that's where his interest in boxing began, it wasn't merely the interest in boxing, but "What does it mean to be strong?" is how it started. Being trained under an amazing coach, he joins the boxing world making new friends as well as romances. This anime is filled with action, adult humor, and drama.
Art - Art is very nice, especially great in the newer seasons. The drawing is done well, especially in the fighting, the way the air flies around during the movement, the way the sweat explodes, as well as the shininess and detail of the muscles.
Sound - The opening songs are nice, they really know how to get you excited using the music, makes the hands on your arms stand.
Characters - The main character is a typical wimpy character at first, very innocent, but later on he becomes strong while maintaining his innocence making it difficult to not like it. The side characters are very funny and very unique, the anime would not be good without them.
Enjoyment - Starting from the first episode, it is very enjoyable. Watching him improve and fight is great. What really brings the anime together is the comedy, its not childish comedy that you would see in most anime, its hilarious adult like comedy. Very enjoyable.
Overall 8/10
