What does it mean to be strong? Thats one of many questions Hajime no ippo goes into. This show starts oof with Ippo and his school life and he gets bullied by some goons. The proboxer Takamura sees that and intervenes. And there Ippo decides to become a proboxer and to find out what it means to be strong. After that The story remains very simple. He trains then gets to fight his opponentl. Than he loses or wins and then again trains and so on. You might think after the 10th fight it would get boring but that wasnt the case. Every opponent was interesting and the execution was good and always motivating to watch more. What suprised me was the development with Ippos mother and the boot hire business.
Character: 8/10
This Show has great Characters. They are really funny and enjoyable to watch. Every character gets backstory even some of the opponents get well characterised. Ippo as the main character is very likeable. i love that even the side charcters get fights. Best boy is umesawa.
Animation: 8/10
Hajime no ippo is an older series but the animation is very good especially some of the punches are very fluid, smooth and intense. i like the character designs.
Sound: 5/10
OP and ED are okay. Nothing really memorable and the osts also isnt that special, There is some drum ost which was fitting.
Enjoyment: 8/10
At first i thought it would get boring after some fights because it repeats the same formula but in reallity it was the opposite. it was an enjoyable expirience.
Overall: 7.2=7/10
