#George Morikawa

[theanticool]

TIL the author of Hajime no Ippo opened up an actual boxing gym based off Kamogawa Boxing gym from the manga.

Even has Takamura’s statue on top. It’s also not just a tourist trap. It’s a real gym with a real training staff and real professionally trained boxers.

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[hatsumishinogu]

Hajime no Ippo Vol.142

[animenostalgia]

News - Kodansha has added the first 10 volumes (chapters 1-87) of George Morikawa's classic boxing manga Hajime no Ippo to their K-Manga English manga service! This is the first time the manga has been available legally in English, and Kodansha will also be adding new chapters weekly. Currently, it doesn't look like they have any plans to release the series physically, so if you're looking to read it yourself, it's exclusively available through through their online catalog here.

[cosmosrebellion]

A question everyone, are there any martial arts sports manga you all recommend? It's a type of story I hear next to nothing about and I was curious if there were any out there.

The only two I heard of is Hajime no Ippo, which I constantly hear good things about, and Teppuu which I actually read and am a huge fan of.

[demifiendrsa]

Hajime no Ippo chapter 1400 color page

[w0w-guy]

I tried to draw Kamogawa vs Anderson's iconic knockout pic but it came of as this as I included my own style

From hajime no ippo manga by George morikawa

[natsukashii-naa]

Hajime no Ippo (2000)

[curapicas]

I have to read this hajime no ippo's match calling the two contestants alpha and omega

[tirreniam88]

From George Morikawa Art Twitter Account.

[eyeshields]

Thank you illustrations from Murata to artists who contributed art to the BRAINxBRAVE special issue part 9 (pt1 / pt2 / pt3 / pt4 / pt5 / pt6 / pt7 / pt8).

From top to bottom, L to R, these are for: Watanabe Jun (Golden Guy), Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin), Yamamoto Atusji (Elf-17, Saber Cats), Morikawa George (Hajime no Ippo), and ONE (Mob Psycho 100, One-Punch Man)

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[hatsumishinogu]

Hajime no Ippo Vol.140

[venussaidso]

𝐘𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐊𝐎 𝐉𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐈'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 — Vedic Astrology Observation (based on shows/films part 6)

The film Oscar and Lucinda is about two people who have a gambling nature, taking me back to the anime and live-action series, Kakegurui, both medias starring Ketu natives.

Oscar and Lucinda (left) is directed by Mula Sun native Gillian Armstrong, starring Mula Sun Ralph Fiennes and Ashwini Moon Cate Blanchett.

In Kakegurui, Minami Hamabe, who has her Sun & Moon in Magha nakshatra, portrays the character, Yumeko Jabami, who is possessed by her addiction to gambling. She exhibits very risky behaviour, much like Oscar from Oscar and Lucinda, although he's less bloodthirsty about it.

Yumeko Jabami is also voiced by Erika Harlacher who has her Sun in Magha as well.

In the film Oscar and Lucinda, Oscar falls in love with the Ketu woman, Lucinda, who is driven by her compulsive gambling nature. And typical, being that they're an Ashwini x Mula pairing.

They both follow Ketu impulses, being outcasts who meet through gambling. Oscar has severed his ties from his strict religious past, going into Sagittarius/9H themes as he means to find meaning in his life, even if it's through risky and reckless behaviour (Ketu). While Lucinda, though an heiress, is actively escaping society to create a path of her own, following Ashwini's purpose in being the free horse, as she severs ties from her origins.

Back to Yumeko Jabami. Yumeko Jabami doesn't even gamble to win. She gambles because she loves the thrill, the adrenaline, the rush she gets when there's a lot at stake. The riskier the game is, the more orgasmic the experience is for her.

Yumeko Jabami and Mary Saotome showcase the differences between Ketu and Mars, as Mary Saotome is portrayed by the Dhanistha natives, Aoi Morikawa & Minami Tanaka.

Mary Saotome gambles to win and maintain her social standing and power within the school. Meeting Yumeko Jabami pretty much humbles her, because Yumeko has no real motivations; she is just a dangerous adrenaline-chasing junkie whose eyes glow red the riskier the game is.

Mary relies on strategy to cheat and maintain status. She is driven to squash her opponents, being very ambitious and clever. She possesses a Regina George-complex as she operates within hierarchy in order to dominate. Victories becoming conquests is such a Martian theme, and she just loves soaking in every win.

Yumeko does not rely on logic or strategy, her intelligence going beyond that, as she is unpredictable and fundamentally detached, not caring about any outcomes at all. Like an addict, she dissociates and chases the thrill of the gamble. Ketu, being headless, indicates a drive without material ambition — Yumeko gambles purely for the dangers and potential losses from the game, making her indecipherable and dangerous in a way that the other characters cannot comprehend.

After watching the live-action, the anime, and YouTube videos which talk about this character, I realize that she might just be the only character that exhibits potent Ketu energy. She is also a blank slate, being the only character without a true personality, the only character whose thoughts aren't shared with the audience — and it's done on purpose, as she is made to be mysterious and potentially empty on the inside (a Ketu trope I touched on), especially with her impossible intelligence and odd headless behaviour.

[smorgasbort]

What the CHRIST is wrong with George Morikawa?! Beach episodes are supposed to be LIGHTHEARTED and FUN!

[ljaesch]

K Manga Adds the Hajime no Ippo Manga in English

Kodansha’s K manga service has announced that it has added George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo manga under the title Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! The first 87 chapters (or 10 volumes) of the manga are available, and new chapters will launch every week. This is the first official English release available in the West for the manga. The manga is described as: What does it feel like to be strong?…