Also, the music in the series is still present and still appropriately used.Like I said, the ending to the anime is only the beginning in the manga. It’s a pity the anime so far has been halted which would prevent any future use of his talents. After this appearance in the manga, he has two more which played some useful parts to certain aspects. I thought he was a very credible addition to this series and I like how he portrayed his outside personality of being an intellectual doctor very well and also portraying that aspect of his personality inside the ring.

If you don’t know him, he was the voice of Ryouga from Ranma ½, Kaji from Evangelion, Gyuunei from Char’s Counterattack, Togusa from Ghost in the Shell, and last and not least, Spike from Cowboy Bebop. Other than that, I wanted to see how Kobashi vs Hayami would have turned out in anime form.Not really much to add here from the TV series review except for Yamdera Koichi’s voice being lent as Sanada. But I liked how Sanada’s fighting style sort of represented an anti-Ippo fighting style at a technical and brawling level. The execution of the hien is of course awkward, but I’m sure there are boxers in real life who have the capability of pulling off some a technique with the angles and speed, just like how Muhammad Ali in his Cassius Clay days could pull off the shot gun. The main fight of course still brilliantly put together as usual, but the ending felt repetitive and makes you wonder if this could be the direction Hajime no Ippo could be going. Other than that, it serves the overall purpose of being a TV special and everything is paced just fine, but being based on a very long manga, your natural reaction is that you’re going to want more. The character designs are pretty much the same except the resolution is of course a much higher quality than the TV series and it adds more depth to it. featherweight title, it was a fight people enjoyed and gives further character development for the winner for that fight at some capacity, and it also sets up how Ippo first meets Sanada and Dankichi, which made the build up more dramatic, while in this anime, their initial encounter is just at the weigh-in. For example, I was upset that they took out Hayami vs Kobashi for Sanada’s vacated jr. However, some of my main gripes in relation to this series will of course be in relation to what was omitted from the manga. I thought they fit a considerable amount into this TV special.

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