Atonement is Round 1246 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura
Summary[]
Itagaki tells Ippo that it has been a week and no report has been filed, so he should relax. Ippo however, believes what he did was morally wrong and should be judged accordingly, despite being safe as no one saw it. Ippo then gets sad when he sees the tree where he always met Taihei, which Itagaki gets annoyed about and states that Ippo should think about the people in front of him. Itagaki tells Ippo that he's in a slump, because he practices like usual but he's not improving and doesn't know what happened last match. Ippo replies that it's good to be in a slump, as the only people who get in a slump, are the ones who have incredible talent. Ippo then notes that he never been in a slump, which makes Itagaki jealous. Ippo tells Itagaki about the line that Takamura made, saying that only monsters can go over the line. Ippo states that he wasn't able to cross it before and thought he'd be able to overcome any slump, feeling as if this line is his limit. Ippo then goes back to the previous conversation, saying that he has to show significant remorse and be judged by the proper people. Later that night, Ippo goes back home and asks his mother for a haircut. At the Kamogawa gym, Itagaki, Aoki, Kimura, and Takamura talks about Ippo's situation with Taihei. Takamura comes to a conclusion that the real villain is Taihei's older brother and prepares to show off his "Special 7-Years Killing: 100 Shots" that he will use on him, with seven plates in front of him.
Trivia[]
Takamura with six fingers.
- "The 7 Year Killing" (七年殺し) is a reference to an older manga series, "Dr. Toilet" (トイレット博士) by Naroyoshi Kuriyoshi in Shonen Jump.
- The line made by Mamoru Takamura is still visible after over a year and a half.
- In the Weekly Shōnen Magazine version, it shows Takamura with six fingers on one hand in one panel. This was not fixed in the volume version.