Aoki Family is Round 1248 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details[]
- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Ippo Makunouchi
Summary[]
Ippo, Itagaki, and Yagi remembers seeing Aoki and Taihei on a TV show called "Heartwarming Special Presents: The Hectic Life of an 11-Person Family". Aoki and Taihei argue about their family's struggle and when Aoki left them, Taihei started getting into fights. Kimura however, reminds Taihei that Aoki was the one who funded his sibling's school money and opened the ramen shop that expanded to three stores, one Aoki runs. Aoki tells his younger brother how he never thought twice about helping him and the other siblings. Takamura, after finding out that Aoki is the older brother, proceeds to chase a terrified Aoki and sticks his fingers into his anus as a punishment for making Taihei get into fights. Ippo asks Kintarō who he is, remembering him as the last delinquent remaining when Taihei was fighting the group. Taihei states that they were long time enemies. Kintarō claims to have joined the gym as he was amazed and respected Ippo when he knocked Taihei into the air with just a slap. Yagi then sees Kamogawa, who is impressed to see Ippo as a master, seeing this as a way of his growth. Later, Ippo meets with Kumi, while Taihei and Kintarō waits near them for roadwork. Ippo shows Kumi his bald head, which reminds Kumi of "Baldichu" from the "Pokamon" series. Unable to resist, Kumi proceeds to kiss Ippo's bald head.
Trivia[]
- There is a reference to Pokémon, when Kumi Mashiba asks if Ippo Makunouchi knows about "Pokamon", or "Poka Poka Monsters", meaning "Warm and cuddly monsters".
- Along with that, there is a reference to the popular Pokémon, Pikachu, when Kumi thinks of Ippo's bald head to remind her of "Baldichu".
- There's also a reference to the video game, "Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!", in the chapter's ending line where it says "Kumi-chan and Let's Go: Baldichu; surely...!?".
- The front cover of the chapter with Mamoru Takamura (Hawk), an eggplant, and Mt. Fuji is a reference to Hatsuyume (初夢).