Tree Frog's New Weapon is Round 443 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details[]
- Characters introduced: Katsutaka Imae
- Real Life People Mentioned: Kōichi Wajima
- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Tatsuya Kimura, Masaru Aoki, Ippo Makunouchi, Manabu Itagaki
Summary[]
Aoki reads an article on a sports magazine that has JBC lightweight champion Katsutaka Imae claiming that he will destroy the frog and that Aoki's comic show will end. Ippo is worried about the headline as Shimabukuro had a similar statement about Ippo's Dempsey Roll, meaning Aoki will not be able to use his Frog Punch. Aoki wonders how Imae will "destroy the frog", however does not what to think too much as it would stress him out mentally. The gym members then believe that Aoki should have a new weapon. They think of combining his Frog Punch with another existing technique, such as a "Dragon Fish Frog" and "Dempsey Frog". Believing his gym mates are not being serious, Aoki goes home. Aoki tells Tomiko how while everyone made fun of him at the gym, they are worried about him. Aoki explains how he is jealous of Ippo and Takamura and wants a belt of his own. Before going to bed, Aoki looks up at the ceiling, and notices how Tomiko looked up as well. The next morning, Aoki passes someone and looks the other way, noticing that the man also looked the other way. When Aoki goes to the Kamogawa gym, and, when Aoki looks to the left, everyone looks to the left to see what he looked at. Aoki then realises he found a new weapon.
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