Episode 19 (Season 1)

Dream of a KO
Episode Information
Previous	Clinch
Episode	Season 1 #19 (Watch Online)
Next	The Threat of Shotgun
Japanese Title	KOの夢
Romanized Title	KO no Yume
Arc	Rookie King Tournament: First Rounder Arc
Manga	Round 47 (p.2-19) Round 48 (p.2.19) Round 49 (p.2-19) Round 50 (p.1-6, 10-15)
Air dates
Japanese	February 13, 2001
English	February 15, 2005
Music
Opening	Under Star
Ending	Yūzora no Kami Hikōki

Dream of a KO is Round 19 of the Hajime no Ippo anime, which is the adaptation of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo series.

Details

• Characters Introduced: Yoshiaki Yajima, Dynamite Glove Commentator, Ring Announcers

Summary

As Kamogawa and Yagi discuss how bad Ippo's condition is, Kobashi continues to dominate the fight and wins the second round by points again. In Kobashi's corner, there is only satisfaction due to his performance, while in Ippo's corner, since there is not enough time to thoroughly explain, all Kamogawa says to him is to do combinations and attack the body. Both fighters are called, and the third round begins. This time, Kobashi focuses on keeping the two point lead advantage he has by dodging and deflecting Ippo's punches. Ippo attempts a combination as suggested, but fails as Kobashi reads his moves, the accumulation of punches from Kobashi slowly takes effect and Ippo has trouble moving. The third round ends once again with Kobashi leading in scores. Back in his corner, Kamogawa throws ice on Ippo's "large penis" in order to cool his body down, and informs him that he is losing on points and must make a knockout-comeback if he wants to win. As the final round begins, both fighters walk to the centre. Knowing that it is his last chance, Ippo charges at Kobashi, who is surprised to see Ippo moving the way he is despite his condition. To maintain distance, Kobashi swings at Ippo repeatedly, until he catches him on the jaw, leaving Ippo confused. Ecstatic by the feeling of almost knocking Ippo out, Kobashi decides to finish his opponent and delivers a barrage of blows. This however gives Ippo the opportunity to deliver a body blow of his own. Just as Ippo, Kobashi is determined to win via knockout (much to Yasuda's concern), and they begin the final exchange to decide the winner. Kobashi continues to heavily attack, hoping to aim for his first knockout. Ippo, who is using the same tactic he used against Miyata, finally takes advantage of the opportunity and gets out of the corner to deliver a straight. Kobashi dazed by this, receives a body blow and falls with thirteen seconds left to the end. As Yasuda encourages him, Kobashi gets up with much struggle but immediately falls over. The referee declares Ippo the winner with only two seconds left. After the fight, Kobashi in his locker room, discusses with Yasuda about how naive he was attempting a knockout, but Yasuda encourages him by telling him that he can achieve it if he tries hard enough. Meanwhile, Ippo excited over his victory, informs Takamura, who is focused on his own match and ready to fight. As the main event begins, Takamura enters the ring, and so does the champion, Yoshiaki Yajima. As Ippo reaches the grandstand, Takamura is down. Ippo begins to cheer for his gym mate, which causes the entire Kōrakuen Hall to follow him, and now angry, Takamura gets up.

Trivia

• The BGM played during Takamura standing up was the theme from Ultra Seven.

Anime-Manga Differences

See also: Anime-Manga Differences

• When Ippo informs Takamura about his victory in the anime, Takamura is dressed with his Kamogawa cloak, in the manga, he isn't.
• In the anime, Ippo isn't present at the start of Takamura's title match. In the manga, he is there from the start.

Credits

Characters are named as they appear in the credits.

Role	English Name	Japanese	Rōmaji	English Voice Actor
Ippo Makunouchi	Kōhei Kiyasu	喜安 浩平	Kiyasu Kōhei	Steve Cannon
Mamoru Takamura	Rikiya Koyama	小山 力也	Koyama Rikiya	Eddie Frierson
Coach Kamogawa	Kenji Utsumi	内海 賢二	Utsumi Kenji	Richard George
Masaru Aoki	Wataru Takagi	高木 渉	Takagi Wataru	Jim Taggert
Tatsuya Kimura	Keiji Fujiwara	藤原 啓治	Fujiwara Keiji	Grant George
Manager Yagi	Toshihiko Nakajima	中嶋 聡彦	Nakajima Toshihiko	George Z. Cole
Kenta Kobashi	Taiki Matsuno	松野 太紀	Matsuno Taiki	Edward Zilla
Trainer Yasuda	Toshiya Ueda	上田 敏也	Ueda Toshiya	Steve Kramer
Referee	Shōji Izumi	泉 尚摯	Izumi Shōji	Steve Areno
Ring Announcer	Katsuyuki Konishi	小西 克幸	Konishi Katsuyuki
Live Announcer	Jin Horikawa	堀川 仁	Horikawa Jin
Yajima Support Group Member	Masashi Hirose	広瀬 正志	Hirose Masashi
Audience	Yoshinori Sonobe	園部 好徳	Sonobe Yoshinori

Episode Credits

Role	English Name	Japanese	Rōmaji
Screenplay	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	筆安 一幸	Fudeyasu Kazuyuki
Storyboard	Toshiharu Satō	郷 敏治	Satō Toshiharu
Director	Yasuhiro Matsumura Jun Shishido	松村 やすひろ 宍戸 淳	Matsumura Yasuhiro Shishido Jun
Animation Director	Li Hao-shan	李 豪善	Lǐ Háoshàn