Episode 30 (Season 1)

To Enemy Ground
Episode Information
Previous	Rocky of Naniwa
Episode	Season 1 #30 (Watch Online)
Next	Traces of Intense Battles
Japanese Title	敵地へ
Romanized Title	Tekichi e
Arc	All Japan Rookie King Tournament: Rocky of Naniwa Arc
Manga	Round 92 (p.1-10, 17-19) Round 93 (p.1-19) Round 94 (p.2-19) Round 95 (p.2-13)
Air dates
Japanese	May 1, 2001
English	June 21, 2005
Music
Opening	Inner Light
Ending	360°

To Enemy Ground is Round 30 of the Hajime no Ippo anime, which is the adaptation of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo series.

Details

• Characters Introduced: Naniwa Coach, Ishino Coach, Komori, Miyazaki
• Locations Introduced: Ishino Boxing Gym

Summary

While at working at the boat, Ippo requests for Hiroko to ask professor Miyazaki if he knows of any doctor who could help him with his fist. His mother gives him the address of doctor Tomoko Yamaguchi. Ippo goes to see Yamaguchi, who tells him that the reason for his injuries is the fact that the muscles of his arms can not withstand the punching power he has. She tells him that he will be able to fight in the next match but also warns him about the dangers of it. In order to able to punch full power without getting injured, Ippo must develop his shoulder muscles. Back at the Naniwa Boxing Club, Sendō is hitting the mitts with Yanaoka, when he receives a package from Ippo. In the box, along with the souvenirs he left, there is a note from Ippo saying that he might be able to make it to the All Japan Rookie King Tournament. Excited by the news, Sendō resumes training. Upon Kamogawa's arrival to the Kamogawa gym, Ippo lets him know about doctor Yamaguchi's plan, and begs him to let him fight Sendō in the All Japan Rookie King Tournament. After opposition about the fight, hesitation of the method, and warning him about the dangers of fighting while injured, Kamogawa finally agrees. He tells Ippo to train, and he will decide if he fights or not, on the day of the match. Kamogawa takes Ippo and Takamura out for training. With the possibility of both fighters having upcoming matches, Kamogawa orders stamina-improvement exercises. As they are training, Yamaguchi drops by and notes that the training also improves back and shoulder muscles, which is the best thing for Ippo. Both the doctor and Kamogawa agree that unless Ippo is one hundred percent, he will not be able to fight. With only one week remaining for the All Japan Rookie King Tournament, Aoki and Kimura request to watch Sendō's fight videos in order to spar correctly with Ippo. Watching the video, they note how similar Sendō's fighting style is to Ippo's in almost every aspect (including their weak guard). Ippo begins his training routine, with Aoki and Kimura noting the increase of muscle volume in Ippo's arms. Sendō, while doing roadwork, encounters a group of kids he had promised to buy video game consoles after winning the West Japan Rookie King Tournament, instead, he gives them tickets to the All Japan Rookie King Tournament so they can watch his fight with Ippo. He continues his road work as he is greeted and encouraged by everyone who sees him. Two days before the match, all of the Kamogawa gym members and staff boards the train to Osaka. Arriving at Osaka, Kamogawa and his crew head to their gym's sister gym; the Ishino gym. There, they are greeted by it's coach, who introduces them to Komori, a lightweight eight round boxer who will be sparring with Ippo. As soon as the spar begins, Ippo dominates Komori with only his jabs. Surprised, Komori backs up against the ropes and receives a double left. As Ippo prepares to launch his straight, he feels insecure about the injury and stops midway, allowing Komori to attack. They continue sparring but Ippo repeats his mistake once more.

Anime-Manga Differences

See also: Anime-Manga Differences

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
Ippo's Mother	Yorie Terauchi	寺内 よりえ	Terauchi Yorie	Joan Carol O'Connell
Yamaguchi Sensei	Yūko Kobayashi	小林 優子	Kobayashi Yūko	Mona Marshal
Takeshi Sendō	Masaya Onosaka	小野坂 昌也	Onosaka Masaya	Doug Erholtz
Naniwa Boxing Club Coach	Kōichi Kitamura	北村 弘一	Kitamura Kōichi
Trainer Yanaoka	Naoki Tatsuta	龍田 直樹	Tatsuta Naoki
Naniwa Boxing Club Trainee	Takashi Kubota	久保田 隆	Kubota Takashi
Ishino Gym Coach	Takeharu Ōnishi	大西 健晴	Ōnishi Takeharu
Komori	Hitoshi Horimoto	堀本 等	Horimoto Hitoshi
Manabu	Tomo Shigematsu	重松 朋	Shigematsu Tomo	Mona Marshal
Child	Ayako Itō Yuki Matsuoka' Hitomi	伊藤 亜矢子 松岡 由貴 ひと美	Itō Ayako Matsuoka Yuki Hitomi
Person in the Shopping District	Shūhei Sakaguchi Naohiro Yamamoto	阪口 周平 山本 尚弘	Sakaguchi Shūhei Yamamoto Naohiro

Episode Credits

Role	English Name	Japanese	Rōmaji
Screenplay	Ryōsuke Nakamura	中村 亮介	Nakamura Ryōsuke
Storyboard	Nanako Shimazaki	島崎 奈々子	Shimazaki Nanako
Director	Nanako Shimazaki	島崎 奈々子	Shimazaki Nanako
Animation Director	Noriyuki Fukuda	ふくだ のりゆき	Fukuda Noriyuki