Episode 50 (Season 1)

Something to Convey
Episode Information
Previous	The Courage to Believe
Episode	Season 1 #50 (Watch Online)
Next	The Group Date
Japanese Title	伝えたいこと
Romanized Title	Tsutaetai Koto
Arc	Class A Tournament: White Fang Arc Challenge for the Throne Arc
Manga	Round 166 (p.15-19) Round 167 (p.1-19) Round 168 (p.1-19) Round 169 (p.1-19) Round 170 (p.4-11)
Air dates
Japanese	September 25, 2001
English	February 21, 2006
Music
Opening	Inner Light
Ending	360°

Something to Convey is Round 50 of the Hajime no Ippo anime, which is the adaptation of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo series.

Summary

As Volg receives the Gazelle Punch he is unable to either attack Ippo or defend himself, and receives a series of hits that send him to the ground. The count reaches three and Volg is unable to get up after receiving the combination delivered by Ippo. Surprising everyone, he stands at count five but falls back down and gives no signs of getting back up. Fading into unconsciousness, Volg begins to remember his mother and how she still waits for him in Russia. With this thought in mind, he manages to get back up, regain his fighting pose, and resume the fight. They begin an exchange where Ippo pushes Volg to the ropes and the latter clinches in a desperate attempt to survive. Kamogawa tells Ippo to attack, so the latter initiates the motion for a powerful blow, but is stopped by the referee, who ends the round. Before going back to his corner, Ippo notices that Volg was about to initiate the motion for the White Fang right before being stopped by the referee. Kamogawa tells Ippo that Volg has nothing left in him, so he must attack with everything he has. Ippo however, knows that Volg can still fight and will unleash his White Fang. Volg in his corner, asks Ramuda for advice, but the coach with no strategies tells him to simply destroy his opponent. The round begins and both fighters have a wide fighting stance, indicating they can barely remain standing so they focus on their centre of gravity. They charge at each other, and as soon as they clash, they begin an exchange. As the trade goes on, the exhausted fighters wonder how long it has been and how much they have left. Feeling the few minutes in the round have become hours, Volg launches his white fang, but Ippo manages to dodge both hits of the combination. Having dodged the Chopping Right, and with Volg literally gasping for air, Ippo finds himself in the perfect position to attack, and launches his Gazelle Punch. Volg receives the full impact of the devastating punch that knocks his head back. Despite showing no signs of getting up at first, Volg slowly does so as the count reaches seven. He tells himself that if he can bring his arms up and take a fighting pose, he will be able to keep fighting. Ippo, who is holding the ropes in order to remain standing, notes to himself that there is no way he can keep fighting. As Volg realises that he does enjoy boxing, he falls on the referee and the count reaches ten. Declared the winner of the Class A Tournament, Ippo celebrates with Kamogawa and Yagi, when Volg approaches them and congratulates Ippo on the victory. As Kamogawa greets Ramuda, they are interrupted by Ippo falling unconscious. He is carried out on a stretcher (originally intended for Volg), and taken to the hospital. As he leaves Kōrakuen Hall, Date notes how much Ippo has evolved, and promises to himself to not give up the belt. The day after, while Hiroko visits Ippo at the hospital, someone knocks the door of Ippo's room. It turns out to be Volg, who apologises for sending Ippo to the hospital. She tells him it is fine because it happened in a match, and peels an apple for him. Tasting the apple brings Volg memories of his mother, and he asks Hiroko how worried she is about her son. She explains how Ippo was bullied and that doing what makes him happy makes her lose her will to complain about it. After the visit, Volg decides to write a letter to his mother saying that he is doing his best.

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
Eiji Date	Masaki Aizawa	相沢 正輝	Aizawa Masaki	Rafael Antonio
Volg Zangief	Toshiyuki Morikawa	森川 智之	Morikawa Toshiyuki	David Lelyveld
Coach Ramuda	Motomu Kiyokawa	清川 元夢	Kiyokawa Motomu	Micheal Sorich
Volg (Child)	Fujiko Takimoto	瀧本 富士子	Takimoto Fujiko	Barbara Goodson
Referee	Shōji Izumi	泉 尚摯	Izumi Shōji	Edward Zilla
Ring Announcer	Katsuyuki Konishi	小西 克幸	Konishi Katsuyuki
Live Announcer	Jin Horikawa	堀川 仁	Horikawa Jin	Ron Allen
Ippo's Mother	Yorie Terauchi	寺内 よりえ	Terauchi Yorie	Joan Carol O'Connell
Masahiko Umezawa	Mitsuaki Madono	真殿 光昭	Madono Mitsuaki	Ron Allen

Episode Credits

Role	English Name	Japanese	Rōmaji
Screenplay	Daisuke Aranishi Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	荒西 大介 筆安 一幸	Aranishi Daisuke Fudeyasu Kazuyuki
Storyboard	Sōichirō Zen	善 聡一郎	Zen Sōichirō
Director	Kentarō Nakamura	中村 賢太郎	Nakamura Kentarō
Animation Director	Noriyuki Fukuda	ふくだ のりゆき	Fukuda Noriyuki