Episode 57 (Season 1)

Conclusion
Episode Information
Previous	The Power that Stands in the Way
Episode	Season 1 #57 (Watch Online)
Next	Heartbroken
Japanese Title	決着
Romanized Title	Ketchaku
Arc	Challenge for the Throne Arc
Manga	Round 190 (p.14-16) Round 191 (p.1-19) Round 192 (p.1-19) Round 193 (p.1-19) Round 194 (p.1-9)
Air dates
Japanese	November 13, 2001
English	June 27, 2006
Music
Opening	Tumbling Dice
Ending	Eternal Loop

Conclusion is Round 57 of the Hajime no Ippo anime, which is the adaptation of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo series.

Summary

As Ippo begins to lose hope, he remembers how he told Takamura that in the match, he would give it his best shot. Concluding that he still has more to prove, Ippo re-focuses on the fight and lands a powerful blow on Date, causing is legs to shake, giving Ippo the opportunity to attack again. However, the gong sounds right after Ippo throws his punch, and both fighters go back to their corners. Kamogawa asks Ippo if he can still see, and the latter replies that he can still move and has not given everything he has yet. Kamogawa then realises that Ippo is just barely conscious. In the other corner, Date tells Nakadai to forget about blood and massage his shaking legs. Date goes to the centre of the ring full of determination, and Ippo goes full of confusion. The Kōrakuen Hall is now full of chants for Ippo, but Nakadai mentions that Date is back to his old self again. Date fires a Corkscrew Blow, but Ippo blocks it, causing Kamogawa to state that even though he lost his reasoning abilities, his body still knows what to do. Date fires another Corkscrew Blow hoping to find the heart, but Ippo blocks it once again. Kōrakuen Hall is full of cheers for Ippo, but the match is a one-sided beat down and it is Date who is dominating. Okita begs him to forget about the Heart Break Shot, but Nakadai explains that if he can not land it against Ippo, he has no hope against the world champion. Both fighters get close to each other and begin trading punches, which causes Yagi to think that Ippo is back to normal. Kamogawa states that he is still unconscious and that he will throw the towel in if necessary. It seems Ippo can barely keep fighting, as he only follows Kamogawa's orders in a semi-conscious state. Ippo is relying on Date's body to remain standing, so when Date retreats, Ippo immediately falls. Ippo is so confused that even as he gets up, he can not locate Date in the ring. Date realises that when Ippo was following him, it was not a fight plan but actually him not being able to stand on his own. Date with admiration for Ippo's fighting spirit, begs for him to turn around, spot him and keep fighting. Ippo barely manages to get back up in time, but the referee is not sure he is still able to fight. As Kamogawa is about to throw the towel, Ippo charges forward leaving the referee no choice but to order them to keep fighting. Kōrakuen Hall is louder than before with chants for Ippo, who charges at the champion. Date can not move due to the damage, so he lets Ippo get closer to begin the trade. Once they resume, Ippo receives a left jab, but returns with a body blow that clearly damages his opponent. Takamura notices that one good body blow will end the champion, so Aoki and Kimura yell at Ippo to do so. Ippo initiates the motion for a liver blow and Date seems to retreat, however he is simply taking enough distance to perform the Heart Break Shot, which is a success. Date wants to connect with a left hook before the referee can stop them. However, as he was going to attack, he stops as he notices the towel from Ippo's side being thrown in, and Ippo falling to the canvas. The match is declared over.

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 Epcar
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
Nakadai Gym Coach	Mitsuru Ogata	小形 満	Ogata Mitsuru	Micheal Sorich
Keigo Okita	Hiroaki Hirata	平田 広明	Hirata Hiroaki	Marvin Lee
Live Announcer	Jin Horikawa	堀川 仁	Horikawa Jin	Ron Allen
Ring Announcer	Katsuyuki Konishi	小西 克幸	Konishi Katsuyuki
Referee	Shōji Izumi	泉 尚摯	Izumi Shōji	Edward Zilla
Masahiko Umezawa	Mitsuaki Madono	真殿 光昭	Madono Mitsuaki	Ron Allen
Teacher	Masashi Hirose	広瀬 正志	Hirose Masashi	Ron Allen
Classmate	Shinji Kawada Yumiko Daikoku Yū Urata	川田 紳司 大黒 優美子 浦田 優	Kawada Shinji Daikoku Yumiko Urata Yū

Episode Credits

Role	English Name	Japanese	Rōmaji
Screenplay	Yasuko Kamo	加茂 靖子	Kamo Yasuko
Storyboard	Ken'ichi Kawamura	川村 賢一	Kawamura Ken'ichi
Director	Mitsuyuki Masuhara	増原 光幸	Masuhara Mitsuyuki
Animation Director	Masanori Shino Hiroshi Kōjina Kōji Sugiura	筱 雅律 神志那 弘志 杉浦 幸次	Shino Masanori Kōjina Hiroshi Sugiura Kōji