She is a semi-recurring character in Hajime no Ippo.
She is a housewife and the mother of Manabu and Nanako.
History[]
Part II[]
Submarine Wars Arc[]
The Itagaki family having dinner with Ippo.
When Ippo Makunouchi visited the Itagaki residence for dinner, she was quickly established by Ippo as a kind person. She prepared dinner to celebrate Manabu Itagaki's victory and patiently waited for her husband to come home. Her and the rest of her family cracked jokes much to Ippo's discomfort. She then laughed with her family at Ippo's unintentional pun, much to the latter's chagrin.
Spirit of a Weed Arc[]
During Manabu's East Japan Rookie King Tournament semi-finals, he came home after a spar with Ryō Mashiba that made his face swollen. When Ippo arrived to the house to check on him, she greeted him and laughed at her husband's pun. Two days before her son's semi-finals, she waited for him to come to eat dinner.
Phantom Card Arc[]
The mother at her son's East Rookie King Tournament finals against Imai.
When Nanako revealed that Manabu bet on her in his match against Kyōsuke Imai, the mother expressed how he wished for Nanako to have Ippo instead of Imai. However, when she and her husband learned that Imai comes from a rich family, they plead for Nanako to marry Imai so that they don't have to pay her college tuition. When Manabu's East Japan Rookie King Tournament finals match against Imai arrived, the mother went to the Kōrakuen Hall and sat with her family, Kumi Mashiba, and Masahiko Umezawa, who gave everyone headbands to cheer for Manabu. She cheered as Manabu won and became the Eastern Rookie King by decision after six rounds.
Seiken Arc[]
She went to the Kōrakuen Hall to watch Manabu fight in a six round match, which resulted in Manabu's victory by decision.
Destined Boxer Arc[]
She went to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan to watch Manabu's match against Alex Harker, where Manabu won by knockout in the first round.
Red Lightning Arc[]
The Itagaki family inviting Imai for dinner.
When Manabu arrived home with Imai after they were beaten in a spar, she and her husband invited Imai for dinner. When Imai noted how interesting the house is, she and her husband asked how his house was and were daydreaming about how big his house is when he described it, imagining themselves living in it if they became his in-laws if he got married. She noted that she has something she can offer for Imai, suggesting Nanako. She and her husband began saying puns during dinner as Imai also chimed in. After dinner, she saw Imai off and asked Nanako to take him home, however, Nanako declined.
In the Jungle Arc[]
While Manabu's mind was on training during dinner, he wouldn't talk which made her ask if he could have a conversation during dinner.
Chronos Arc[]
She ate dinner with his family, minus Manabu since he had to do his weigh-in the next day. During dinner, she joked about how poor they are.
Speed Zone Arc[]
The Itagaki family doing the "Itag-kiin" pose at Manabu's match against Saeki.
She arrived to the Kōrakuen Hall for Manabu's Class A Tournament finals. Before his match began, she, along with her husband and Nanako did the "Itag-kiin" pose with Manabu. She watched Manabu's match against Takuma Saeki, which ended in Manabu's victory in the fourth round by knockout, celebrating by doing the "Itag-kiin" with her husband, Nanako, and Manabu. She stayed to watch Tatsuya Kimura and Masaru Aoki's Class A Tournament finals match, where Kimura lost by decision and Aoki lost against Shinobu Iga by a seven round knockout.
When Manabu got his prize money from winning the tournament, he treated his family to sushi at the Koedo Sushi in celebration. While Nanako and Manabu were shocked to see Saeki working there as a chef, she and her husband were eating as soon as they came in. After complaining that there is no food on the sushi belt and that Saeki is being slow, Saeki put extra wasabi on Manabu's sushi, however, her husband ate it and passed out from the spiciness.
Go to the World Arc[]
When Manabu's match against Imai for the vacant JBC featherweight title and Ippo's match against Alfredo González arrived, she went to the Kōrakuen Hall to watch the matches. She watched as Manabu lost in the first round by knockout and Ippo lost by knockout in the seventh round.
Appearance[]
She is a middle-aged woman who appears taller than her husband. She has long brown hair, thin eyebrows, and dark coloured eyes. She doesn't show any distinct signs of her age and appears younger than she really is.
Personality[]
She is shown to have a very kind personality much like her daughter Nanako. However, like the rest of her family she has a terrible sense of humour and a tendency to make terrible puns. While she may initially appear polite and well-spoken, all composure is lost when she laughs at one of her family members's horrible jokes, which is said to happen very often during their times together. Like husband, she doesn't express much concern for her children aside from wanting to see them succeed; in particular, she wishes for Nanako to marry Imai Kyōsuke, the heir of a wealthy family. She shares in the rest of the family's remarkable fearlessness.