References to Hajime no Ippo in Other Media

Please look for it MY bookstore 01 — Hajime no Ippo in Please look for it MY bookstore.

Hajime no Ippo or various aspects (skills, techniques, etc.) that may have been referenced or appeared in various media.

References Found in Video Games

Hajime no Ippo in Yakuza 5 — Yakuza 5 - Weekly Shōnen Magazine - Ippo on the cover.

In Yakuza 5, you can read the first chapter of Hajime no Ippo in it, along with other manga titles.
- Ippo Makunouchi also appears on the cover of the Weekly Shōnen Magazine issue shown in it.
In the Tekken series, various characters have been known to use various techniques found in Hajime no Ippo:
- Steve Fox's Endless Roll is a variation of the Dempsey Roll.
In the Street Fighter series, various characters have been known to use various techniques found in Hajime no Ippo:
- Dudley has various moves that resemble techniques in Hajime no Ippo:
  - His Corkscrew Blow Super Art resembles the Heart Break Shot.
  - His Machinegun Blow special attack resembles the Flicker Jab.
  - His Rolling Thunder Super Art resembles the Dempsey Roll.
- Ed's Psycho Flicker resembles the Flicker Jab.
Hyper Universe - Louis uses the Dempsey Roll in it.
River City Ransom: Underground - Paul uses the Dragonfish Blow and Gazelle Punch.
In 2009, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Shōnen Sunday celebrated their 50 years anniversary together with a crossover cover with Ippo and Conan Edogawa from the Case Closed series shaking hands. They released some video games that various Hajime no Ippo characters appear in:
- Sunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen
  - Playable characters: Ippo Makunouchi, Mamoru Takamura
  - Non-playable characters: Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura, Manabu Itagaki, Genji Kamogawa, Statue of Takamura, Kumi Mashiba, Tomoko Yamaguchi
- Sunday x Magazine Hot Fight! Dream Nine
  - Playable Characters: Ippo Makunouchi, Mamoru Takamura, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura
- Sunday & Magazine WHITE COMIC
  - Character appearances: Ippo Makunouchi, Ichirō Miyata, Mashiba Ryō, Genji Kamogawa, Kumi Mashiba, Takeshi Sendō

References Found in Anime

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru - Anime - Episode 19 — Ippo reference in Episode 19 of Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

In Episode 163 of Gintama, there is a parody/reference to Hajime no Ippo.
In Episode 19 of Gundam Build Fighters, it shows the Gundam using a Dempsey Roll and Liver Blow.
In Episode 4 ofHinamatsuri, you can see a magazine with Ippo on the cover.
In Episode 19 of Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru, Makunouchi Ippo silhouette is shown in the background along side of other famous sport anime characters.
In Episode 8 of Vivi Strike! , during the fight between Rinne and Vivio, they use various skills like Flicker Jabs, Gazelle Punch, Smash (Accel Smash), Dempsey Roll, and move their head forward to diffuse a counter's power.
In Episode 5 of 'Hoozuki no Reitetsu', it shows the MC using the Dempsey Roll in it.
In Episode 7 of 'Konosuba', Aqua is seen using the Peek-a-boo guard leading into the Dempsey Roll motion.
In episode 7 of 4-Nin wa Sorezore Uso o Tsuku, Rikka hits Chiyo with a right hook, Sekine's shocked expression is drawn in Hajime no Ippo style, then Rikka enters the Peek-a-Boo Style while doing a figure-8 Dempsey Roll motion.

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Ippo reference in Episode 19 of Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru. ViVid Strike! - Episode 8 - Flicker Punch. ViVid Strike! - Episode 8 - Liver Blow. ViVid Strike! - Episode 8 - Liver Blow. 4-Nin wa Sorezore Uso o Tsuku - Hajime no Ippo references - Hajime no Ippo styled shocked expression and the Dempsey Roll.

References Found in Manga

Garoden - Vol 1 Chapter 1 - Ippo name — Ippo's name crossed out in challenge list in Garoden

In the first chapter of Garoden drawn by Keisuke Itagaki, Ippo name is seen crossed out in the MC challenge list, along side other famous fighting figures.
In Teppu manga, the main character uses the Detroit Style, and throw Flickers.
The Korean Manhwa Out boxer is know to copy scenes from Hajime no Ippo.
Morikawa Jouji and some characters appear in Mou, Shimasen kara manga, which is made by a former assist to Morikawa, Nishimoto Hideo.
- File 1 - Morikawa appears in it with scenes from the manga, and Takamura.
- Volume 1 - Take Keīchi appears in an Aftermath page
- File 109 - Morikawa appears and plays Hajime no Ippo: Revolution, various characters appear
- File 110 - Morikawa drawing volume 4 cover
- Volume 5 - Miyata Ichirō appears in an aftermath page

Nagatoro - Ippo reference - Volume 4 - 01 — Ippo mention in Nagatoro

In Volume 4 (Chapter 27.5) of Don't Mess with Me, Nagatoro (イジらないで、長瀞さん), Ippo get mentioned by the MC while throwing some jabs.
- Later in the chapter, she is seen throwing flicker punches.
- At the end of the volume, the mangaka included an image of a character showing the Dempsey Roll motion.
In manga Shounan Junai Gumi chapter 32, a character is seeing wearing a bath towel with Ippo's face on it in a few panels
In manga Tenjo Tenge, Chapter 103, a character is shown training while catching leaves, and later practicing other boxing skills. Also in the manga, a character is shown throwing Flicker Jabs.
In the manga One Piece, Chapter 362, a character is showing throwing Flicker Jabs (but it is called Aurora Flicker Jabs.)
In the manga Hakaiou Noritaka!, there is a scene where the MC has Ippo's face drawn on his knees in order to train to help protect his weak kness against the opponent and in the background Kamogawa appears to cheer him on.

Hiro Mashima - Hero - Chapter 9 - George — Morikawa's (George) name being mentioned in Hero's chapter 9

In the manga Bobobobo Bobobo, there is a panel where it shows Ippo's face hitting a sandbag, while wearing Sendo's Trunks.
In Chapter 9 of Hero's by Hiro Mashima in Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Issue 2-3 2020), Morikawa Jouji name, George (ジョージ). appears in it while being shown with a boxing glove and glasses, while saying "The Supreme God, Lord George". The other characters in the panel are other mangaka that appear in WSM too - God of Diamond Yuji is Yūji Terajima (Diamond no Ace), God of Wind Seo is Kōji Seo (Fuuka/Hitman) and God of Eros Kei is Kei Sasuga (Domestic Girlfriend)
In the One Shot, Magazine Ohanamil! (マガジンOHANAMI!!), a special collaboration between various mangaka in Weekly Shonen, where Ippo makes an appearance along with other various characters from Weekly Shonen Magazine.
In Chapter 151 of Keijo!!!!!!!! by Daichi Sorayomi, a character is shown using the Dempsey Roll motion (figure 8) as she attacks with behind.

Aho-Girl - Chapter 121 - Bear Fight - 01 — Aho-Girl - Chapter 121 - Bear Fight

In Chapter 121 of Aho-Girl (アホガール) by Hiroyuki features a character fighting a bear that is similar to Takamura's fight against the The Bear. The character landed a counter on the bear's forehead, and getting hit by the bears claws acrossed his chest.
- The MC also has a dog as a pet that is similar to Wanpo/Hachi.
- The same scene is shown on the Volume 11 cover, where the MC with Dog is fighting the bear.
In chapter 144 of Undead Unluck, the main character Fūko Izumo uses the Dempsey Roll against Void Volks.

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References Found in TV Shows or Movies

Make It Big - 2002 - Reading Hajime no Ippo - 01 — Make It Big - 2002 - Reading Hajime no Ippo

In the Korean film, Make It Big (일단 뛰어, Ildan Dwieo), a character is shown reading the Korean version of Hajime no Ippo in it.
After the Fukushima Earthquake in 2011, Morikawa came involved with the recover effort with fellow friends/mangaka. It was documented on Fukushima Central TV when Morikawa visited the Disaster Areas.
In the Begin Japanology Series on Japanophiles with Pro Wrestler Kenny Omega (Season 6 - Episode 27)^[1], Kenny mentioned that learned to read Japanese in order to read Hajime no Ippo.
In the Sports x Manga. Documentary series, there was an episode on boxing, where it discussed various boxing series (like Hajime no Ippo and Ashita no Joe) and interviewed various real life boxers, where it inspired them. It included the famous mangaka of Ashita no Joe, Chiba Tetsuya, other remarkable names of professional boxers as the super flyweight WBO Champion Naoya Inoue, middleweight WBA Champion Ryōta Murata, Former super featherweight WBA Champion Takashi Uchiyama as well as the veteran WBA Champ Yoko Gushiken
On 10/20/2019, Morikawa took part in Mahjong Saikyosen 2019. It is a celebrity Mahjong Tournament. He played on table A against Nobuyuki Fukumoto (福本伸行), Ayame Mizusaki (水崎綾女), Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木大介), where he ended up losing in the first round.
On Episode 60 (10/28/2019) and 61 (11/3/2019) of Mando Kobayashi^[2] (漫道コバヤシ)^[3], which is hosted by Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ) on Fuji TV ONE that is aired every other month. Kendo interviews Morikawa and went over his long career as a mangaka.
- Morikawa in the promo for it: Mando Kobayashi for Ep. 60 and 61
- Short Clip of Episode 60
- Short Clip of Episode 61
In March of 2019, Morikawa appeared on Adema News, where he was interview as part of 30 year Anniversary.

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References Found Online (Video)

The Charisma Brothers and Fischer's-フィッシャーズ- made a short real life Hajime no Ippo film in 2016, where they filmed live-action scene taken from a character's point of view. They even used Morikawa's boxing gym, JB Sports Gym.
In a Promo Video advertising a collaboration between Uniqio and Weekly Shōnen Magazine as part of its 60 year celebration, Morikawa appears in it drawing a scene from Hajime no Ippo to advertise the shirts being released with panel scenes from various manga series in WSM
As part of the promotion of Hajime no Ippo Featherweight Tournament, Dangan Boxing released a few promotion video with real life Pro Boxers displaying moves from the series.
- WBC Champion Kenshiro as Ippo showing the Gazelle Punch
- OPBF Champion Hiroaki Teshigawara as Bryan Hawk show his style.
A Promotional Video was release for the Hajime no Ippo - Stage Play.
WBA Light Flyweight/IBF mini-flyweight World Champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (京口紘人) discusses about the various moves, skills, or punches mentioned in Hajime no Ippo.

Boxing Related References

In October 2017, Morikawa Jouji and WOWOW sponsored and collaborated with the 2017 Japan Boxing Test on December 10, which is a test of boxing knowledge. On the back of the pass certification card, there is a choice of three people from Hajime no Ippo - Makunouchi Ippo , Takamura Mamoru, and Miyata Ichirō to choose from for a 2000 yen fee.^[4]
In 2019, all Dangan Boxing Promotions and Rizin (MMA) matches is set to use Hajime no Ippo themed tape.
- See the Facebook page for examples.
Morikawa's JB Sports Gym tends to use Hajime no Ippo related characters on their match tickets or envelopes for match tickets, back of their gym shirts, and sell Hajime no Ippo related merchandise.
Makunouchi Ippo and Takamura Mamoru appear on various Promotional posters for U-15 Boxing and JCL (Junior Champion League) Posters in order to help promote boxing and attract a younger audience.

Taiwan Boxing Match - Hajime no Ippo sponsored Vol 3 - 02

In order to promote Pro Boxing in Taiwan, the Taiwan Boxing President decided to use Hajime no Ippo as a means to promote it, since the series is licensed in Taiwan as The Fighting (第一神拳). JB Sports had three boxers (Watabe Hiroto, Hanamori Seigo, and Tamura Ryoichi) taking part in the event held at Sunworld Dynasty Hotel in Taipei on 11/30/2019. The main draw was Daisuke Sugita (5-1, 3) [杉田大祐] vs Edison Berwela (18-42-8, 6) for the WBA Asia Super Bantamweight title defense, and Ryoichi Tamura (12-5-1, 6) [田村亮一] vs Moensaku Yor (6-5-1, 4) for OPBF Silver Super Bantamweight title.
- To help advertise the match, various ads on bus/billboards with Ippo.
- The entire match was stream for free online, where you can see Morikawa act as a 2nd during his boxers matches.
- Daisuke Sugita has a history of using the Dempsey Roll in matches, where he won one of his matches with it.^[5] During his defense, he was shown using it in the 10th round.^[6]

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Other Known References

In February 2019, Joshin chain store in Japan, teamed up with Hajime no Ippo and had coloured pages of Makunouchi Ippo and Sendō Takeshi advertising Joshin to help honour 30 years. During one of the weekly store ads, they shown JB Sports Gym members and Hajime no Ippo characters in it.
In July 2019, as part of a collaboration between Weekly Shonen Magazine and Asahi Soft Drinks, various panels of WSM (including Hajime no Ippo) appeared in Tokyo Metro Shinjuku Station (Metro Promenade) and Shibuya Station (near Exit 8 on the B2 floor).
Hajime no Ippo was part of the Manga X Sport Exhibit in part to promote the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics from 7/13/2019 to 9/29/19. There was an interactive exhibit involving it, where a person was able to catch 10 leaves.
In 2018, Morikawa collaborated with Japanese M League (Mahjong), where he drew various Hajime no Ippo characters wearing various M League team outfits. They also released various merchandise like limited edition merchandise for it like posters, phone case, water bottle, etc.
- Makunouchi Ippo - EX Furin Kazan
- Mashiba Kumi - KONAMI Mahjong Sports Nippon
- Mashiba Ryō - SEGA SAMMY Phoenix
- Miyata Ichirō - TEAM RAIDEN / Raiden
- Sendō Takeshi - Akasaka Dorvans
- Takamura Mamoru - Shibuya ABEMAS
- Alexander Volg Zangief - U-NEXT Pirates
During the WSM 55th anniversary, Hajime no Ippo took part in Majime no Ippo. Meaning a 'Serious Step.' It was a campaign to encourage people to refrain from committing crimes and to establish a safe society.

JR Yamaote Line - Hajime no Ippo 30th - 01 — On the JR Yamaote Line in Tokyo - Hajime no Ippo 30th ad

As part of the 30 year Celebration, the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo posted various Hajime no Ippo posters on it train in late September 2019 to Oct 6th, 2019.
There is a campaign with Maruzen Junkudo Shoten stores till with Hajime no Ippo as part of the 30th from September 25th, 2019 till the end of October in select stores, where an anniversary edition was availible free of charge in the store, or a purchase of any volume of Hajime no Ippo, they will recieve a 1 of 5 stickers.^[7]

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Trivia

In a recent interview, Hajime Isayama's (Author of Attack on Titan) Kodansha editor Kawakubo Shintaro appeared on the YouTube series hosted by virtual YouTuber/VTuber Sakuragi Kenji, where Kawabuko meantioned when Isayama first started out, he had Isayama draw chapters of Hajime no Ippo to help work on his action scenes.^[8]

References

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[2] ttps://otn.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/912200304.html

[3] ttps://twitter.com/mando_kobayashi/status/1184034330361790470

[4] ttps://natalie.mu/comic/news/253189

[5] ttps://twitter.com/POLICEBOXER110/status/1183584207282376704

[6] ttps://twitter.com/POLICEBOXER110/status/1201015626900226053

[7] ttps://shonenmagazine.com/info/entry/20190924ippo

[8] ttps://www.snknews.com/post/186972402457/kawakubo-shintaro-special-interview-the-editor-in

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