References to Other Media

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For the various references that Hajime no Ippo has to other media.

Anime/Manga Series References[]

In Round 1322, one of the objects of good luck that Ippo Makunouchi brought to the Kamogawa gym was a "Beherit" from Berserk.

In Round 1425, Mamoru Takamura claiming that he is heading to the Guiana Highlands on a quest for knowledge is a reference to the Gundam series where Domon Kasshu went to the Guiana Highlands to train. Jōji Morikawa was binge watching Gundam around this time.
In Round 1426, Takamura's ring entrance costume is based off the GF13-026ND Mermaid Gundam from the Gundam series.
In Round 1432, Ippo builds two "Gundama M-7 Zako" figurines. They are the Zako Soldiers from the Gundam series.

In Round 1412, the creatures Wally was playing with in the flashback were Neritantan from Made in Abyss.
In Round 1414, the wrestling masks Manabu Itagaki, Taihei Aoki, and Kintarō Kaneda were wearing are based on characters from the Made in Abyss series:
- Itagaki's mask is based on "Mitty"
- Taihei's mask is based on "Maaa"
- Kintarō's mask is based on "Hollow Wazukyan"
In Round 1443, the object wrapped around Manabu and Nanako's Father's finger when he took the group selfie for Takamura has a Haku symbol on it, which is an upside down stick man with one arm detached from it's body.

In Round 1438, Ippo described Ryō Mashiba's right body blow as like getting hit by the pro wrestling move "16-mon Kick" (16文キック). The name was exclusive to Giant Baba, who was the first Japanese pro wrestler to use the move as a special move. 16-mon Kick is a high kick that is also called the "Big Boot" in other countries.