Takanori Hatakeyama (畑山 隆則, Hatakeyama Takanori) is a coach and former professional boxer from the video game Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Souls.
Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Souls[]
Takanori appears in the video game as an eight star technique type Fighting Soul in collaboration with the butchake channel (ぶっちゃけチャンネル), a YouTube channel hosted by former professional boxers Shinji Takehara, Katsuo Tokashiki, and Takanori Hatakeyama.
He was released into the gacha on July 19, 2024. A gacha event between July 19, 2024 to July 25, 2024 was held where players would be able to get him at a higher chance.
Appearance[]
Takanori's appearance as a coach (left).
Takanori has fair skin and a muscular build. He has brown hair with short bangs hanging over both sides of his forehead and brown coloured eyes. His attire in the ring depicted in the Fighting Soul portrait consists of blue boxing trunks with a vertical white stripe on both sides, his family name "HATAKEYAMA" written in grey in the middle of the front side and blue boxing gloves. His appearance as a coach has him looking older in age with black hair.
Trivia[]
- Takanori is based on the real life professional boxer of the same name.