The first review is for Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger.
Yepp, the anime. I mentioned before that for manga such as HNI, the anime would be more ideal. The fast action is just too boring too read on paper. You immediately get a feel of how different it is after you've watched the first match in the anime!
Let's skip the details here, talk more about the storyline. Well, the storyline is the same as the manga, so it's more or less congruent in details.
But I must say, the anime was awesome. The part which touched me the most was Takamura's world title match against Bryan Hawk. The mangaka put one badass against another and the battle was amazing. What was more amazing was the emotional aspect of the battle. Bryan Hawk did all he could to punk Takamura before the title match, punching Takamura's aged coach and insulting Japanese pride (which, from what we saw in WWII, isn't something to really joke about).
I almost cried when I saw Takamura's fellow boxers all cheering him on. Even the Japanese champions from every weight class came to support him because Hawk was such a bastard. Shit, I don't want to say this, but that was camaraderie.
If you've read the manga, I really recommend that you watch New Challenger as well. It might seem like DJV, but I guarantee the feel is absolutely different.
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