George Morikawa's boxing manga "Hajime no Ippo" (meaning "The First Step") is the story of Ippo Makunouchi, a shy boy who becomes a force in the ring following a chance encounter. After a professional boxer named Mamoru Takamura happens to witness him taking a beating from some local bull...
I first went to Korakuen Hall on a whim while on a trip with friends, with vague memories of George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo and blurry NJPW real media files in my head. I got convenience store chicken on the way in, and soon fell in love. ...