Leute ich kann euch nur empfehlen Hajime no Ippo a.k.a Fighting Spirit an zuschauen diese Anime/Manga hat einfach alles, es ist lustig,spannend und hat eine tolle Story.
Es geht in besagten Anime /Manga zwar um Boxen(das ich wie die Pest hasse) doch last euch davon nicht erscrecken, auch wenn ihr nicht auf Boxen steht diese Serie werdet ihr lieben lernen. Ich verspreche es euch nach 2 folgen der Anime werdet ihr nach mehr bätteln
Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
English Title: Fighting Spirit
Japanese Title: Hajime no Ippo
Director: Satoshi Nishimura (
also the director Trigun)
What does it mean to be strong? How does it feel to be strong?
Makunouchi Ippo is a High School boy with a good heart. He spends most of his time helping his widowed, hard working mother run their fishing business. Because of lack of time for activities and his kind heart, poor Ippo is your schoolboy loner. Hes a pushover, a target for bullies at school, cowardly, insecure, and friendless. One day, while walking home from school, Ippo runs into a few bullies who (for lack of a better explanation) beat the crap out of him. He is saved by a passerby pro boxer named Takamura. Strong-willed and confident, Takamura is everything Ippo wishes he could be. Meeting this famed-out boxer inspires Ippo to become a boxer himself. From this moment, a new life and a change happens for Ippo as he pursues his dream to become a top ranking professional boxer.
Personally, I am not a sports fan. Boxing, wrestling, any sort of fighting sport really just doesnt interest me. But, Im definitely hooked to Fighting Spirit. Yeah, yeah
its a series about boxing, but Fighting Spirit more than just sticking two guys in a ring to perform some neat random fight knock out the other person! Fighting Spirit surprisingly does well to not only hook fans of boxing, but also those who are not through its addictive characters and humor.
Although the main story of Fighting Spirit is straightforwardbecome a strong and adored professional boxerthe characters of the series is what will hold your interest. There is a lot of character development in the series, especially for the protagonist Ippo. The viewer will be pretty much expecting a change from Ippo, but its how these changes happen is what makes Fighting Spirit so interesting. Ippo is the protagonist, but he wont always hog the spotlight in the series. The audience will also get to know the characters around him. His friends at the gym are just a few. Youll learn who they are, what their reasons for boxing are, and how much passion they have for it. Ippos companions are hilarious together. Each ones personality and their companionship with Ippo feel so fun and down-to-earth that its just so natural to like them. As for Ippos rivals and his enemies
they are not just picked out of the blue and stuck into the ring to simply to just challenge Ippo or any other major character, might I add, but youll also get to know a bit about them. Know enough about them anyway to know if you really want to cheer for them or against them.
The humor in Fighting Spirit really surprised me. It pops up when you least expect it. There are moments when the mood is really serious then something so off the wall, yet totally understandable happens. It may be simply Ippo being clumsy or Ippo and his friends acting like a bunch of goof-off guys. The series does well to add fun and amusing moments without overdoing it.
Tsuneo Imahori does the music for Fighting Spirit. He did a bit of music with Yoko Kanno in Jin-Roh and played the guitar for the series Wolfs Rain. The music in Fighting Spirit can have its good and bad moments. Character and action themes are well done. They are catchy, dynamic, and fit the series well. The first opening them is fast paced and lively. However, the lyrics are a total mystery to me. Unlike its opening, the ending song is a bit softer. Its calm, steady, and sounds real hopeful. Personally, I find the theme song annoying and I have some mixed feelings about the closing theme. I think that if someone with a nicer voice had done the themes then maybe I would have a bit more respect for the songs. Smile
Some may find the animation of Fighting Spirit simple. Well, it can be
outside of the ring. The boxing animations are excellent. Even though drawn, the animation shows how quick and fierce the characters boxing moves are. It even does a good job at showing how much force is put into each move. The audience can see how much emphasis is put into these matches. I was even on the edge of my seat about the matches, ,especially in Ippos second boxing match on the second DVD. Outside of the boxing ring the animation is not anything special. Ill give the characters facial expressions a plus though. Its obvious what the character is thinking or feeling by the expressions. And youll love their quirky faces. It just adds to Fighting Spirits humor.
You dont have to be a boxing fan, nor a sports fan to enjoy to enjoy this series. I would highly recommend this to anyone honestly. No magical girls, no super sexy bishounen, and none of this saving the world crap. Fighting Spirit is just a simple story about a boys struggle for self-improvement and some down-to-earth fun.
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