Regardless, he learns from his peers and through perseverance, his indomitable fighting spirit and unwavering concentration, is able to progress as a boxer and more importantly a human being. The protagonist Ippo is naive and not blessed with genius fighting skills. Anime that lack great characters do not stimulate the brain. After all, what is the point in watching anime with great visuals, sound tracks etc when there is poor dialogue or plain, predictable and annoying characters. Thirdly, a great anime, in particular a masterpiece, should have MANY characters that are well developed, have great depth and add an extra dimension to the anime. It is the execution of these extra elements that separates the great from the mediocre. The interaction of Takamura and Aoki is beyond funny.

Kamogawa gym members, Aoki, Kimura and Takamura bring so much life and humour to this incredible action packed show.

Secondly, a great anime should have elements to it that go beyond its main genre to keep other niche audiences satisfied. Real life technical ( not basic) boxing techniques are also mentioned and shown. The mangaka (manga artist) is a passionate boxing fan and does rigorous research about boxing and bases some of his characters on real life boxers such as Mike Tyson. Furthermore, the boxing matches in this anime always bring novelty to the table and are mostly technically sound. Bravo to this anime for getting me hooked on something I never previously considered. On top of that,this anime taught me about the rules of boxing and provided me with some technical knowledge. I threw jabs in the air and was shadow-boxing. I was not into boxing but after watching Hajime no Ippo, I felt energised and ready for action. Firstly,all great sports anime should sell the sport it represents and make it somewhat appealing even to somebody who has not invested much interest into the sport. So why is this anime so great and deserves my praise and on top of that 10/10? The answer is somewhat complex but bare with me. Cross Game was a work of art and is the only sports type anime that comes close to this beauty. Regardless, Hajime no Ippo has greater characters, more technical insight and more credible sporting feats than Kuroko no Basket. The latter is current and much talked about in the anime World. However, I have seen sports anime such as Cross Game (baseball) and Kurko no Basket (basketball). Admittedly, I have not seen many sports anime and have missed out on some anime such as Slam Dunk and Prince of Tennis but I can assure you, based on my judgement and combining this with other people's opinions ( it is a very popular anime and widely discussed), this anime transcends the competitors. Within the anime sports genre, this one takes the biscuit. Where do I begin? I have seen the first season twice already and its still stupendous.

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