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Japan Top Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: November 13 – November 19, 2023
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Fighting Spirit, Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai, Ascendance of a Bookworm, In/Spectre


TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: November 13 – November 19, 2023
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
Call of the Night, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Fighting Spirit, Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai
474 – Morgana’s Manga Makeup 6 – Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Trigun, Scum’s Wish
We've got a mega-sized episode for you this week! Morgana gets to experience Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!, Trigun, and Scum's Wish for the first time! We also…


Sports Anime Are AWESOME
If you haven't watched them yet, WHAT THE FRICK ARE YOU DOING!!??? Anime: Yuri on Ice (Sports Anime) Kantai Collection Haikyuu!! (Sports Anime) Kengan Asura Free! (Sports Anime) Kuroko no Basket (Sports…
Tsurune, Asura, Eyeshield 21, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, HAIKYU!!
467 – Triple Dip 75 – The Summer Hikaru Died, ATOM: The Beginning, Boy’s Abyss
On this episode we birthday presents, Crazy Food Truck, Youkoso! FACT (Tokyo S-ku Dai Ni Shibu) e, and more! Then we dig into a Triple Dip on The…


Dragon Ball Z: The Ultimate Review - The Cell Saga
Dragon Ball Z was the ultimate anime for me as a kid! And the Cell saga has held a special place in the wider fandom as THE arc…


9 Educational Sports Anime That Teach About The Sport
Watching sports anime over the years has really made me realize that the physical education teachers I had in school were really just giving the bare minimum
Baby Steps, Big Windup!, Fighting Spirit, Slam Dunk, Yowamushi Pedal


Anime Like Kengan Ashura
While many business deals are settled through contracts and meetings in the boardroom, since ancient times, many merchants in Japan have had another way to
Fighting Spirit, KENGAN ASHURA Part I, Killing Bites, Ragnarok the Animation, Record of Ragnarok


15 Realistic Sports Anime That Emphasis Skill Over Superpower
If you enjoy your sports anime, but want to see skill built on the back of hard work and techniques steeped in realism, then give these realistic sports…
Giant Killing, Fighting Spirit, Stars Align, Big Windup!, Capeta


13 Best Sports Anime Rivalries That Push Characters To Grow
For a good chunk of sports anime, the appeal isn't in the sport it presents. You can only present soccer, basketball, or baseball in so many different ways
March Comes in Like a Lion, Slam Dunk, Tomorrow's Joe, Fighting Spirit, Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club


Anime/Manga of the Year 2022 | S CLASS Podcast Ep 45
Our final podcast of the year... prepare for the battle to determine the strongest under the heavens! Spoiler warning for every game we’ve played this year. In alphabetical order…
Fighting Spirit, My Senpai is Annoying, Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, Death Parade, One Piece


Granolah Arc Review - Dragon Ball Super (SURPRISINGLY good)
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Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Fighting Spirit, Maji, Chrono Trigger


“Hajime no Ippo” – Of Bullies And Buddies
You do not have to be fond of boxing to enjoy Hajime no Ippo. In all honesty, I was never really interested in this sport, but Ippo, the…


We Went to the Studio Ghibli Concert! | S CLASS Podcast Ep 38
Today, we learn the tale of Robert's violin woes and talk about our experience at the epic Studio Ghibli concert in New York City --- Anime/Manga: Joe Hisaishi Concert, Rooster…
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, Fighting Spirit, Naruto
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1-8, Tribe Nine, and Hajime no Ippo
Following up on the previous post here on this website, but for Manga In Your Ears, I...


Ranking Retro Anime Watch Priority
List of anime: • Aim for the Ace • Akage no Anne • Akira • Angel’s Egg • Ashita no Joe • Barefoot Gen • Beck • Belladonna of Sadness • Berserk • Birdy the Mighty • Bubblegum Crisis •…
Berserk, Cipher, Ghost in the Shell, Master Keaton, Crusher Joe


Kongming Karaoke | S CLASS Podcast Ep 30
Dating is hard, so is karaoke...Anime/Manga: One Piece, Spy X Family Anime, Love After World Domination, Death Parade, Ya Boy Kongming, Hajime no IppoVideo G...
Death Parade, Fighting Spirit, Love After World Domination, One Piece


Hajime no Ippo’s Global Influence on Shōnen Manga Culture and the Boxing World
Editor's Note: Éder Jofre was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia on March 4. He is currently undergoing physical therapy and is in the care of his


From Rookie to Rockstar: 15 Sports Anime Series Where The Main Character Starts as a Complete Novice
In my admittedly limited experience with sports anime, the vast majority of the plots can be split into two general themes. The first is that someone that was…


The Top 10 Highest Selling Manga Currently in publication
Top 10 Highest Selling Manga is a list of the highest selling manga series currently in publication. Popular series like One Piece are listed.
BAKI, Captain Tsubasa, Captain Tsubasa, Fighting Spirit, One Piece


Never Stop (超越, Han Bowen, 2021)
A defeated former champion begins to rediscover his fighting spirit when challenged by a similarly troubled former protege in Han Bowen’s sporting drama


Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san - Episode 9 - 10 Second Anime
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san - Episode 9. Senpai helps Nagatoro win a bet against Gamo-chan. Sakura asks Senpai on a date.


Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san Episode #10
Let’s start this episode where Hayase Nagatoro shows her boxing skills after reading Hajime no Ippo. Then again, Nagatoro-san is just turning Mr. Sempai into a personal punching…


Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san Episode #09
Let’s start this episode where Hayase Nagatoro shows her boxing skills after reading Hajime no Ippo. Then again, Nagatoro-san is just turning Mr. Sempai into a personal punching…


Jungle Emperor (1989) Episode 18
Episode 18: Fighting Spirit Nyaa


The Inspiring Journey of Kofi Manga
Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an American manga creator and boxer. He is active on YouTube and Instagram under the name Kofi Manga.


Samurai 8 (ft. Gabe Robinson)
Samurai 8 is set in a Star Wars-esque fantasy-sci fi world in which humanity has become scattered amongst the cosmos. Maintaining the peace are the samurai. These powerful…


#8: Samurai 8 (ft. Gabe Robinson)
Samurai 8 is set in a Star Wars-esque fantasy-sci fi world in which humanity has become scattered amongst the cosmos. Maintaining the peace are the samurai. These powerful…
Anime Series Like Baki
As the son of Hanma Yuujiro, Hanma Baki trains intensely every day in order to finally beat and surpass his father. However, at this very moment, five of…
Hinomaru Sumo, KENGAN ASHURA Part I, Megalobox, Time of Shura, BAKI


Year 1 Issue 26
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 26 June 24 - 30, 2020 Finally! Finally I'm all caught up! Welcome back to…
Chibi Maruko-chan, Fragtime, Nora, Patalliro!, No Need for Tenchi!


Year 1 Issue 25
Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 25 June 17 - 23, 2020 Welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet let's go! …
SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME, Yo-Kai Watch, Girly Air Force, Wave, Listen to Me!, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress


Exploring the United States of Japan w. Peter Tieryas
On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, award-winning author Peter Tieryas talks about his alternate history book series, United States of Japan, as
Gundam Build Fighters Try: A Purity of Soul and Fighting Spirit
If you noticed when I first talked about Gundam Build Fighters, I never mentioned how the series could easily be compared to G Gundam. It is also possible…


Hajime no Ippo- good sports anime almost ruined for me by extreme ”locker room humour”
Depictions of homophobia and sexual assault I’m not the greatest sports anime fan, but recently I’ve binge-watched about half of Hajime no Ippo (2000) and enjoyed it a…
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[65] Upping the Ante – Megalobox Does Gambling Right
Coming out of the high of Hajime no Ippo, I jumped into the spring season of anime in search of underdogs, drama and a healthy dose of violent…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 298: Hajime no Ippo (or The Dempsey Roll)
Round Two Hundred and Ninty Eight! In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan gets in the ring and prepares to defend ths amazing shonen sports manga series…
Manga Pulse 358: Zombie Boner
Like a negligent father with weekend visitation rights, we get around to manga this week. Tim talks about Hajime no Ippo which is yet another sports manga. To…


Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bokurano: Ours, Shounen and Seinen, and Angst
While it’s often overshadowed by optimistic themes of friendship, fighting spirit, and the indomitable spirit of the human race, angst is very much a part of Shounen and…
Attack on Titan, Bokurano, Dragon Ball, Gurren Lagann, Naruto


Impressions and Thoughts on Hajime no Ippo: Rising
Hajime no Ippo: Rising (25 Episodes – Fall 2013) This will be the start of the posts that are part of the recent group of anime that have…
OSMcast! Chihayafuru 2-3-2014
Even in the age of ancient gods, I have never heard that the Tatsuta River dyed its water in autumn red. Like the salt sea-podcast, Recording in the evening calm. On OSM’s shore, All my…
OSMcast! Anime, Games, Interviews, & More!
Chihayafuru, Chihayafuru 2, Fighting Spirit, Fighting Spirit: Rising
2000, Part 2: Retrospect Before Passage
Happy 2000 (all over again!) At the rollover of the 1990s into the 00s, fandom was digesting the collectability of Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, a...
The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963-2013)
Ceres, Celestial Legend, Boys Be..., Tomorrow's Joe, Haibane Renmei, Fighting Spirit
Supplimental Episode E: Top 50 Anime Openings, Closing, and Background Music of All Time Pt 2(40-31)
The second part of of the five part supplimental series, "The Top 50 Anime Openings, Closings, and Background Music of all Time According to Various People" In this…