Hajime no Ippo

Love anime about underdogs making their way to the top? Hajime no Ippo and Kenichi are both about a protagonist that used to be a weakling who was bullied around at school, who then finally decided to do something about it. Ippo takes up boxing and makes his way up as a professional and Kenichi joins a dojo where he is taught multiple martial arts (Muay Thai, Chinese Kenpo/Kung-fu, Karate, Judo, weapons) by masters of those very arts. These two stand at the top in my book for anime about weak guys that decide to learn how to fight.

In addition to the presentation of Ippo and Kenichi being bullied and then taking up their respective solutions, the presentation of the humor is alike as well. Apachai and Aoki are the weird characters who are comic relief. Sasaki is like Takamura - he is the big man who is strong and yet can bring in a humor and tease people. Plus, they share a lot of seiyuu cast members like Seki Tomokazu who plays Kenichi and Miyata. And the voice of Miyata's father also plays Sasaki, and the voice of Kimura is also the voice of Loki.

Both HnI and Kenichi center on two former losers walking a new path in life through boxing/martial arts, while always maintaining their righteousness of heart. They are more realistic than your standard shounen shows, have great characters, and among the best, if not THE best, recommendations for the fighting/martial arts genre. The excellent humor and comedy factor in both shows has to be mentioned too since it makes you laugh hard very often. It's almost guaranteed that if you've liked one you'll like the other.

Kenichi and HnI have a lot of action and the main characters are similar; they both are considered weak when they are not fighting, but are actually really strong.

Ippo and Kenichi both start out being bullied. They both get strong. And they both have their own goals that change. Kenichi with the 7 fists, and Ippo with each new boxer in his way. They also meet a person that especially good at the start. Only difference big difference is that Kenichi is more street fighting, while Ippo fights in the ring.

Both anime are about a teenager who wants to become strong. Both are shounen series with good comedy and great action scenes. Some of the episodes are very educational about boxing/martial arts. They are captivating and very well done series that can get you addicted in no time.

Both series are about a child that is being bullied, they then find someone who is extremely strong and want to get trained by them. They then get training and slowly rise to the top. In both series they must fight frequently with other people. And both persons discover their own techniques after a while of fighting. If you'd like the fighting, training and the martial arts of the first serie you'd surely like the other as well.

Both Ippo and Kenichi have underdog characters who start out being bullied and end up becoming much stronger. Ippo wastes a lot more time on really drawn out fights, but Kenichi has a few in there as well, but they aren't as painfully long. They also both have ridiculously long recaps at the beginnings of most episodes, as well.

These animes are really closely related. They're both about guys who were bullied in school and then ran across someone who brought them into the fighting world. They both never give up and are great fighters.

Sports is a rather unique type of anime, and if you are looking to find more series with a unique twist on the genre, then Hikaru no Go would be a good next choice.

While boxing and the game of Go share very little in common, these stories both follow a protaganist through his life and achievements with well-defined rivals and goals to tackle.

Both HnG and HnI focus on bettering skills, working through a competition person by person, and dreams of becoming the best in a sport/game.

Although there is little in common between boxing and the game of Go, their respective anime share quite a few similarities. Both Hajime no Ippo and Hikaru no Go have endearing characters that you want to win, even with a lack of knowledge of the sport. Both have surprisingly engaging storylines: the emotional and physical growth of the lead characters, complex rivalries and relationships, and uh, interesting encyclopedic information of their sports. Hajime no Ippo is the slightly stronger show, but if you enjoy one, you will undoubtedly enjoy the other.

Fantastic well made storis. The storie line just bind you to keep watching, and with a strong will and hard work you can manage anything, or it is what you want to believe anyway. While you watch this anime you will be filled with happiness and joy when they reatch sucsses after all struggle just as you will feel great sorrow and disappointment when failing after mutch training and hard work.

You must see it!!

Eyeshield 21 plays along with the general sports theme, and protagoninst's development is similar to that in Hajime no Ippo.

Hajime no Ippo and Eyeshield 21 are sports anime, wherein the main characters are eager to know and experience the true meaning of being strong. As the characters exert all their efforts and determination to overcome their fears and hardships, the viewers will come to realize that anything is worth attaining when so much hard work and perseverance is invested in it.

Both Hajime no Ippo and Eyeshield 21 start out with a wimpy guy who gets bullied a lot, but once he joins a sport he discovers his hidden talent for it. Though, Eyeshield 21 is about football, not boxing.

Like a kid with who gets picked on and has a hidden talent for a specific sport, and lots of humor? You can't go wrong with Hajime no Ippo and Eyeshield 21! If you liked one you'll definitely like the other.