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Hajime no Ippo: Rising

Jun 14, 2014

This series didn't have as much to live up to as New Challenger did, but somehow manages to fall even flatter than that one.  Whereas there were good parts to New Challenger, Rising seems rotten to the core, and I have a hard time finding anything to praise it for. The visuals are sharp as ever with the Ippo series, and don't disappoint, unlike everything else.  The blasts of air are there, as are all the dramatic lighting and blasts of pressure by the punches.  However, the sound design is lifeless. It has become more obvious than the last series, and the actual sounds in the fights is... See full review

4/10 story
8/10 animation
5/10 sound
3/10 characters
5/10 overall

Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

Jun 10, 2014

As a sequel to the 2000~2002 series, this series had a lot to live up to.  In many ways it does fall short, but in the most important places it holds up.

The areas where it is on par with or surpasses it's predecessor are in visuals, the sound design of the fights, and the choreography. 

Visuals are sharp, and in the fights, they have the same intense quality they had before, with screen-shaking punches and blasts of air as the punches connect or slip past their mark. The fight's sound design also lends them weight, and each punch is felt more than just seen, due to the excellent... See full review

6/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
4/10 characters
6/10 overall