It took decades for the popular boxing manga Hajime no Ippo to get an English release. And there are many comedy and romance series that have garnered popular acclaim in Japan but struggle to get ...

While this year has been controversial for Toshio Sako after some comments on X, it seems he is in a creative mood after recently announcing a new boxing manga with a very interesting plot.

Hajime no Ippo manga cover (Image via Kodansha) Since 1989, George Morikawa's boxing manga has documented Ippo Makunouchi's career through more than 1,400 chapters. The series receives praise for ...

Of course, a boxing manga is going to be good at fights since that is what it revolves around, but Hajime No Ippo is on a higher plane than other martial arts series when it comes to combat.

In 2024, Chiba Tetsuya was the first manga artist to be awarded Japan's Order of Culture. Famous for the boxing manga "Ashita no Joe," Chiba is now working on stories about his childhood in the war.

He said he learned the Japanese language by reading “Hajime no Ippo” (The first step), a Japanese boxing-themed manga by George Morikawa, and other means. Mirzad attended night classes at a ...

The cartoonists span genres and generations, including the likes of Tetsuya Chiba, famous for his boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" (Tomorrow's Joe), and Moyoco Anno, the creator of “Sugar Sugar Rune.” ...