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* TedBaxter

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* TedBaxterTedBaxter (In everything BUT Boxing)



* TheDeterminator: Subverted. He never had to fight from equal footing or worse before Takamura, and the ego shattering leads to his VillainousBreakdown.



* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Initially played straight as he admittedly rarely goes into a fight with any significant training and still is a World Champion. Pointed out by the Kamogawa crew by the [[InformedAbility lack of definition]] his body shows. Successfully averted in his fight against Takamura.



* UnskilledButStrong: Subverted in that it is the lack of skillful boxing that makes him dangerous

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* UnskilledButStrong: Subverted in that it is the his lack of skillful formal boxing that makes training gave him dangerousa different, rather than lack of, skill set which made him unpredictable.
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* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' insult his FireForgedFriends. Never ''ever''!

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* FragileSpeedster -> GlassCannon (He later gains excellent counters that make his attack power much more fearsome on top of his speed, but he remains fragile. To quote Kamogawa, "A blade with an incredible cutting edge is easily broken.")

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* FragileSpeedster -> GlassCannon (He later gains excellent counters that make his attack power much more fearsome on top of his speed, but he remains fragile.fragile, due to his weight control. To quote Kamogawa, "A blade with an incredible cutting edge is easily broken.")



* TheDeterminator (Quite possibly the ''greatest'' one in the series.)

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* TheDeterminator (Quite possibly the ''greatest'' one in the series. He took the [[FinishingMove Dempsey Roll]] twice in a match and got back to his feet both times.)




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The longtime rival of Itagaki Manabu, Imai was the one boxer who managed to thwart Itagaki in his high-school days. They fought a total of three times in the amateur ring; each time Imai was victorious. His build, KO pattern, and even hairstyle are remarkably similar to those of Itagaki's senpai, Makunouchi Ippo. Imai is ordinarily cool and composed, bearing a poker face even in the heat of battle. Eventually, Itagaki defeats Imai in a heated battle. It seems the only people who can rouse him out of this perpetual calm are Ippo, Itagaki, and Itagaki's sister Nanako -- with whom Imai is very much smitten.




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* GenerationXerox: Copies his boxing technique from Date



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's either Volg or Vorg, depending on the translation.



He fights Ippo as his fourth match. It quickly seems as if Ippo is no match for him, despite Wolis inexperience. However, Ippo manages to eventually beat him due to built up damage on Woli's side. Neither Woli nor his trainer see the loss as something dramatic, merely a great experience for Woli, which is the only thing he lacks yet. Kamogawa makes it clear that he won't make Ippo fight Woli again, because he knows it was only his inexperience that let Ippo win the fight, and believes that Ippo won't stand a chance against a more experienced Woli.

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He fights Ippo as his fourth match. It quickly seems as if Ippo is no match for him, despite Wolis inexperience. However, Ippo manages to eventually beat him due to built up damage on Woli's side.ribs. Neither Woli nor his trainer see the loss as something dramatic, merely a great experience for Woli, which is the only thing he lacks yet. Kamogawa makes it clear that he won't make Ippo fight Woli again, because he knows it was only his inexperience that let Ippo win the fight, and believes that Ippo won't stand a chance against a more experienced Woli.



The reigning Philippines Featherweight national champion, a crooked fighter who offers to [[MoneyDearBoy fix his fights in exchange for prize money]]. Prior to becoming a boxer, Malcolm stole money on the streets and it led to him getting shot and scarred on the shoulder. He's known as "The Magician" for his the tricks he uses inside of the ring, such as the use his long arms to block one's vision while using good his footwork to get away from his opponent. Another trick is how he throws off an opponent's depth perception by loosening the strings on his left glove so that it flings off his unclenched fist, making his reach seem even longer. After losing the fight with Ippo, Malcolm later confessed that his loss to Randy Boy, Jr. led him to give up his world aspirations and box only for the money rather than competition.
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* [[spoiler: IllGirl (she ''collapses'' out of fatigue and illness at one point. She gets better, though.]]

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\nHiroko is Ippo's widowed mother. She is a very kind and strong willed woman who cares for her son a great deal. She started running the fishing business after her husband, Kazuo, [[HeroicSacrifice died after saving his friend Sakuma]]. Though she refuses to attend any of Ippo's matches because she doesn't want to watch him get hurt, she supports his boxing wholeheartedly because she knows how much joy it has brought to his life and how it has helped him with his self-esteem. Since Kazuo's death, Ippo and Hiroko have been more or less alone in the world; so the strength of their family bond is no surprise.
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* [[spoiler: IllGirl (she ''collapses'' out of fatigue and illness at one point. ]] [[spoiler: [[IGotBetter She gets better, better]], though.]]




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[[DisappearedDad Ippo's deceased father]]. Not much is known about his past other than he was a fisherman who [[BoisterousBruiser loved to get into fights]], and that he had a powerful punch. He died when Ippo was much younger, saving his friend Sakuma in a storm. Ippo's mother said that Kazuo was more suited to be a boxer than Ippo was. In a flashback in volume 56, Kazuo said Ippo was weak and he was going to "train" him. It is unknown what training he was planning to put Ippo through. It is through his strategy that Ippo beat Miyata (When Kazuo was to fight a stronger opponent, he would picture his opponent as a fish and all the tension would go away). He also won his match against Iwao Shimabukuro with the same strategy



Kumi is Ryo Mashiba's sweet-natured, but hard-working and willful younger sister, and as such understands him better than anyone else. She will do almost anything to support her brother and make him happy, including going to his matches even though she doesn't like to see him get hurt. Ippo becomes infatuated with her early on, but didn't have a chance to tell her until more than a year later, when they met in an hospital as patient and nurse some months after the Ippo/Mashiba ring. They become friends and Kumi comes to like Ippo back, but their relationship tends to suffer from their friends' and relatives' constant interference, and also was somewhat strained after Ippo thought she was smitten with Dr. Sanada, until Kumi herself clarified the mistake after their match but didn't get a chance to say that Ippo was the one she really loved. Kumi tends to be modest and shy, but she will stand up for her brother and friends at a moment's notice.



!!'''Nurse Tomiko'''

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!!'''Nurse Tomiko'''
!!'''Tomiko'''




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A reporter for a boxing magazine that has been following Ippo's career since his second spar with Miyata. Occasionally he drops by with information concerning opposing fighters in upcoming matches for the Kamogawa gym members.
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!!'''Mari Iizuka'''

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!!'''Mari Iizuka'''
Iimura'''
A 23-year-old sportswriter who works alongside Fujii at Boxing Fan Monthly. Iimura's calm indifference and sharp wit serve often to put off those who would judge her only for beauty, but she is an avid boxing fan and, though less experienced than some, an outstanding journalist. Has an interest in Ippo, but as with most of the love in the series, [[AllLoveIsUnrequited her love is unrequited]]
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* [[LoveTriangle Love Rectangle]]: With Ippo, Kumi, and Nanako



!!'''Miyata's father'''

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!!'''Miyata's father'''
!!'''Miyata Sr.'''
Miyata Sr. is the trainer of his son, Ichiro Miyata. He was a former OPBF champion who was headed for the World stage [[GameBreakingInjury before having his jaw broken by Randy Boy Sr]], ending his career. Broken, as both a fighter and a man, Miyata Sr. began drinking heavily, causing his wife to leave him. However, he finds hope in his son, who has [[GenerationXerox picked up his boxing style without having been formally trained]] and becomes his trainer.
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* AlcoholicParent: Was this before training his son.




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Nekota Ginpachi is a long time friend and eternal rival of Kamogawa Genji. In the past he was a natual boxer with wild instincts that even Kamogawa and Dankichi said were better than theirs but never admitting to Nekota. With fast reflexes and superb agility, Nekota was as powerful as Kamogawa and Dankichi. However, after a match with Kamogawa, Nekota found himself suffering from [[spoiler: Punch Drunk Syndrome]]. Knowing this, he still took on American soldier Ralph Anderson, who was a Welterweight world ranker before WWII. He was beating Anderson before getting hit by a rabbit punch, causing a GameBreakingInjury which allowed Anderson to win. Now, Nekota is a freelance boxing trainer on par or better than Kamogawa. He frequently shows up to big fights in the Japanese boxing scene as well as to support the Kamogawa gang in their biggest of fights.
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* {{Bishonen}}{{Bishonen}} [[spoiler:--> {{Gonk}}]]


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* [[spoiler: BigEater (Once he stopped with the weight control, he really let go.)]]
* [[spoiler: GameBreakingInjury (Being KO'd Ippo had some serious complications, so he had to retire.)]]
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* OddFriendship (With Sawamura, of all people, stemming from their first meeting as delinquents where they fought to a stalemate.)
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* [[MatsunoTaiki Taiki Matsuno]]

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* [[MatsunoTaiki Taiki Matsuno]][[TaikiMatsuno]]
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A now retired Featherweight boxer, he was perhaps the person Ippo looked up to the most, for giving Ippo his first and only loss so far. He was two time Japanese Featherweight Champion and even fought on the world stage. He lost to Ricardo Martinez twice, once in the past and the second time in an epic fight that showed his great determination.

He's a smart, technically skilled boxer with great experience. Despite the contrast to that, his boxing style is very aggressive. He is good friends with Takamura. After his second loss against Martinez, he passes the baton to Ippo.

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A now retired Featherweight boxer, he boxer and now trainer, Date was perhaps the person Ippo looked up to the most, for giving Ippo his first and only loss so far. He was two time Japanese Featherweight Champion and even fought on the world stage. He has been the only fighter to [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeat Ippo]]. He lost to Ricardo Martinez twice, once in the past past[[spoiler: which is how he got his scar]] and the second time in an epic fight that showed his great determination.

He's a smart, technically skilled boxer with great experience. Despite the contrast to that, his boxing style is very aggressive. He is good friends with Takamura. After his second loss against Martinez, he passes on the baton to Ippo.



* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: This guy handed Ippo his first and only loss.

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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: This guy handed Ippo his first and only loss. Subverted[[spoiler: in his second fight against Ricardo Martinez]]



* ParentalMarriageVeto (his wife Aiko was TheOjou and the eldest daughter, so her family was quite worried since they weren't sure if he could provide for her. [[spoiler: He sorta wins them over after he retires from boxing after his disastrous fight with Martínez and becomes a well-respected SalaryMan]].)

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* ParentalMarriageVeto (his wife Aiko was TheOjou and the eldest daughter, so her family was quite worried since they weren't sure if he could provide for her. [[spoiler: He sorta sort of wins them over after he retires from boxing after his disastrous fight with Martínez Marti­nez and becomes a well-respected SalaryMan]].)



* WorthyOpponent

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* WorthyOpponentWorthyOpponent:[[spoiler: to Ricardo Martinez, he has been the only one who has put up a challenge against him]]

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* TheAce: subverted with Boxing, but played straight with everything else. Aoki is good at baseball(People from his high school team say that if he and Kimura kept playing, they would have went to Koshien), bowling, and his ramen shop is extremely successful.



**PortmanteauCoupleName(Aokimura)





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Tall Dark and Handsome doesn\'t apply. Miyata is lighter in skin tone than pretty much anyone in the anime/manga. Sendo never had a gang. He just developed a punch(the smash) so that he could defeat large gangs without getting tired. Bryan Hawk is not a Scary Black Man. He is tanned with green eyes and Blonde hair.


* MegaManning: He has recently began copying techniques from Miyata (Jolt Counter) and Woli(grabbing the rope while jumping around the ring)



* TallDarkAndHandsome



* BullyHunter (Ever since he was a kid. So much that he became a {{Delinquent}} and formed a gang... to protect people from other gangsters)

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* BullyHunter (Ever since he was a kid. So much that he became a {{Delinquent}} and formed a gang...{{Delinquent}}... to protect people from other gangsters)



* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: DO. NOT. TOUCH. HIS. SISTER!]]



* BaseBreaker: His fight with Ippo.



** Technically, he's American.



* ScaryBlackMan



* IAmNotLeftHanded

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* IAmNotLeftHandedIAmNotLeftHanded: Somewhat subverted, as he is equally skilled fighting both southpaw and orthodox.



* MoneyDearBoy: His motivation for boxing.



* {{Trickster}}: He's nicknamed "The Maigician" for using many visual tricks

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* {{Trickster}}: He's nicknamed "The Maigician" Magician" for using many visual tricks


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* GlassCannon: He was a brilliant fighter with the use of the Hien, a jab which is quickly changed into a hook or an uppercut. His problem: a glass jaw.
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* AnimalMotifs: Multiple, actually. The hawk, the bear and the rhinoceros beetle.

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* AnimalMotifs: Multiple, actually. The hawk, the bear and the rhinoceros beetle. Every fighter he has fought since winning the WBC Jr. Middleweight Championship has been named after an animal (Rickey Mouse, David "Golden" Eagle, Ronald Duck)
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* MightyGlacier -> LightningBruiser (At the beginning, he only has his strength and endurance. He later gains incredible dashing speed and the SpamAttack Dempsey Roll. His nickname ''God of Wind'' derives from his ability to deal very powerful blows quite rapidly)

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* MightyGlacier -> LightningBruiser (At the beginning, he only has his strength and endurance. He later gains incredible dashing speed speed, weaving ability(is able to dodge completely Shigeta's rapid fire "Shotgun" punch and Mashiba's flicker) and the SpamAttack Dempsey Roll. His nickname ''God of Wind'' derives from his ability to deal very powerful blows quite rapidly)
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* RaisedByWolves





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Miyata is a FragileSpeedster and very skilled counter-puncher. He loves high-risk, high-reward counters. He has very low punching power and a "glass jaw", which are significant weaknesses. He attempts to overcome these with technique and speed. He has a remarkably great fighting spirit, probably on par with Ippos. Somewhat surprisingly, WordOfGod says he's the third best pound-for-pound boxer in the series.

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Miyata is a FragileSpeedster and very skilled counter-puncher. He loves high-risk, high-reward counters. He has very low punching power and a "glass jaw", which are significant weaknesses. He attempts to overcome these with technique and speed. He has a remarkably great fighting spirit, probably on par with Ippos.Ippo's. Somewhat surprisingly, WordOfGod says he's the third best pound-for-pound boxer in the series.
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* {{Determinator}} (In his fight against Ippo, [[spoiler: his left arm, which is his main weapon due to his flicker jabs, sustained severe damage to the point he couldn't move, plus he had broken at least a few ribs from all the body blows he took. He not only refused to go down, he managed to use his left arm again despite all the pain. The anime draws even more attention to this because of the dreadful crunchin noises heard when he moves the arm]])
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* {{Deuteragonist}}
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* TrickSter: He's nicknamed "The Maigician" for using many visual tricks

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* BiShonen

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* BiShonen{{Bishonen}}



* JerkAss (He Got Better)

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* JerkAss {{Jerkass}} (He Got Better)



* MoralityPet (Mashiba wouild be ''even more'' of a jerk without her around)

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* MoralityPet (Mashiba wouild (If she wasn't around, Mashiba would be ''even more'' of a jerk without her around)jerk.)






* [[spoiler: TragicDream (a GameBreakingInjury left him with brain damage)]]

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* [[spoiler: TragicDream (a (A GameBreakingInjury left him with brain damage)]]



!!Yuki-san

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!!Yuki-san!!'''Yuki-san'''



!!Sakaguchi-san

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!!Sakaguchi-san!!'''Sakaguchi-san'''



* JerkAss

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* JerkAss{{Jerkass}}



!!Dankichi Hama

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!!Dankichi Hama!!'''Dankichi Hama'''



!!Reiko Mikami

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!!Reiko Mikami!!'''Reiko Mikami'''




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* BaldOAwesome

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* BaldOAwesomeBaldOfAwesome



* EyesAlwaysClosed
* IchirouNagai

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* EyesAlwaysClosed
EyesAlwaysShut
* IchirouNagaiIchiroNagai



* TwoGuysAndAGirl (in the backstory, with Kamogawa and [[spoiler: Yuki]])

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* TwoGuysAndAGirl (in (In the backstory, with Kamogawa and [[spoiler: Yuki]])



* [[spoiler: IllGirl (she was a Hiroshima survivor and died of radiation poisoning some time later)]]

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* [[spoiler: IllGirl (she (She was a Hiroshima survivor and died of radiation poisoning some time later)]]



* ExPy: Of Don King, and '''how'''

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* ExPy: {{Expy}}: Of Don King, and '''how'''
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* TraumaticHaircut: Minor but still significant, he loses his trademark hairstyle after a severe beating by Hawk. [[InvertedTrope Inversion]] occurs as every fan will tell you he looks downright ''[[EvenTheGuysWantHim beautiful]]'' that way.

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* TraumaticHaircut: Minor but still significant, he loses his trademark hairstyle after a severe beating by Hawk. [[InvertedTrope Inversion]] occurs as every fan will tell you [[http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu328/Smokie1/takamura8.jpg he looks downright downright]] ''[[EvenTheGuysWantHim beautiful]]'' that way.

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* BigBrotherInstinct (Follows his sister and Ippo's dates, much to Ippo's horror)

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* BigBrotherInstinct (Follows his sister and Ippo's dates, much to Ippo's horror)horror [[CrowningMomentOfFunny and general hilarity]])



* GoodScarsEvilScars
* HeelFaceTurn: He seems to have dropped the whole psychopathic aspect of his character after the motorcycle accident which forced him to retire.

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* GoodScarsEvilScars
[[spoiler: GoodScarsEvilScars (gets terrible burns after an accident)]]
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: He seems to have dropped the whole psychopathic aspect of his character after the motorcycle accident which forced him to retire.]]



* MrExposition: During Miyatas match with RBJ.

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* MrExposition: During Miyatas Miyata's match with RBJ.



* LawfulNeutral



* LawfulNeutral



* SecondLastChance (he fights Ippo to not lose the support of his gym ''and'' the love of his girlfriend Reiko, who is the daughter of the owner [[spoiler: He loses, but manages to stay in and recovers Reiko's love and respect.]])

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* SecondLastChance LastSecondChance (he fights Ippo to not lose the support of his gym ''and'' the love of his girlfriend Reiko, who is the daughter of the owner [[spoiler: He loses, but manages to stay in and recovers Reiko's love and respect.]])




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* TrueNeutral



* ChaoticNeutral



* GenerationXerox: Looked like an OlderAndWiser Ippo.



* GenerationXerox: Looked like an OlderAndWiser Ippo.


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* GenerationXerox: Looked like an OlderAndWiser Ippo.

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!!'''Kyousuke Imai'''

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Has a huge crush on Manabu's sister Nanako.
* TheRival: To Itagaki
* TheStoic
* UnFunny

!!'''Keigo Okita'''

* HiroakiHirata
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic

!!'''Yusuke Oda'''

* BiShonen
* BrilliantButLazy (said to have been this at the beginning)
* SecondLastChance (he fights Ippo to not lose the support of his gym ''and'' the love of his girlfriend Reiko, who is the daughter of the owner [[spoiler: He loses, but manages to stay in and recovers Reiko's love and respect.]])
* NobutoshiCanna



Volg is a Russian boxer and was Amateur World Champion. Subverting pretty much every common cliche associated with Russians, Volg is an extremely kind-hearted and soft-spoken person who inititally got into pro boxing in order to pay for the medical assistance of his mother, after his trainer discovered his amazing talent. He quickly becomes friends with Ippo, but after a loss by decision against Sendo, he is forced to leave boxing and return to Russia.

Much later, his mother dies and his life is filled with an emptiness he decides to fill with boxing once again. And so he makes a comeback and decides to do so in America.

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Volg is a Russian boxer and was Amateur World Champion. Champion, born and raised by a single mother near to Leningrad/St. Petersburg. Subverting pretty much every common cliche associated with Russians, Volg is an extremely kind-hearted and soft-spoken person who inititally initially got into pro boxing in order to pay for the medical assistance of his IllGirl mother, after his trainer discovered his amazing talent. He talent.

Volg
quickly becomes friends with Ippo, but after a loss by decision against Sendo, he is forced to leave boxing and return to Russia.

Russia. Much later, his mother dies of her illness and his life is filled with an emptiness he decides to fill with boxing once again. And so he makes a comeback and decides to do so in America.



* {{Bishonen}}



* HoYay: With Ippo, according to some



* HonorBeforeReason: He is unwilling to exploit [[spoiler:Takamuras bleeding wound]], which is something anyone would have done in that situation.

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* HonorBeforeReason: He is unwilling to exploit [[spoiler:Takamuras [[spoiler:Takamura's bleeding wound]], which is something anyone would have done in that situation.



The son of Randy Boy, the boxer who fought Miyata's dad and inflicted him a GameBreakingInjury that destroyed his career. [[spoiler: Ironically, the brain damage that Randy Sr. sustained in the same fight actually ''killed'' him some time later.]]. More than a decade has passed, and now Randy Jr. is a boxer in his own right. He became OPBF interim champion during Miyatas absence and naturally has a 'unison' match against him for the belt. Despite the fact that Miyata's father is indirectly responsible for his father's death, he makes it clear that he doesn't have a grudge against Miyata.

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The son of Randy Boy, the boxer who fought Miyata's dad and inflicted him a GameBreakingInjury that destroyed his career. [[spoiler: Ironically, the brain damage that Randy Sr. sustained in the same fight actually ''killed'' him some time later.]]. More than a decade has passed, and now Randy Jr. is a boxer in his own right. He became OPBF interim champion during Miyatas absence and naturally has a 'unison' match against him for the belt. Despite the fact that [[spoiler: Miyata's father is indirectly responsible for his father's death, death]], he makes it clear that he doesn't have a grudge against Miyata.





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* TrickSter: He's nicknamed "The Maigician" for using many visual tricks



* [[spoiler: IllGirl (she ''collapses'' out of fatigue and illness at one point. She gets better, though.]]



* ThePollyanna

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* ThePollyannaThePollyanna (adult version, as she's almost unfailingly cheerful despite how hard her life has been)




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!!'''Kazuo Makunouchi'''

* BoisterousBruiser
* BunnyEarsLawyer: To not get nervous, whenever he got into fights he pictured his opponent as. . . a fish. Yeah, really. Ippo does the same against Miyata [[spoiler: and Shimabukuro.]]
* DeathByOriginStory
* DisappearedDad
* HeroicSacrifice: How he died, saving a friend during a storm
* GenerationXerox: Looked like an OlderAndWiser Ippo.




* HeelFaceTurn and HeelRealization

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* ** HeelFaceTurn and HeelRealization



* MoralityPet (Mashiba wouild be ''even more'' of a jerk without her around)



* [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Sociopathic Boxer's Beautiful Sister]]

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* [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Sociopathic Boxer's Beautiful Little Sister]]



* UglyGuyHotWife: Inverted, it's she who is the ugly one while Aoki is the better looking.

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* UglyGuyHotWife: Inverted, it's she is who is the ugly one while Aoki is the better looking.
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!!'''Jinpachi Nekota'''

* BadassGrandpa
* BaldOAwesome
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* EyesAlwaysClosed
* IchirouNagai
* NeutralGood
* TeamDad
* [[spoiler: TragicDream (a GameBreakingInjury left him with brain damage)]]
* TwoGuysAndAGirl (in the backstory, with Kamogawa and [[spoiler: Yuki]])

!!Yuki-san
* BodyguardCrush (on [[spoiler: Kamogawa]])
* [[spoiler: DeathByOriginStory]]
* FlowerMotifs (sunflowers)
* LawfulGood
* [[spoiler: IllGirl (she was a Hiroshima survivor and died of radiation poisoning some time later)]]
* TheWoobie
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Sakaguchi-san
* ChaoticNeutral
* ExPy: Of Don King, and '''how'''
* JerkAss
* LargeHam

!!Dankichi Hama
* BadassGrandpa
* LawfulNeutral
* TheRival: To Kamogawa
* SternTeacher (to Sanada, and later to [[spoiler: Volg]])

!!Reiko Mikami
* AkemiOkamura
* LawfulGood
* {{Meganekko}}
* NamesTheSame (with a certain [[GhostSweeperMikami exorcist]])
* PluckyGirl
* WhatTheHellHero (threatens Yusuke with dumping him for becoming lazy and greedy. [[spoiler: When he gets better, she stays by him.]])
* YamatoNadeshiko
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** IronChef (well, he can kick ass, so..)

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** IronChef ChefOfIron (well, he can kick ass, so..)
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* PungeonMaster

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* PungeonMasterPungeonMaster: Apparently InTheBlood, ''[[BeyondTheImpossible his entire family]]'' is like this.




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* UglyGuyHotWife: Inverted, it's she who is the ugly one while Aoki is the better looking.
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** IronChef (well, he can kick ass, so..)





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* IntergenerationalFriendship

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* IntergenerationalFriendshipIntergenerationalFriendship: He is usually seen with his {{Tag Along Kid}}s.



* RyuAndKen



* PermaStubble



* ChaoticEvil,[[spoiler:later switches to ChaoticNeutral]]

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* ChaoticEvil,[[spoiler:later switches to ChaoticEvil[[spoiler:--> ChaoticNeutral]]



* [[spoiler:JerkassFacade]]




[[WMG:Other characters]]

!!'''Hiroko Makunouchi'''

* NeutralGood
* OpenMindedParent
* ThePollyanna
* YamatoNadeshiko


!!'''Masahiko Umezawa'''

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\n[[WMG:Other characters]]\n\n!!'''Hiroko Makunouchi'''\n\n[[/folder]]

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[[folder:Foreign Boxers]]

!!'''Jason Ozma'''

One of Ippo's first opponents, he is an american soldier stationed in the Okinawa base. He looks huge and scary, but is a great guy at heart.

* NeutralGood
FaceOfAThug
* OpenMindedParent
GentleGiant
* ThePollyanna
LawfulGood
* YamatoNadeshiko


!!'''Masahiko Umezawa'''

NiceGuy
* ScaryBlackMan (Subverted: he ''looks'' like one, but is an absolute sweetheart)

!!'''Alexander Volg Zangief'''

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Volg is a Russian boxer and was Amateur World Champion. Subverting pretty much every common cliche associated with Russians, Volg is an extremely kind-hearted and soft-spoken person who inititally got into pro boxing in order to pay for the medical assistance of his mother, after his trainer discovered his amazing talent. He quickly becomes friends with Ippo, but after a loss by decision against Sendo, he is forced to leave boxing and return to Russia.

Much later, his mother dies and his life is filled with an emptiness he decides to fill with boxing once again. And so he makes a comeback and decides to do so in America.

Volg is an extremely talented boxer with superb skill. While he excels at outboxing and taking points, he is forced to adopt a more aggressive infighting style in Japan, in order to attract attention as a foreigner. It is heavily implied that he could be much better than he already is, if he fought in his natural style, which we have yet to see.



* CharacterDevelopment (Easily one of the best cases in the series)
* ChaoticNeutral --> NeutralGood
* {{Delinquents}}
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange (stops slicking his hair back after graduation)
* JerkAss (He Got Better)
* HeelFaceTurn and HeelRealization
* MitsuakiMadono


!!'''Kumi Mashiba'''
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* HospitalHottie
* NeutralGood
* SanaeKobayashi
* StephanieSheh (as "Jennifer Sekiguchi")
* YamatoNadeshiko


!!'''Nurse Tomiko'''

* GenkiGirl
* {{Gonk}}
* HeyItsThatVoice: Shouko Tsuda aka [[FullMetalAlchemist Izumi]] [[FullMetalAlchemistAnime Curtis.]]
* NeutralGood

!!'''Aiko Date'''

* HappilyMarried
* HotMom
* IllGirl

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* CharacterDevelopment (Easily one of the best cases in the series)
AnimalMotifs (The wolf)
* ChaoticNeutral --> NeutralGood
EvilRedhead (Subverted, he's a genuinely NiceGuy)
* {{Delinquents}}
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange (stops slicking his hair back after graduation)
* JerkAss (He Got Better)
* HeelFaceTurn and HeelRealization
* MitsuakiMadono


!!'''Kumi Mashiba'''
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* HospitalHottie
* NeutralGood
* SanaeKobayashi
* StephanieSheh
DaveWittenberg (as "Jennifer Sekiguchi")
"David Lelyveld")
* YamatoNadeshiko


!!'''Nurse Tomiko'''

TheDutifulSon
* GenkiGirl
* {{Gonk}}
* HeyItsThatVoice: Shouko Tsuda aka [[FullMetalAlchemist Izumi]] [[FullMetalAlchemistAnime Curtis.]]
* NeutralGood

!!'''Aiko Date'''

* HappilyMarried
* HotMom
* IllGirl
HuskyRusskie (Subverted again. See EvilRedhead)



* TheOjou
* PluckyGirl
* SakikoTamagawa
* WhatTheHellHero [[spoiler: Dealed to her husband when she notices that he's frustrated and depressed after spending years as a SalaryMan to provide for her and their son Yuushi, despit being a born fighter.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!'''Minoru Fujii'''

* IntrepidReporter
* KenichiOno
* LawfulGood
* MrExposition (if there's someone in the local boxing corner with good contacts and handy info, it's him)
* PermaStubble
* SharpDressedMan
* SmokingIsCool


!!'''Mari Iizuka'''

* CoolBigSis
* EmiShinohara
* HotScoop
* {{Meganekko}}
* NeutralGood
* TallDarkAndBishoujo

!!'''Dr. Yamaguchi'''

* CoolBigSis
* BoobsOfSteel
* HelloNurse
* TheMedic
* {{Meganekko}}
* LawfulGood
* YukoKobayashi

!!'''Miyata's father'''

* LawfulGood
* LikeFatherLikeSon
* NoNameGiven
* [[StageMom Stage Dad]] (Subverted, Miyata took up boxing because ''he'' chose to.)
* UnshoIshizuka


[[WMG:Foreign Boxers]]

!!'''Jason Ozma'''

One of Ippo's first opponents, he is an american soldier stationed in the Okinawa base. He looks huge and scary, but is a great guy at heart.

* FaceOfAThug
* GentleGiant
* LawfulGood
* NiceGuy
* ScaryBlackMan (Subverted: he ''looks'' like one, but is an absolute sweetheart)

!!'''Alexander Volg Zangief'''

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ippo_pic12_7370.jpg
Volg is a Russian boxer and was Amateur World Champion. Subverting pretty much every common cliche associated with Russians, Volg is an extremely kind-hearted and soft-spoken person who inititally got into pro boxing in order to pay for the medical assistance of his mother, after his trainer discovered his amazing talent. He quickly becomes friends with Ippo, but after a loss by decision against Sendo, he is forced to leave boxing and return to Russia.

Much later, his mother dies and his life is filled with an emptiness he decides to fill with boxing once again. And so he makes a comeback and decides to do so in America.

Volg is an extremely talented boxer with superb skill. While he excels at outboxing and taking points, he is forced to adopt a more aggressive infighting style in Japan, in order to attract attention as a foreigner. It is heavily implied that he could be much better than he already is, if he fought in his natural style, which we have yet to see.

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* AnimalMotifs (The wolf)
* EvilRedhead (Subverted, he's a genuinely NiceGuy)
* DaveWittenberg (as "David Lelyveld")
* TheDutifulSon
* HuskyRusskie (Subverted again. See EvilRedhead)
* LawfulGood


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* BadassMustache


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[[/folder]]

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[[folder: Other characters]]

!!'''Hiroko Makunouchi'''

* NeutralGood
* OpenMindedParent
* ThePollyanna
* YamatoNadeshiko


!!'''Masahiko Umezawa'''

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* CharacterDevelopment (Easily one of the best cases in the series)
* ChaoticNeutral --> NeutralGood
* {{Delinquents}}
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange (stops slicking his hair back after graduation)
* JerkAss (He Got Better)
* HeelFaceTurn and HeelRealization
* MitsuakiMadono


!!'''Kumi Mashiba'''
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* HospitalHottie
* NeutralGood
* SanaeKobayashi
* StephanieSheh (as "Jennifer Sekiguchi")
* [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Sociopathic Boxer's Beautiful Sister]]
* YamatoNadeshiko


!!'''Nurse Tomiko'''

* GenkiGirl
* {{Gonk}}
* HeyItsThatVoice: Shouko Tsuda aka [[FullMetalAlchemist Izumi]] [[FullMetalAlchemistAnime Curtis.]]
* NeutralGood

!!'''Aiko Date'''

* HappilyMarried
* HotMom
* IllGirl
* LawfulGood
* TheOjou
* PluckyGirl
* SakikoTamagawa
* WhatTheHellHero [[spoiler: Dealed to her husband when she notices that he's frustrated and depressed after spending years as a SalaryMan to provide for her and their son Yuushi, despit being a born fighter.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!'''Minoru Fujii'''

* IntrepidReporter
* KenichiOno
* LawfulGood
* MrExposition (if there's someone in the local boxing corner with good contacts and handy info, it's him)
* PermaStubble
* SharpDressedMan
* SmokingIsCool


!!'''Mari Iizuka'''

* CoolBigSis
* EmiShinohara
* HotScoop
* {{Meganekko}}
* NeutralGood
* TallDarkAndBishoujo

!!'''Dr. Yamaguchi'''

* CoolBigSis
* BoobsOfSteel
* HelloNurse
* TheMedic
* {{Meganekko}}
* LawfulGood
* YukoKobayashi

!!'''Miyata's father'''

* LawfulGood
* LikeFatherLikeSon
* NoNameGiven
* [[StageMom Stage Dad]] (Subverted, Miyata took up boxing because ''he'' chose to.)
* UnshoIshizuka

[[/folder]]

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This is a list of the characters featured in HajimeNoIppo. Very incomplete, so please help?



* InvincibleHero (He wins almost all of his fights. An ''always'' by KO. Somewhat justified as he ''literally'' can't win in any other way, due to his boxing style)


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* InvincibleHero (He wins almost all of his fights. An ''always'' by KO. Somewhat justified as he ''literally'' can't win in any other way, due to his boxing style)

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This is a list of the characters featured in HajimeNoIppo. Very incomplete, so please help?



* MagneticHero (Earns the respect of many boxers he met)



* IntergenerationalFriendship



* RaisedBtGrandparents

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* RaisedBtGrandparents[[RaisedByGrandparents Raised By His Grandmother]]

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* ExtremeDoormat (At first)



* TallDarkAndSnarky



* ParentalAbandonment
* RaisedBtGrandparents



* IronWoobie



* BigBrotherInstinct (Follows his sister and Ippo's dates, much to Ippo's horror)



* {{Gonk}}



* ThePollyanna





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\n* SharpDressedMan
* SmokingIsCool





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* TallDarkAndBishoujo

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* ChaoticNeutral (there are only two rules he really lives by. One, doing whatever he can to win. Two, taking care of his sister. All best are off from there.)

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* ChaoticNeutral (there are only two rules he really lives by. One, doing whatever he can to win. Two, taking care of his sister. All best bets are off from there.)



* AmbitionisEvil: Not in the traditional sense; he gains ambition ''while'' he's still evil.



* ChaoticEvil

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* ChaoticEvilChaoticEvil,[[spoiler:later switches to ChaoticNeutral]]


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* DeadpanSnarker


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* GoodScarsEvilScars
* HeelFaceTurn: He seems to have dropped the whole psychopathic aspect of his character after the motorcycle accident which forced him to retire.

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