<Tr> <Th> Original run </Th> <Td> October 5, 2013--March 29, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Td> 25 (List of episodes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anime and Manga portal </Td> </Tr> <P> Hajime no Ippo (はじめ の 一歩, lit . "The First Step") is a Japanese boxing manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa . It has been serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 1989 and collected in over 119 tankōbon to date . It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents . </P>

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