it's all about ippo, the main character people seem to think is irrelevant
volg vs woli provided the professional impetus for ippo's comeback. rosario vs mashiba would add a personal reason, but only if mashiba loses
before the fight, ippo promised he'd look after his sister until mashiba has...
damn, shonen readers are going crazy over this
this was completely set in stone from before the fight. cant say i blame people for losing the plot with such long breaks and short chapters though. next one should clear things up
had to happen so ippo can come back
pretty interesting development for rosario too since this is so ironically unfair. he'll likely be a completely different person by the time he fights ippo
i already knew that the kiss would be interrupted by takamura's balls or something
this is quite the ominous setup though, suggesting the outcome of mashiba's fight could be what reels ippo back into the ring. wally vs ricardo gave him the professional impetus and now it might get personal
"on kuroki's level" yet refuses to strike his opponents on principle. this guy is either above kuroki's level or just a judo fetishist with an unhealthy rival fantasy.
arashiyama's background and 15-year isolation make it explicit that he has never fought outside of sanctioned sports and...
shibukawa is so funny
everyone is so serious about fighting in baki and shibukawa just uses literal magic while making HAII DOSUKOI martial arts noises as if to mock them