Hajime no Ippo - The First Step - Vol. 140 Ch. 1439 - Perfect Sparring

[Graywing]

Starting to think that time has a sliding scale here. Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[Yiledute]

This is an awesome fight why are we not getting more panels of it

Because it's just the warm up before the actual world title match.

 

[Idkandidc6969]

I thought I was taking crazy pills, I'm glad I'm not the only one who still remembers the time period.

Maybe it'll be changed for the volume release? Either way it's strange.

 

[Infimus]

Find someone who believes in you as much as Mashiba believes Ippo will fuck his sister.

 

[AngelHQ]

The phone had me flipping, but also the hits on Ippo's head. I mean, he almost got brain damage.

 

[monchi]

wtf is itagaki a timetraveller? there's no way he could have a smart phone

 

[RandomPasserby]

Itagaki so Cool, He has a Gameboy Pocket Camera... Right? :3
Also, beat the snot out of your brother in Law, Ippo!!!

 

[St0rmFury]

wtf is itagaki a timetraveller? there's no way he could have a smart phone

His nickname in the ring is Chronos after all.

Also, are we seeing Ippo's evolution into a switch boxer?

 

[ccpparrot]

Smartphones did not exist in that era.

 

[Dennis-aka-Denji]

Mashiba gonna ended up injured before his title match, isn't he?

Either that or he steamrolls the other guy

 

[Makenai]

I wonder how no one noticed the mistake with the smartphone. Maybe Morikawa was tired but what about his assistants or the editor?

I'm also surprised Ippo figured out why Mashima's mad at him.

 

[SaitoZX]

I'm not gonna lie I'm surprised Ippo actually figured out why Mashiba was so pissed. I thought he was just gonna think he needed more of the practice but no it's literally cause of Kumi. Good on him for not backing down either

Try reading when Ippo brings his 2 pupil and meet Mashiba before his last title defense. He understood his eye pretty well.

 

[SaitoZX]

I wonder how no one noticed the mistake with the smartphone. Maybe Morikawa was tired but what about his assistants or the editor?

I'm also surprised Ippo figured out why Mashima's mad at him.

The Era is 200X and probably intended like Conan or aomething when tech advance a bit further ahead

 

[codetaku]

It's actually really cool to see how much Ippo's social awareness has improved. Even two in universe years ago he couldn't have possibly figured out what Mashiba was thinking, he would definitely be like "why does he still want to practice... oh, does he think I should come up with a countermeasure to his plan so he can plan for that too?" Nope, you got it right this time Ippo, he just wants to beat the shit outta ya

 

[Euruzilys]

The Era is 200X and probably intended like Conan or aomething when tech advance a bit further ahead

I think it's just like Conan where the author just decided to make the setting keep up with current world's technology. There isnt a real reason not to anyway.

 

[tblaziken]

So is it just me or Ippo keeps accumulate brain damage after retiring b/c people think 'he still has it'?

 

[runche]

we are in 2000's so smartphone is fine

 

[_hng_]

Not sure what surprised me more, Ippo not being as dense as a freaking black hole for once, or that anarchronic smartphone

 

[ribbitribbitsaga]

Fuck him up Mashiba, give Ippo THE BEATS!

 

[P8kku]

Ippo finally using his fists