Hajime no Ippo Enters the Ring in Official Live Boxing Event in Tokyo This Fall

Joji Morikawa’s long-running boxing manga Hajime no Ippo and its anime adaptations have inspired an official boxing event that’s on the way to Tokyo this fall. Dynamite Glove 2025 will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo—a venue that should be familiar to fans of the series—on November 18. The one-night event will feature seven live pro boxing matches, as well as a Hajime no Ippo manga art exhibition featuring some rare art, special anime-inspired visuals, a live talk and more. Manga author Joji Morikawa will also make a rare public appearance.  1,500 fans will be in attendance, and if you plan to be in Tokyo around that time you can sign up for the waitlist yourself . International fans who sign up for early access will get a chance to purchase tickets in late July, with general sales to follow in early August for fans both in Japan and overseas. RELATED: Hajime No Ippo Manga Passes 100 Million Copies Printed Hajime No Ippo  began in the pages of  Weekly Shonen Magazine  on October 11, 1989, and has so far collected over 1,400 chapters in 143 volumes. In July 2023 it became the 17th manga series ever to pass 100 million copies in print, joining the ranks of Astro Boy , Touch and other classics.  The series has been adapted into three TV anime, starting with the first by Madhouse that aired from October 2000 to March 2002. Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger followed in 2009, and a third series, Hajime no Ippo: Rising , started its broadcast in 2013. Discotek Media was the latest North American distributor to release the original series on home video, but their Blu-ray is now out of print. Source: Press release

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