is a male Japanese manga author known for the long running series Hajime no Ippo. Hajime no Ippo is a boxing manga, following the main character, Ippo, through his life and boxing career. Hajime no Ippo, as of February 2010, has 90 tankōbon

Tankobon

, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

, or volumes, and was adapted into its first anime series in 2000 by the Madhouse studio. The first series contains 76 episodes, while the second series, which started in 2009, contains 26. The manga has also been made into one OVA and one movie. , and a follow-up 26 episodes series in 2009.

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