はじめの一歩 4 [Hajime no Ippo 4]

はじめの一歩 [Hajime no Ippo] #4

by Joji Morikawa, 森川ジョージ

強豪ひしめく新人王戦開幕！！宮田との再戦めざして一歩は燃える！！だがそのためには勝ち残らねば！第１戦の対戦者は黒人ボクサー、オズマ……その必殺フックに対抗すべく、一歩の大特訓が始まった。スピード、テクニックともに一枚上手の相手に、一歩は勝てるのか！？今、開始のゴングが鳴る！！

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Sports, Shonen

188 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 1990

Reviews

[Whitney (The Cover Collector) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wish I could give this volume the rating it deserves, but there is one major thing preventing a higher rating: ‘Black Aoki’. Let’s call it what it is; blackface. I cannot ignore this. I am so disappointed with the author for including this. I simply won’t give excuses like that it was just the culture at the time. Blackface will never be acceptable, even if it was a sign of the times. Shame on Joji Morikawa. And shame on the people who allowed and approved racism to be added to this incredible series. Also, shame on all the people who rated this book highly. Either you saw the blackface and willingly ignored it or you are ignorant and did not see it for what it is.

[Denny B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Con chi si dovrà scontrare per la prima volta, Ippo, nel Torneo Esordiente dell’Anno? Jason Osma: un nero dai pugni d’acciaio che vuole trionfare per il bene della palestra che l’ha accolto fin dal suo arrivo nella terra del Sol Levante. I suoi compagni lo tifano, lo supportano, fino a quando non si ritrova sul ring con Ippo di fronte a sé. Due determinazioni forti come terremoti che si fronteggiano. Osma sembra avere la meglio su Ippo, che va a terra la prima volta, poi uno scambio di pugni incessante fin a quando Ippo non va di nuovo a terra, ma al 9 si rialza, perché vede nello sguardo di Osma una supplica: ‘Ti prego, non rialzarti’. L’incontro è ancora aperto.

[AsianMerr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Favorite fight of the series so far, I can’t wait to see how the tournament progresses. I actually wanted to root for Jason, even though I knew he wasn’t winning. I would rate this 4 or maybe even a 5 but there’s a chapter that has not aged well at all and I hope I don’t see more of that later on.

[Marco Antonio di Forelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Algo más soso que el anterior, pero igualmente entretenido e interesante.

[Pedro Ángel · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Al fin empieza el torneo de novatos!

[Yuley Infante · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5✨

[Noah Cooperider · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you’re reading through the Ippo manga, I strongly recommend just skipping this arc because it is straight up just racist.

[Rhapsody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two fights in this volume. First Ippo's second fight as a pro, with a boxer who cheats by using headbutts. I thought it was charming that Umezawa and his two friends, all of whom used to bully Ippo, came to watch and were so impressed by Ippo's strength. Then the rookie championship arc began. Ippo is in different blocks from Miyata and Mashiba, but he gets a black boxer as his first match. Jason, newly arrived in Tokyo, is invited to spar by another boxer in the rookie championship, whom he hospitalizes. Rumor spreads about his hook and Ippo practices ducking with Takamura. The volume ends in the middle of the match between Ippo and Jason.

[Mimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how dynamic and thrilling the portrayal of the matches is in this series.

In this volume, Ippo has his second pro match, and then the rookie king championship starts. A real cliffhanger, as the book ends just before the end of the match...

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rounds 25-33

The Rookie King Tournament has started