The manga inspired a television anime adaptation in 2000, followed by the Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger sequel in 2009 and the Hajime no Ippo Rising sequel in 2013.
The series also inspired the Hajime no Ippo – Champion Road special and the Hajime no Ippo – Mashiba vs. Kimura original video anime in 2003.
Morikawa launched Hajime no Ippo in 1989, and the series is his only manga.
The combined 36th and 37 volume of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo boxing manga is inspiring its first stage play in January 2020.