See How Dempsey Roll is Recreated in Hajime no Ippo Stage Play

Then their video reports to introduce the play’s main cast in costume and their iconic boxing moves, including the protagonist Ippo Makunouchi’s Dempsey Roll, have been posted on YouTube.

44-year-old Kohei Kiyasu, who voiced the protagonist Ippo Makunouchi in the anime series from 2000 to 2014, is attached to write and direct.

As the manga’s 30th anniversary project, the stage play will be performed from January 31 to February 9, 2020.