Hajime No Ippo: Rising! (2013) - The 2025 Ippo-Pa-Looza Finale!

This week's episode marks the end of our coverage of Hajime No Ippo's post-The Fighting OVA, film, and series'. With 2013's "Rising," can the franchise get back up after a mixed follow-up like "New Challenger?" We didn't hear no bell! Listen and find out why this series features my favorite stretch of all of the Hajime No Ippo animes! We also talk about a concert Jallah and I were at. It's a lot of fun. Let's slide!   00:00 - How Video Games used to be portrayed + The Great Gomah 03:10 - Michael and Mike discuss a Concert they were *both* attending… in a sense! 13:45 - Hajime No Ippo: [The] “Rising!” Discussion begins… 23:50 - “Rising!” Initial Thoughts! 28:57 - Shimabukuro - A Man of the Sea… 34:10 - The Issue With “Rising!” - The Ippo Plotline is… 45:25 - The Great Aoki - King of the Look-Away… 53:04 - DETOUR - Ippo has a large… personality! 59:45 - Sawamura - The scariest character in Ippo so far… 01:13:19 - Soundtracks Shout-Out! 01:28:11 - David Eagle: A Good Hawk…! 01:34:15 - The Kamogawa / Nekota Backstory Arc… 2:00:41 - Our Favorite “Hajime No Ippo” Fights! 02:06:15 - Where does “Rising!” rank for us? 02:10:27 - The End of the Ippo-Pa-Looza 2025! 02:13:36 - Next-episode plans!   Episode edited by Michael D. Rowland   Opening/Closing music by Stu Rosenberg   Follow us on instagram: @dermot.akiraslide