Neuigkeiten und Updates
Netflix added both sequel series, New Challenger and Rising, to its US platform on January 17, 2025, marking the first legal US streaming release of New Challenger and completing the full boxing saga on one platform alongside the original series.
Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine announced George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga would go on break starting with its combined issue #4-5 of 2026, without specifying a return date.
Anime News Network confirmed creator George Morikawa's manga break was due to hospitalization, with Morikawa expected to return to the series within about a month of the March 2026 update.
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