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[Neonivek]

He forgets how to change direction? I don't understand. Which two fights were these even a thing?

2nd and... 7th I believe.

[Parsely]

Miyata, and the Ozuma fight? I dunno which one's you're counting. Give me names. :p

[Vector]

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[Parsely]

Oooh more boxing! Do want. Thanks Vector!

[Neonivek]

What I really want to read is Ashita no Joe. I think you might like that better, Neonivek.

Ohhh I actually do like the Ippo anime.

It is Miyata and uhhhh... "The Shotgun" fight.

[Reelya]

What discredit am I doing beyond saying that the anime goes WAY too far to try to discredit Ippo and make him seem a lot less capable then what he really is.

Nobody else makes that connection. What you're missing is that this idea that he's no good - it's all in Ippo's head, it actual adds a lot to the series in my mind. Ippo is the only guy who doesn't think he can do it. He's the one telling himself he's the underdog constantly. It's psychological. Sure, you get a bit from opponents saying they're gonna kick his ass etc, but that's to be expected, psych yourself up, psych the other guy out.

And the first season covers way more than one year, he's definitely about 22-24 by the end of the original anime's run of 75 eps, the time period the whole thing covers is a plus in my book, he starts when he's a student, graduates then goes on to a professional career.

The later seasons slow the pace though, and mainly look at the careers of his fellow boxers.

[Neonivek]

Well... I am only aware of... 1 + 3 + 1 + 1... about 6 months passing so far. Since they actually give time.

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Except I am probably missing a date or two... Let me see... anime starts at 0, goes to gym in a month, practices for 3, some unknown time until he goes for his license, goes for first match in a month, second match in a month, third in a month, fourth in two weeks, then another in two weeks, then another in two weeks, and the final one in less.

But I am only counting the Rookie Cup arc.

[Parsely]

In ep41, he's remembering his match for the pro license qualifier, and he says "it's already been two years". This is after winning the JBC and graduating high school.

[Reelya]

Really don't read this because major spoilers. There are flashbacks later for the other boxers lives and reading the early timeline will spoil these plots.

http://ippo.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline

it's got month/year for all events from the manga.

- April 1990, Ippo met Takamura
- November 1990 Ippo gets license (6 months passed)
- June 1991, start of the rookie tournament
- dec 1991, end of the rookie tournament

So, this source counts it as 14 months by the time the rookie championship started, 20 months by the end. Ippo's birthday is officially Nov 23rd, 1973, so he's 16 when the series starts, 17 when the tournament starts and turns 18 before it finishes.

this timeline puts ep 75 at ~November of 1993, so 3.5 years for season 1, with him turning around 20 by them.

[Neonivek]

Now for the ultimate challenge can we create the timeline for Pokémon?

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My explanation is that years are extra long in the Pokémon universe with people having exceptionally long lifespans in general.

[JoshuaFH]

I do hope you enjoy the portion of the anime where

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Ippo gets his candy-ass whupped by the World Champion from Mexico.

[Reelya]

That wasn't

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Ippo, it was Date. But since Date also whupped Ippo's candy-ass, this could be an ass whupping by proxy.

[JoshuaFH]

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I mean, it wasn't an official match, but Ricardo Martinez just utterly humiliated Ippo in a practice sparring session, just using normal jabs.

[Furtuka]

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Main character is Sekai Kamiki, 8th Grade transfer student, newbie to gunpla battle being mentored by Fumina, and expert at the Dimension Haou/King Kenpo Martial Art. Pilots the Build Burning Gundam.

Blue Boy is  Yuuma Kousaka, China's younger brother and also an 8th grader. A genius builder who has won the Artistic Gunpla Contest Gran Prix in the past. Pilots the Lightning Gundam, based off the Re-GZ

Girl is Fumina Hoshino. 9th grader and president of the Gunpla Battle Club and contestant in the World Championship. She is currently trying to recruit new members for the club. Pilot of the Winning Gundam.

Story is set 6-7 years after the first Build Fighters and is about them forming the team Tri-Fighters to challenge the gunpla battle world championship

The unfinished gunpla is the Powered GM Cardigan

*in before Neo gets annoyed about the SD Gundam*

[Neonivek]

Ehhh, I'll just remember it.

So when someone goes "Why did she have to give up?" I'll go "because she is a woman, and that is why she will never have the taste for battle" and they won't be able to say anything because in their hearts they will know it is true.

Though yeah I am incredibly pissed off on many levels. So long as they don't make Hoshino lose for some sexist reason or throw her under the bus, I'll be fine.