Hajime no Ippo (はじめの一歩, lit.
"The First Step") is a Japanese boxing manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa.
It has been serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 1989 and collected in over 137 tankōbon to date.
It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.