(v light ch 1080/1100s(ish) hajime no ippo spoilers)

one of the major strengths of hajime no ippo is it’s willingness to let pretty much all the characters have several chapters of spotlight and i like seeing everyone’s fights not just ippo’s like the mashiba sendo back to back was just as entertaining as takamura’s unification bout and i think that’s so cool !!!

also one of my favorite things the author does is just match up different characters by having them sit next to each other at all the various fights with a mixture of reasons like sometimes people pull up and the reactions are like “are those two friends???” and then theres also the scenarios where it’s like “wtf i have to sit next to THIS guy” and now miyata pulls up on his ex-lover in the front row <3 like there’s endless iterations and combinations and i just think it’s such smart writing!!!!!!!!