Mashiba's Aim is Round 1368 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Juan García, Ippo Makunouchi, Kumi Mashiba, Ichirō Miyata, Tōhō Coach
Summary
Juan steps away from Mashiba in response to getting hit by a short uppercut, confused as to how he got hit and where the punch came from. Miyata notes how Mashiba made the punch unseeable due to the position of his long arms, Ippo believes it to be a punch thrown in a position that only Mashiba can do because of his body type, and Mashiba's coach thinks how Mashiba had to register the angle and position of Juan's feet when he steps in for the chance to hit, which took a lot of punishment to do. Juan, knowing he is out of range now, has regrouped. Mashiba enters his Hitman Style and throws Flicker Jabs at Juan. Juan blocks, but is surprised that he can hit from so far, previously thinking that he had his hitting range figured out.