Mambaken, or Betting Ticket in the official K Manga English translation is Round 57 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi
Summary
Kamogawa gets very angry at Ippo's request of learning a counter in the remaining time. Kamogawa initially refuses, but after being "cornered" by Ippo's determination, he agrees and warns him that it will be difficult training. They immediately begin. With Aoki as sparring partner, Ippo is unable to get the timing right, and receives many blows over the course of the days. While at Iwata's Chinese Noodles, Takamura, Aoki and Kimura, are talking about an article where among the four best fighters of the East Japan Rookie King Tournament, Ippo's article is the smallest. After this, they decide to place bets, with Kimura choosing Hayami, Takamura, choosing Miyata, and Aoki being forced into picking Ippo. The trio go to Ippo's house where they find him with a fever, but despite this, he still wants to test his counter with Aoki, intent on not wasting any time.
Trivia
Volume 9's author note with a photo of Morikawa and Noriko Sakai.
- On pages 17-19, Ippo is wearing a shirt with "NORI-P" on the front. "NORI-P" is a reference to singer Noriko Sakai (酒井 法子) who has a nickname called "Nori-P" (のりピー) There is picture of Morikawa with her on volume 9's author note. Morikawa seemingly was a fan of the singer, and early female character appearances may also be based on her in the past.
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