

However, Morikawa didn't want his series to be included with it. In June 2015, Kodansha started publishing their various magazines in a digital issues. Morikawa did a few autograph signings, where he displayed some of his work. Friends and fellow mangaka of Morikawa helped celebrate the occasion. In December 5th, 2012, the first 2013 issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Morikawa reached Round 1000 in volume 104. Only 23 years after he started the series. A website was set up to help promote the event. In July 17, 2012, Morikawa released volume 100 of Hajime no Ippo. Weekly Shōnen Magazine goes on sale every Wednesday, each week in Japan unless there is a double issue for holidays ( Christmas, New Years, or Golden Week in late April/early May.) Each chapter of the series is marked as a " Round". The manga began serialisation in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1989, Issue 43, and is currently still running. The Hajime no Ippo manga currently has 133 volumes and 1350+ chapters and counting. It was sold at every Isami store starting from February 22, 2022. On January 27, 2022, it was announced that the custom made fighting wear brand " FUEGO" was collaborating with the Hajime no Ippo series to make Hajime no Ippo themed boxing shoes. There were also a limited quantity of 6,000 Hajime no Ippo themed bags for early buyers.įrom Januto February 13, 2022, a "Hajime no Ippo Exhibit" was held at the Asahiya Shoten Namba CITY Store in Osaka, featuring various goods. Both the "Dempsey Roll Flavor" protein bodybuilding supplement and the t-shirts released on August 26, 2020.

On August 19, 2020, it was announced on Twitter that Morikawa collaborated with " beLEGEND" in selling a Hajime no Ippo themed protein bodybuilding supplement called the "Dempsey Roll Flavor", along with t-shirts that have the promotional artwork drawn by Morikawa on them and a t-shirt with a manga panel of a failed weight control Takamura with the line "TOMORROW IS A CHEATDAY" on the bottom. On July 20, 2020, the official coloured t-shirts that are themed for the Hajime no Ippo 30th Anniversary Featherweight Tournament was sold at the BASE until August 10, 2020. A total of 150 people can win, with a lucky 100 people winning a set of two Quo Cards of the Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 26th issue cover and colour double page of Round 1300.

In celebration, a "Wonderful Present Campaign" was held, where buyers of the issue would take part in a lottery to win prizes consisting of Quo Cards and Clear Files of Hajime no Ippo illustrations. Hajime no Ippo reached its 1300th chapter on in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 26th issue. Also due to coronavirus, the finals for Morikawa's featherweight tournament was delay until August 22, 2020, where they planned to Crowd Fund the event in order to cover the various costs. The exhibition was extended from Juntil August 30, 2020, where additional measures against colds and seasonal flu were taken. The "Hajime no Ippo: The Great Original Art Exhibition" will also be suspended during this period. On March 2, 2020, it was announced that in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the temporary closure of the Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum from March 3 to May 31. On January 17, 2020, it was announced that an art exhibit in Miyagi was going to be taking place at the Ishinomori Manga Museum in the exhibition room on the second floor from Februto April 12, 2020. In celebration of the series' 30th year of serialisation, a series of books called Best Bout of Hajime no Ippo! were published based on the favourite matches and spars in the series. The play featured the beginning of the manga. It was revealed in the issue 36-37 of Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2019 that Hajime no Ippo was inspiring its first stage play, Hajime no Ippo: The Glorious Stage!! in January 2020. The Hajime no Ippo exhibit offers a person the chance to catch ten leaves with jabs. It was just one of a hundred different sports manga series involved with the event, where it had interactive exhibits. Hajime no Ippo took part of an exhibit, Sports x Manga, that combines sports manga and technology to help promote the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics from 7/13/19 to 9/29/19. On August 2, 2019, it was announced that an art exhibit would take place in Tokyo at the Seibu Shibuya Store - Movida Building in the Special Venue on the 6th floor to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hajime no Ippo from Novemto December 1, 2019. On Ap, it was announced that Morikawa was sponsoring a featherweight tournament for featherweight boxers with Dangan Promotion to help promote boxing and 30 years of Hajime no Ippo, where 8 boxers will take part to win a prize of 1 million yen.
