The electronic version of "The First Steps" is finally released in its entirety!

The electronic version of George Morikawa's long-running manga "The First Step" will be released on July 1, 2021.

Hajime no Ippo" is a long-running manga series by George Morikawa that began in 1989 and is a signature work of "Weekly Shonen Magazine. It depicts a bullied child, Makunouchi Ippo, who happens to encounter boxing and becomes passionate about it.

It was announced that the electronic version of "Hajime no Ippo" will be released on July 1, 2021, with the 30th issue of "Weekly Shonen Magazine" to be released on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The ban will be lifted for all e-bookstores that Kodansha does business with, from volume 1 to volume 131 onward.

This is the first time in the 33-year history of the work that the ban has been lifted in its entirety. Why don't you take this opportunity to read "The First Step" again and relive the passion of your childhood? For younger readers who say, "My father used to read this book," we hope it will be an opportunity for parents and children of two generations to talk passionately about the book together.

Weekly Shonen Magazine will be promoting the release of this work in electronic format under the slogan "Nidome no Ippo" ("One Step Forward").

In addition, "Hajime no Ippo Exhibition" will be held from June 28 (Mon.) to August 8 (Sun.) at the Asahiya Bookstore Ikebukuro branch! For more information, please visit Asahiya's website.
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＜Hajime no Ippo
Makunouchi Ippo was a bullied child who happened to encounter boxing and became passionate about it. He begins to ask himself a simple question, "What does it mean to be strong? He endures the hard training with his own hard work and grows stronger. After winning many mortal battles against many strong opponents, Kazuho became the Japanese champion with one of the hardest punches in the country. His next goal is to become the world champion!　The infinitely passionate and pure Kazuhiro's further challenge has begun!

The dedicated boy, Kazuhiro Makunouchi makes his debut! What does it mean to be "strong"? I want to be strong too! A high school student, Kazuho Makunouchi, is a clumsy and bullied boy. His encounter with a boxer, Takamura, awakens a dynamite punch hidden in his fist! With a dream of becoming a professional boxer, Ippo challenges the entrance test at Kamogawa Gym!