Ippon Again!

• Name — Ippon Again! • Ja Kanji — もういっぽん! • Ja Romaji — Mō Ippon! • Genre — Sports (judo)

• Type — manga • Author — Yu Muraoka • Publisher — Akita Shoten • Imprint — Shōnen Champion Comics • Magazine — * Weekly Shōnen Champion (October 18, 2018 – March 30, 2023) • Manga Cross (April 6, 2023 – May 16, 2024) • First — October 18, 2018 • Last — May 16, 2024 • Volumes — 30 • Volume List — #Volume list

• Type — tv series • Director — Ken Ogiwara • Writer — Aya Satsuki • Music — Shun Narita • Studio — Bakken Record • Licensee — Sentai Filmworks • Network — TV Tokyo, TVO, TSC, BS TV Tokyo • First — January 9, 2023 • Last — April 3, 2023 • Episodes — 13 • Episode List — #Episode list

• Portal — yes Ippon Again! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Muraoka. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from October 2018 to March 2023, before being transferred to the Manga Cross website from April 2023. As of August 2024, the series has been collected in thirty tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Bakken Record aired from January to April 2023.

The story follows Michi Sonoda, a judoka who planned on quitting the sport after her final junior high judo tournament until her friend Sanae Takigawa invites her to continue together in high school.

• Michi Sonoda • Ayasa Itō • Sanae Takigawa • Yukari Anzai • Towa Hiura • Chiyuki Miura • Anna Nagumo • Nene Hieda • Tsumugi Himeno • Anna Nagase • Shino Natsume • Yumi Uchiyama • Sachi Minato • Yuki Yomichi • Natsu Umehara • Ai Kakuma • Kotoko Nogisaka • Ikumi Hasegawa

The series was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from October 18, 2018, to March 30, 2023. The series was transferred to the Manga Cross website on April 6, 2023. The series ended serialization on May 16, 2024, in its 267th chapter. Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 8, 2019. As of August 7, 2024, thirty volumes have been released.

An anime adaptation was announced on the thirteenth volume of the manga on July 8, 2021. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Bakken Record and directed by Ken Ogiwara, with Aya Satsuki handling the scripts, Airi Takekawa designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Shun Narita composing the music. The series aired from January 9 to April 3, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Stand By Me" by Subway Daydream, while the ending theme song is "Ipponmichi" by Aoba Nishi High School Judo Club. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive. Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.

Ippon Again! Is a manga series created, written, and illustrated by Yū Muraoka. According to publication records documented in English Wikipedia, the series commenced its initial run in Akita Shoten's print magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on 18 October 2018. The print serialization continued within the publication until 30 March 2023, after which publisher Akita Shoten transitioned the title to its digital platform, Manga Cross, beginning on 6 April 2023. The series concluded its digital serialization on 16 May 2024 upon the release of its 267th chapter. The individual chapters were subsequently gathered into collected tankōbon volumes under the Shōnen Champion Comics imprint of Akita Shoten. English Wikipedia notes that the initial tankōbon volume appeared on 8 February 2019, and by 7 August 2024, the compiled edition comprised thirty completed volumes. The physical dimensions, drawing media, and current institutional custody of Yū Muraoka's original manuscript pages are not established in the available records.

The narrative premise of Ippon Again! Focuses upon the athletic career of Michi Sonoda, a young judoka who initially intends to abandon the sport following her final junior high school judo tournament. Descriptive entries recorded in English Wikipedia document that the central plot begins when her friend Sanae Takigawa encourages her to continue practicing judo alongside her upon entering high school, leading to the formation of the Aoba Nishi High School judo club. The storyline traces their subsequent competitive engagements and athletic development within Japanese high school martial arts competitions. The dramatis personae and the voice cast assigned for the adapted media are catalogued in documentation held within English Wikipedia. Additional key club members and associates include Towa Hiura, voiced by Chiyuki Miura; Anna Nagumo, voiced by Nene Hieda; and Tsumugi Himeno, voiced by Anna Nagase. Supporting cast personnel comprise Shino Natsume, voiced by Yumi Uchiyama; Sachi Minato, voiced by Yuki Yomichi; Natsu Umehara, voiced by Ai Kakuma; and Kotoko Nogisaka, voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa. Market transactions and secondary character merchandise records are not established in the available documentation.