Ippon Again!

Ippon Again! (Japanese: もういっぽん!, Hepburn: Mō Ippon!) 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.

Plot

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.

Characters

Michi Sonoda (園田未知, Sonoda Michi): Voiced by: Ayasa Itō
Sanae Takigawa (滝川早苗, Takigawa Sanae): Voiced by: Yukari Anzai
Towa Hiura (氷浦永遠, Hiura Towa): Voiced by: Chiyuki Miura
Anna Nagumo (南雲安奈, Nagumo Anna): Voiced by: Nene Hieda
Tsumugi Himeno (姫野紬, Himeno Tsumugi): Voiced by: Anna Nagase
Shino Natsume (夏目紫乃, Natsume Shino): Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama
Sachi Minato (湊幸, Minato Sachi): Voiced by: Yuki Yomichi
Natsu Umehara (梅原夏, Umehara Natsu): Voiced by: Ai Kakuma
Kotoko Nogisaka (野木坂琴子, Nogisaka Kotoko): Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa

Media

Manga

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.

Volume list

Anime

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" (いっぽんみち) 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.