Ippo #25

Volume 25 of Ippo – Saison 6: The Fighting! puts the series' determined young boxer front and center in a striking, almost vulnerable moment — his muscular frame clad in his signature yellow boxing gear with "IPPO" emblazoned on the glove, yet his wide eyes cast upward with an expression that hovers somewhere between resolve and uncertainty. George Morikawa's artwork gives the figure a wonderfully tactile, sculpted quality, while the small logo vignette at the top — two fighters mid-bout — reminds you exactly what fierce world this volume inhabits. Published by Kurokawa in 2024, it's a compelling addition to one of manga's most enduring boxing sagas.