Ippon Again!

Ippon Again! (Japanese: もういっぽん!, Hepburn: Mō Ippon!)^[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Muraoka.^[3] 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.

Ippon Again!
Cover of Mō Ippon! volume 1 by Akita Shoten
もういっぽん! (Mō Ippon!)
Genre	Sports (judo)[1]
Manga
Written by	Yu Muraoka
Published by	Akita Shoten
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion (October 18, 2018 – March 30, 2023) Manga Cross (April 6, 2023 – May 16, 2024)
Original run	October 18, 2018 – May 16, 2024
Volumes	30 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Ken Ogiwara
Written by	Aya Satsuki
Music by	Shun Narita
Studio	Bakken Record
Licensed by	Sentai Filmworks SA/SEA: Muse Communication
Original network	TV Tokyo, TVO, TSC, BS TV Tokyo
Original run	January 9, 2023 – April 3, 2023
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)

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.^[4]

Characters

Michi Sonoda (園田 未知, Sonoda Michi)

Voiced by: Ayasa Itō^[5]

Sanae Takigawa (滝川 早苗, Takigawa Sanae)

Voiced by: Yukari Anzai^[5]

Towa Hiura (氷浦 永遠, Hiura Towa)

Voiced by: Chiyuki Miura^[5]

Anna Nagumo (南雲 安奈, Nagumo Anna)

Voiced by: Nene Hieda^[5]

Tsumugi Himeno (姫野 紬, Himeno Tsumugi)

Voiced by: Anna Nagase^[6]

Shino Natsume (夏目 紫乃, Natsume Shino)

Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama^[6]

Sachi Minato (湊 幸, Minato Sachi)

Voiced by: Yuki Yomichi^[7]

Natsu Umehara (梅原 夏, Umehara Natsu)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma^[7]

Kotoko Nogisaka (野木坂 琴子, Nogisaka Kotoko)

Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa^[7]

Media

Manga

The series was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from October 18, 2018 to March 30, 2023.^[1] The series was transferred to the Manga Cross website on April 6, 2023.^[8] The series ended serialization on May 16, 2024 in its 267th chapter.^[9] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 8, 2019.^[10] As of August 7, 2024, thirty volumes have been released.^[11]

Volume list

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	February 8, 2019[10]	978-4-253-22803-9
2	May 8, 2019[12]	978-4-253-22804-6
3	July 8, 2019[13]	978-4-253-22805-3
4	September 6, 2019[14]	978-4-253-22817-6
5	November 8, 2019[15]	978-4-253-22818-3
6	February 7, 2020[16]	978-4-253-22819-0
7	April 8, 2020[17]	978-4-253-22820-6
8	July 8, 2020[18]	978-4-253-22844-2
9	September 8, 2020[19]	978-4-253-22845-9
10	December 8, 2020[20]	978-4-253-21635-7
11	February 8, 2021[21]	978-4-253-21639-5
12	April 8, 2021[22]	978-4-253-21640-1
13	July 8, 2021[23]	978-4-253-21712-5
14	August 6, 2021[24]	978-4-253-21714-9
15	October 8, 2021[25]	978-4-253-21724-8
16	December 8, 2021[26]	978-4-253-21868-9
17	March 8, 2022[27]	978-4-253-21869-6
18	May 6, 2022[28]	978-4-253-21870-2
19	July 7, 2022[29]	978-4-253-21871-9
20	October 6, 2022[30]	978-4-253-21890-0
21	January 6, 2023[31]	978-4-253-28306-9
22	February 8, 2023[32]	978-4-253-28307-6
23	April 7, 2023[33]	978-4-253-28308-3
24	July 6, 2023[34]	978-4-253-28309-0
25	September 7, 2023[35]	978-4-253-28310-6
26	December 7, 2023[36]	978-4-253-28311-3
27	February 7, 2024[37]	978-4-253-28312-0
28	April 8, 2024[38]	978-4-253-28313-7
29	July 8, 2024[39]	978-4-253-28314-4
30	August 7, 2024[11]	978-4-253-28315-1

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on the thirteenth volume of the manga on July 8, 2021.^[40] 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.^[41] The series aired from January 9 to April 3, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks.^[5] 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.^[42][43] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive.^[44] Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.^[45]

Episode list

No.	Title [46][47]	Directed by [46]	Written by [46]	Storyboarded by [46]	Original release date [48]
1	"Ippon!" Transliteration: "Ippon!" (Japanese: いっぽん！)	Ken Ogiwara	Aya Satsuki	Ken Ogiwara	January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09)
2	"Formed! Revived! Restarted!" Transliteration: "Kessei! Fukkatsu! Saishidō!" (Japanese: 結成！復活！再始動！)	Yūzō Satō	Aya Satsuki	Yūzō Satō	January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16)
3	"She Changes the Mood Entirely" Transliteration: "Kūki, Kaete Kurerun Desu" (Japanese: 空気、変えてくれるんです)	Hideaki Uehara, Studio Bus, Kenji Shibata	Aya Satsuki	Yō Watanabe	January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23)
4	"With the Three of Us, We'll be Fine" Transliteration: "Sannin Iru kara, Daijōbu" (Japanese: 3人いるから、大丈夫)	Ken Ogiwara	Aya Satsuki	Jin Yamaishi	January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)
5	"Judo Feels So Wonderful, Doesn't It?" Transliteration: "Kimochīi Desu ne, Jūdō tte." (Japanese: 気持ちいいですね、柔道って。)	Yoshito Hata, Studio Bus	Aya Satsuki	Hiroyuki Fukushima	February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06)[b]
6	"I Don't Want to Have Regrets" Transliteration: "Kōkai Shitakunai kara" (Japanese: 後悔したくないから)	Yūzō Satō	Aya Satsuki	Hideaki Uehara, Daisuke Naitō	February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)
7	"Secret Weapon Senpai" Transliteration: "Himitsu Heiki Senpai" (Japanese: 秘密兵器先輩)	Yūzō Satō	Aya Satsuki	Yūzō Satō	February 20, 2023 (2023-02-20)
8	"The Continuation of That Dream" Transliteration: "Yume no Tsuzuki" (Japanese: 夢の続き)	Shintarō Itoga	Aya Satsuki	Satoshi Nakamoto	February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)
9	"Softness Subdues Hardness" Transliteration: "Jūyoku Gō o Seisu" (Japanese: 柔よく剛を制す)	Hideaki Uehara	Aya Satsuki	Hideaki Uehara	March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)
10	"There's An Option Besides Winning?" Transliteration: "Katsu Igai Aru?" (Japanese: 勝つ以外ある？)	Daisuke Naitō	Aya Satsuki	Hiroyuki Kakudō	March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)
11	"Golden Era" Transliteration: "Ōgon Jidai" (Japanese: 黄金時代)	Hiroshi Itō	Aya Satsuki	Makoto Sasaki	March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)[c]
12	"I'm the Strongest I've Ever Been" Transliteration: "Jibun Shijō Saikyō da kara" (Japanese: 自分史上最強だから)	Yūzō Satō	Aya Satsuki	Nozomi Fukui	March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27)
13	"Another Ippon!" Transliteration: "Mō Ippon!" (Japanese: もういっぽん！)	Ken Ogiwara	Aya Satsuki	Daisuke Naitō	April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)

Notes

1. Japanese for "Another Full Point!", but translated as Ippon Again!^[2]
2. This episode aired at 2:05 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.
3. This episode aired at 1:45 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.