First of All here is the download for the last episode of the series. Thanks to Speedstar and animebreaker which have been my favorite subbers of new challenger and always delivered. Props to them, Nipponmedia.net salutes you!

Speedstar New Challenger episode 26 (english subs)

I Just finished episode 26, which is the last episode of the 1st season in new challenger.
Or probably the last episode of new challenger.

It was a great episode, it was soo good seeing Ippo back in the challenger seat instead of just the dull defending position.
The series ends with an extremely good episode. We see ippo completely focused in miyata and developing as a better boxer. Trying to overcome the weakness of the Dempsey roll.
Aoki will have his first title shot ever.
Itagaki will go for the rookie championship.

Takamura will have his first world tittle match defense.
And finally Miyata the OPBF champion waiting for Ippo.

Rikiya Koyama, the voice actor of the Mamoru Takamura character in the Hajime no Ippo boxing anime franchise, has revealed in his blog on Friday that a sequel to the ongoing Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger television series is being planned. Koyama was posting about the end of dialogue recording for the series, since the cast just finished work on the 26th and final episode. (The final episode, “New Challenger,” will air in Japan on June 30.) At the end of his Friday blog entry, he wrote, “Of course, a sequel is also being planned!!”(Source)

We can expect the third part of the Fighting Spirit anime series to begin with a bang!
Well, new challenger began with quite the action.
Lots of goodness ahead in the Ippo world.

This is one of my top fav anime series of all time. I will surely buy all this on dvd/blu ray when I have the opportunity.
If you havent checked out Hajime No Ippo, your missing a lot!

Completely sure Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger IS and will keep being THE BEST 2009 ANIME.

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