10 Longest Manga Series Of All Time
8. Hajime No Ippo (はじめの一歩)
Number of Chapters: 1,300 (Ongoing)
Number of Volumes: 128
Hajime no Ippo, or "The First Step" in English, is a boxing manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. The series began in October 1989 and continues to appear in Weekly Shōnen Magazine as of mid-2020. Since first being published, Hajime no Ippo has amassed 1,300 chapters, which have been collected into 128 tankōbon volumes.
The story of Hajime no Ippo centers around a high school student named Makunouchi Ippo, as he launches his career in boxing. Over the course of his career, he manages to rack up numerous titles as he makes his way through the ranks, defeating numerous opponents along the way.
Like many successful manga series, Hajime no Ippo was developed into an anime adaptation, which ran from October 2000 to March 2002. It concluded after 76 episodes were made, as well as a television film and OAV, which were released in 2003.
Hajime no Ippo is one of the best-selling manga of all time, and by November 2019, more than 96 million copies had been sold. Hajime no Ippo won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1991, and it continues to dominate as one of Weekly Shōnen Magazine's most beloved series.