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[25] He later recalled that the film project had to begin with the writing of an ending that would bring suitable closure to major characters, storylines, and themes without being extraordinarily lengthy, so that he could know in reverse order which
manga elements would make the cut into the anime and thus suitably resolve the manga's various elements into a lean, two-hour story. [26] Otomo has called making the film before finishing the manga "the worst possible idea". [27] Although he came to like having two similar but different versions of the same story, he still felt too much of the original was cut out of the film. [27] Otomo is a big fan of Tetsujin 28-go. As a result, his naming conventions match the characters featured in Tetsujin 28-go: Kaneda shares his name with the protagonist of Tetsujin 28-go; Colonel Shikishima shares his name with Professor Shikishima of Tetsujin 28-go, while Tetsuo is named after Shikishima's son Tetsuo Shikishima; Akira's Ryūsaku is named after Ryūsaku Murasame. In addition, Takashi has a "26" tattooed on his hand which closely resembles the font used in Tetsujin 28-go. The namesake of the series, Akira, is the 28th in a line of psychics that the government has developed, the same number as Tetsujin-28. [26] One of the film's key animators was Makiko Futaki; she went on to become a lead animator for Studio Ghibli films such as Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Princess Mononoke (1997) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004), before passing away in 2016. [28] Another key animator who worked on Akira was former Shin-Ei animator Yoshiji Kigami; he animated several entire
scenes in Akira, such as the action scene in the sewers. He later joined Kyoto Animation. [29] Releases[edit] Box office[edit] Box office performance Territory Release(s) Distributor rentals Gross receipts Ticket sales Japan 1988 ¥750,000,000[30] ¥1,900,000,000[31] 1,699,463 (est.
Metal Slug 5 arrives February 19. King of Fighters 2003 will follow in March. As for new home consoles, sorry, t
here are no plans to build additional AES consoles. GS: Can you explain SNK's relationship with the NeoStore and how that came about? BH: We had the desire to give our AES console fans a single place to order products. I know that they also have MVS products as well. The owner of the NeoStore is the exclusive distributor of NeoGeo AES cartridges for the North American market. We started dealing with them in 1999 and felt that their Web site would be the best place to distribute our AES cartridges, and our agreement continues today. NeoGeo fans waited months to see the liner artwork for the US AES version of King of Fighters 2003, which is making its exclusive debut here on GameSpot. This image was graciously furnished by the NeoStore, which is the official distributor of NeoGeo AES games in North America. GS: This next one is a touchy subject, but I couldn't think of a better point to ask about it. There are software
emulators that allow people to play NeoGeo games on their PCs.
[28] The second set (episodes 25–48) was released on March 30, 2021. [29] Music[edit] The music for the first anime series was
composed by Tsuneo Imahori, who also did the third opening theme song. Tracks of guitars, drums, piano, horns, and combinations of the instruments were used to help accentuate the mood and action of the scenes. The soundtrack was released in Japan on two CDs, First KO and Final Round. The music for the second series was composed by Yoshihisa Hirano. In the third series, Yoshihisa Hirano and Tsuneo Imahori are credited for the music. Anime theme songs[edit] Opening theme songs "Under Star" by Shocking Lemon (episodes 1–25) "Inner Light" by Shocking Lemon (episodes 26–50, TV movie) "Tumbling Dice" by Tsuneo Imahori (episodes 51–76) "Hekireki" by Last Alliance (episodes 77–102)[30] "Yakan Hikou" by Wasureranneyo (episodes 103–127) Ending theme songs "Yuuzora no Kamihikouki" by Mori Naoya (episodes 1–25, TV movie) "360°" by Mori Naoya (episodes 26–50, 75, OVA) "Eternal Loop" by Saber Tiger (episodes 51–74, 76) "8 AM" by Coldrain (episodes 77–102)[30] "Buchikome!!" by Shikuramen (episodes 103–127) Video games[edit] A total of nine video games based on the series have been released, included on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 3. Three of the games have been released in North America and in PAL territories. Ippo and Takamura have also appeared in the 2009 crossover video game Sunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen as playable characters. Title Details
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Original release date(s):
JP: July 31, 1997[31] Release years by system:
1997—PlayStation Notes: Published by Kodansha. Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory
Original release date(s):
JP: December 14, 2000[32]EU: 2001NA: November 5, 2001[33] Release years by system:
2000—PlayStation 2 Notes: Published by Entertainment Software Publishing Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Original release date(s):
JP: December 12, 2002[34] Release years by system:
2002—Game Boy Advance Notes: Published by Entertainment Software Publishing.