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Ippo then used the same strategy of ducking lower than Take to deliver multiple powerful punches from below. After a clinch, Ippo and Take entered a exchange match at close range until the fifth round ended. While at the corner, he began to realise that Take is unconscious despite fighting. In the sixth round, Ippo easily knocked down Take with a one-two, however, much to his shock, Take stood back up.
Knowing that a knockdown won't be able to stop Take, Ippo decided to use the Dempsey Roll to force a referee stop. However,
when Ippo motioned the Dempsey Roll, Take ran into Ippo, stopping the technique. Ippo was surprised when he was hit with a strong uppercut. When another uppercut was coming, Ippo ducked lower than Take, dodging it, then throwing an uppercut of his own from that position, striking Take. Ippo then downed Take with a right hook. The referee ended the match without a count, resulting in Ippo's victory. Ippo was interviewed in his waiting room and received mentaiko from Take as a souvenir.
[18] Spin-off[edit] A spin-off series written by Kato and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki, focused on Rin's brother, Yukio, titled Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura (サラリーマン祓魔師 奥村雪男の哀愁, Salaryman Futsumashi Okumura Yukio no Aishū), started in Jump SQ. 19 on April 19, 2013. [19]
After the magazine ceased publication on February 19, 2015, the series was transferred to Jump Square, starting on April 4 of that same year. [20][21] The series finished on April 3, 2020. [22] Its chapters were collected in four tankōbon volumes, released from February 4, 2015,[23] to June 4, 2020. [24] Anime[edit] Further information: List of Blue Exorcist episodes An anime adaption for the manga was
announced in November 2010 on Shueisha's Jump Square official website.
[12] Shinkai also cited Kiki's Delivery Service, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and Haruki Murakami's novel Kafka on the Shore and short story "Kaeru-kun, Tokyo o Sukuu" (かえるくん、東京を救う, "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo") as influences for the film. [13][15] Shinkai and his staff planned the project from January to March 2020. They started developing the film's script in April, which is when the
Japanese government declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16][17] In an interview with TV Asahi, Shinkai mentioned that the pandemic had a less
tangible effect on the film's production. However, he said that "the mood of the times is indelibly etched into the script", adding that the film will have a post-apocalyptic theme. [17] Souta turning into a chair was in reference to Shinkai feeling trapped during the COVID-19 curbs.
