Ippon Again!

Ippon Again! (もういっぽん!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Muraoka. 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 April 2024, the series has been collected in twenty-eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Bakken Record aired from January to April 2023.

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.

Characters

 * Michi Sonoda (園田 未知)


 * Sanae Takigawa (滝川 早苗)


 * Towa Hiura (氷浦 永遠)


 * Anna Nagumo (南雲 安奈)


 * Tsumugi Himeno (姫野 紬)


 * Shino Natsume (夏目 紫乃)


 * Sachi Minato (湊 幸)


 * Natsu Umehara (梅原 夏)


 * Kotoko Nogisaka (野木坂 琴子)

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

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