Chapter 391

Soul Brace
Chapter Info
Next	Chapter 392
Chapter	391
Previous	Chapter 390
Volume	44
Japanese Title	魂の支柱
Romanized Title	Tamashī no Shichū
Pages	23
Arc	Battle of Hawk Arc
Issue	Weekly Shōnen Magazine #22-23, 1998 (cover date): May 13-20, 1998
Release (JP)	April 29, 1998

Soul Brace is Round 391 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

Details

• Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Genji Kamogawa, Ippo Makunouchi, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura, Bryan Hawk

Summary

With Takamura standing up, the match continues. Hawk rushes towards Takamura, Hawk easily dodges Takamura's slowed-down punches and begins hitting him. Date points out that Takamura's right eye is closed, Miyata, who knows Takamura the longest, becomes visibly upset. Suguru states he wishes for Takamura to do the best he can, but if he loses, the business post he made for him will go to waste, Wataru, however states that no one knows the winner until the match is over. Takamura tries to hit Hawk, but Hawk easily dodges. Miguel remembers the time he first met Hawk, who, almost killing someone before stopping him, noticing his inhuman eyes, inviting him to the world of boxing. Miguel then believes Kamogawa should throw the towel to save his boxer. Kamogawa tries to throw the towel, but can't, as he remembers Takamura's words. Takamura's surprised as he acknowledges the champion's power, as Hawk hits Takamura with his right. As Takamura falls, he sees the spirit of Kamogawa and clings to the rope. Ippo, Aoki, Kimura and Itagaki begins cheering for Takamura, remembering how they aspire him. Hawk makes Takamura fly back with a punch again, but the people who support him makes him not fall. Takamura then throws a right at Hawk.