森川ジョージ

• Born 1966-01-17

森川ジョージ (George Morikawa) is a Japanese manga author known for the long-running boxing themed series Hajime no Ippo. 森川ジョージ was previously an assistant to Shuichi Shigeno, while known mangaka Kentaro Miura and Kaori Saki were past assistants to him. Hajime no Ippo, as of December 2024, has released 142 tankōbon volumes. It has been adapted into several anime series, the first of which began airing in 2000 and was produced by Madhouse studio. The first series contains 76 episodes, while the second series, which started in 2009, contains 26. The third series, named Hajime no Ippo: Rising, was produced in 2013 and contains 25 episodes. He is also the owner of JB Sports Gym in Tokyo.