Funa Bowl is a non-recurring place in Hajime no Ippo.
Luna Bowl in the manga.
It is a Bowling Alley in Tokyo, Japan. Most of the characters as well as the ones at the Kamogawa Gym have been there for several times.
Background[]
After Makunouchi Ippo was banned from Kamogawa Boxing Gym and training for one month out of worry that he might be Punch Drunk. In order to train the New Dempsey Roll, Ippo started wearing weight bands on his legs and arms. Ippo continues to walk and do every little thing slowly while wearing the weights over the next few weeks while bowling at Funa Bowl.
Part II[]
10 Months in the Making Arc[]
Ippo was at Funa Bowl, where he was bowling with Mashiba Kumi. Itagaki Manabu, Aoki Masaru, Kimura Tatsuya, and Takamura Mamoru arrived, and they were surprised to learn that Ippo was really bowling. They mentioned Ippo's previous attempt at bowling, where Ippo got around 180 at it. Takamura noted that Ippo might not get it if he can't throw straight. He might score lower than 100 if he tossed a lot of gutter balls. They arrived and see Ippo bowling really slowly, and thrown a gutter ball.
Shocked, they checked Ippo's score card and find out he been throwing a lot gutter balls. Takamura prays for him. Ippo thrown his next ball again very slowly with his left hand, and it was another gutter ball. Itagaki realized Ippo used his other hand, when Takamura notices Ippo's weights on his hands. Takamura tells Aoki to try one of them on. Aoki tried them on his arms and legs, and noticed how heavy it is.
Aoki asked what Ippo's (bowling) weight was, and Ippo mentioned it is the heaviest (16 pounds.) Aoki tried to bowl, but failed at it. Kimura, Itagaki, and Takamura want to have a try at it, but Kumi told them it is her turn. Kumi was angry at not being alone with Ippo, bowls a strike. Takamura noted why Ippo is bowling since the range of motion here is similar to the build up to the New Dempsey Roll. Ippo's mad at Takamura for suggested that he is broken, but since he got some free time he was putting it to good use. He planned on finishing the new Dempsey Roll, then return to the gym.
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