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Fighting Spirit

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

24m3 SeasonsTV-PGTMDb 8.7

AnimationComedyDramaAction & Adventure

JapaneseEnded

1 · The First Step

2 · Fruits of Labor

3 · Tears of Joy

4 · Shadow Boxing

5 · 3 Months to Counter

6 · The Opening Bell of the Rematch

7 · The Destructive Force Of One CM

8 · Promise to Meet Again

9 · C Class License

10 · Debut Match!

11 · Obsession for Victory

12 · Becoming a Bully's Buddy

13 · The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

14 · Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

15 · Test of Endurance

16 · Premonition of a Hard Battle

17 · Ippo on the Beach

18 · Clinch

19 · K.O. Dream

20 · Threat of Shotgun

21 · The Way to Capture a Prodigy

22 · Forward! Forward!!

23 · Another Semi-Final

24 · To the Place We Promised...

25 · Every Emotion

26 · Battle for Distance

27 · Death Match

28 · Victory or Defeat

29 · Rocky of Naniwa

30 · To Enemy Ground

31 · Traces of Intense Battles

32 · Throw Your Right!

33 · Smash Force

34 · The Rookie King

35 · The Continuing Journey

36 · The Champ and I

37 · A Thing to Strive For

38 · Two Rookies of the Year

39 · Challenge in a Foreign Land

40 · A Counter to Surpass All Counters

Crew and Cast

Kohei KiyasuKohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)Rikiya KoyamaRikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)Wataru TakagiWataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)Tomokazu SekiTomokazu SekiIchiro Miyata (voice)Kenji UtsumiKenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa (voice)Toshihiko NakajimaToshihiko NakajimaHaruhiko Yagi (voice)Sanae KobayashiSanae KobayashiKumi Mashiba (voice)Masaya OnosakaMasaya OnosakaTakeshi Sendo (voice)Akemi OkamuraAkemi OkamuraReiko Mikami (voice)Emi ShinoharaEmi ShinoharaMari Iimura (voice)Hiroyuki YoshinoHiroyuki YoshinoAkira Shigeta (voice)Kiyoyuki YanadaKiyoyuki YanadaTakuma Saeki (voice)Koji TsujitaniKoji TsujitaniRyuichi Hayami (voice)Masahiko TanakaMasahiko TanakaRyo Mashiba (voice)Masaki AizawaMasaki AizawaDate Eiji (voice)Nobutoshi CannaNobutoshi CannaYusuke Oda (voice)Unsho IshizukaUnsho IshizukaMiyata's father (voice)Yorie TerauchiYorie TerauchiHiroko Makunōchi (voice)Toshiyuki MorikawaToshiyuki MorikawaAlexander Vorg Zangief (voice)Kenichi OnoKenichi OnoMinoru Fujii (voice)Akio OtsukaAkio OtsukaBryan Hawk (voice)Jurota KosugiJurota KosugiRalph Anderson (voice)Hidenobu KiuchiHidenobu KiuchiDavid Eagle (voice)Hisao EgawaHisao EgawaIwao Shimabukuro (voice)Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiRyuhei Sawamura (voice)

Storyline

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

  • Madhouse
  • MAPPA
  • Nippon Television Network Corporation
  • D.N. Dream Partners
  • VAP

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Info

Original title
はじめの一歩
Status
Ended
First aired
3 October 2000
Last aired
29 March 2014
Rating
TV-PG
TMDB score
8.7 / 10 (1,238 votes)

Production

Studios
Madhouse, MAPPA, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Countries
Japan
Networks
Nippon TV

Episodes

Seasons
3
Episodes
126
Runtime
24m
Type
Scripted
In production
No

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese