Fighting Spirit
TV
Type
2000
Year
3 Seasons
Seasons
★ 8.7
Rating
Animation / Comedy / Drama
Genre
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...
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Episodes
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
41. Barf-michi's Big Fight
42. Sharing a Dream
43. The Speed Star
44. Blind Spot in the Ring
45. The White Fangs of the Wolf
46. Be the Gazelle
47. The Fighting Spirit Within
48. The Red Wolf
49. The Courage to Believe
50. Something to Convey
51. Group Date
52. The Challenger
53. So That I Can Be Myself
54. Fists of the Champ
55. The Japan Featherweight Title Match
56. The Power that Stands in the Way
57. Conclusion
58. Heartbroken
59. Look of Determination
60. Rival
61. Comeback Anxiety
62. Revival
63. Youth of Fire
64. Hot Rod Era
65. The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
66. Mr. Takamura's Tears
67. The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
68. The Chief's Peril
69. The Trap of the Southpaw
70. The Young Punk
71. Time for the Showdown
72. Lollapalooza
73. Surpass That Moment
74. Mixup
75. One Step Further
Cast
Kohei Kiyasu
Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Wataru Takagi
Masaru Aoki (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Jurota Kosugi
Ralph Anderson (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
David Eagle (voice)
Hisao Egawa
Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)