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Fighting Spirit

Japanese · はじめの一歩

2000–2014

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...

First aired
3 Oct 2000
Episode length
24 min
Also known as
Ippo le challenger, Hajime no Ippo : New Challenger, Hajime no Ippo : Rising, Fight Ippo
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Writers
Atsuo Ishino, Atsushi Nakagawa, Daisuke Aranishi and 20 others
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai, Yuya Kumazawa
Music
Hideki Taniuchi, Tsuneo Imahori, Yoshihisa Hirano
Editors
Satoshi Terauchi, Yumi Jinguji
Producers
Hiroshi Yamashita, Mitsuru Oshima, Tomohiro Shindo, Toshio Nakatani
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 126 episodes

  • The First Step

    Season 1 · 2000

  • New Challenger

    Season 2 · 2009

    Ippo Makunouchi continues his boxing career and his goal on knowing the meaning of being strong, and the desire on fighting his idol Ichiro Miyata once again. Along him are pro boxers Takamura, Aoki and Kimura that each one of them aspire to their own dreams. the continuation after Ippo won his Japan Championship match.

  • Rising

    Season 3 · 2013

    Hajime no Ippo: Rising continues Ippo's quest to become stronger, featuring the same cast of loveable dimwits from Kamogawa Gym, as they put their bodies and hearts on the line to make their way in the harsh world of professional boxing. With a will of iron, Ippo steps into the ring once again.

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