Fighting Spirit

2000 — 2014
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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...More
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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Tomokazu Seki
Ichiro Miyata (voice)
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)
Kenji Utsumi
Genji Kamogawa (voice)
Hisao Egawa
Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima
Haruhiko Yagi (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Kumi Mashiba (voice)
Masaya Onosaka
Takeshi Sendo (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Reiko Mikami (voice)
Emi Shinohara
Mari Iimura (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Akira Shigeta (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Takuma Saeki (voice)
Koji Tsujitani
Ryuichi Hayami (voice)
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Masahiko Tanaka
Ryo Mashiba (voice)
Masaki Aizawa
Date Eiji (voice)
Nobutoshi Canna
Yusuke Oda (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Miyata's father (voice)
Yorie Terauchi
Hiroko Makunōchi (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Alexander Vorg Zangief (voice)
Kenichi Ono
Minoru Fujii (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Bryan Hawk (voice)
The First Step
New Challenger
Rising
The First Step
October 3, 2000
Fruits of Labor
October 10, 2000
Tears of Joy
October 17, 2000
Shadow Boxing
October 24, 2000
3 Months to Counter
October 31, 2000
The Opening Bell of the Rematch
November 6, 2000
The Destructive Force Of One CM
November 13, 2000
Promise to Meet Again
November 20, 2000
C Class License
November 27, 2000
Debut Match!
December 4, 2000
Obsession for Victory
December 11, 2000
Becoming a Bully's Buddy
December 18, 2000
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
December 25, 2000
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
January 8, 2001
Test of Endurance
January 15, 2001
Premonition of a Hard Battle
January 22, 2001
Ippo on the Beach
January 29, 2001
Clinch
February 5, 2001
K.O. Dream
February 12, 2001
Threat of Shotgun
February 19, 2001
The Way to Capture a Prodigy
February 26, 2001
Forward! Forward!!
March 5, 2001
Another Semi-Final
March 12, 2001
To the Place We Promised...
March 19, 2001
Every Emotion
March 26, 2001
Battle for Distance
April 2, 2001
Death Match
April 9, 2001
Victory or Defeat
April 16, 2001
Rocky of Naniwa
April 23, 2001
To Enemy Ground
April 30, 2001
Traces of Intense Battles
May 7, 2001
Throw Your Right!
May 14, 2001
Smash Force
May 21, 2001
The Rookie King
May 28, 2001
The Continuing Journey
June 4, 2001
The Champ and I
June 11, 2001
A Thing to Strive For
June 18, 2001
Two Rookies of the Year
June 26, 2001
Challenge in a Foreign Land
July 3, 2001
A Counter to Surpass All Counters
July 10, 2001
Barf-michi's Big Fight
July 17, 2001
Sharing a Dream
July 24, 2001
The Speed Star
July 31, 2001
Blind Spot in the Ring
August 7, 2001
The White Fangs of the Wolf
August 14, 2001
Be the Gazelle
August 21, 2001
The Fighting Spirit Within
August 28, 2001
The Red Wolf
September 4, 2001
The Courage to Believe
September 18, 2001
Something to Convey
September 25, 2001
Group Date
October 2, 2001
The Challenger
October 9, 2001
So That I Can Be Myself
October 16, 2001
Fists of the Champ
October 23, 2001
The Japan Featherweight Title Match
October 30, 2001
The Power that Stands in the Way
November 6, 2001
Conclusion
November 13, 2001
Heartbroken
November 20, 2001
Look of Determination
November 27, 2001
Rival
December 4, 2001
Comeback Anxiety
December 11, 2001
Revival
December 18, 2001
Youth of Fire
December 25, 2001
Hot Rod Era
January 8, 2002
The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
January 15, 2002
Mr. Takamura's Tears
January 22, 2002
The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
January 29, 2002
The Chief's Peril
February 5, 2002
The Trap of the Southpaw
February 12, 2002
The Young Punk
February 19, 2002
Time for the Showdown
February 26, 2002
Lollapalooza
March 5, 2002
Surpass That Moment
March 12, 2002
Mixup
March 19, 2002
One Step Further
March 26, 2002
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