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Series · Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Animation

Fighting Spirit (2000)

★ 8.7 · 1,240 votes3 seasons · 126 episodesDrama, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Animation2000

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

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...

Writers
Tatsuhiko Urahata, George Morikawa, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Network
Nippon TV
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
First aired
October 3, 2000
Status
Ended
Original title
はじめの一歩

Cast

  • Kohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)
  • Rikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)
  • Wataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)
  • Keiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)
  • Tomokazu SekiIchiro Miyata (voice)
  • Kenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa (voice)
  • Toshihiko NakajimaHaruhiko Yagi (voice)
  • Sanae KobayashiKumi Mashiba (voice)
  • Masaya OnosakaTakeshi Sendo (voice)
  • Akemi OkamuraReiko Mikami (voice)
  • Emi ShinoharaMari Iimura (voice)
  • Hiroyuki YoshinoAkira Shigeta (voice)
  • Kiyoyuki YanadaTakuma Saeki (voice)
  • Koji TsujitaniRyuichi Hayami (voice)
  • Masahiko TanakaRyo Mashiba (voice)
  • Masaki AizawaDate Eiji (voice)
  • Nobutoshi CannaYusuke Oda (voice)
  • Unsho IshizukaMiyata's father (voice)
  • Yorie TerauchiHiroko Makunōchi (voice)
  • Toshiyuki MorikawaAlexander Vorg Zangief (voice)

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: The First Step24 min · Oct 3, 2000
  2. Episode 2: Fruits of Labor24 min · Oct 10, 2000
  3. Episode 3: Tears of Joy24 min · Oct 17, 2000
  4. Episode 4: Shadow Boxing24 min · Oct 24, 2000
  5. Episode 5: 3 Months to Counter24 min · Oct 31, 2000
  6. Episode 6: The Opening Bell of the Rematch24 min · Nov 6, 2000
  7. Episode 7: The Destructive Force Of One CM24 min · Nov 13, 2000
  8. Episode 8: Promise to Meet Again24 min · Nov 20, 2000
  9. Episode 9: C Class License24 min · Nov 27, 2000
  10. Episode 10: Debut Match!24 min · Dec 4, 2000
  11. Episode 11: Obsession for Victory24 min · Dec 11, 2000
  12. Episode 12: Becoming a Bully's Buddy24 min · Dec 18, 2000
  13. Episode 13: The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins24 min · Dec 25, 2000
  14. Episode 14: Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!24 min · Jan 8, 2001
  15. Episode 15: Test of Endurance24 min · Jan 15, 2001
  16. Episode 16: Premonition of a Hard Battle24 min · Jan 22, 2001
  17. Episode 17: Ippo on the Beach24 min · Jan 29, 2001
  18. Episode 18: Clinch24 min · Feb 5, 2001
  19. Episode 19: K.O. Dream24 min · Feb 12, 2001
  20. Episode 20: Threat of Shotgun24 min · Feb 19, 2001
  21. Episode 21: The Way to Capture a Prodigy24 min · Feb 26, 2001
  22. Episode 22: Forward! Forward!!24 min · Mar 5, 2001
  23. Episode 23: Another Semi-Final24 min · Mar 12, 2001
  24. Episode 24: To the Place We Promised...24 min · Mar 19, 2001
  25. Episode 25: Every Emotion24 min · Mar 26, 2001
  26. Episode 26: Battle for Distance24 min · Apr 2, 2001
  27. Episode 27: Death Match24 min · Apr 9, 2001
  28. Episode 28: Victory or Defeat24 min · Apr 16, 2001
  29. Episode 29: Rocky of Naniwa24 min · Apr 23, 2001
  30. Episode 30: To Enemy Ground24 min · Apr 30, 2001
  31. Episode 31: Traces of Intense Battles24 min · May 7, 2001
  32. Episode 32: Throw Your Right!24 min · May 14, 2001
  33. Episode 33: Smash Force24 min · May 21, 2001
  34. Episode 34: The Rookie King24 min · May 28, 2001
  35. Episode 35: The Continuing Journey24 min · Jun 4, 2001
  36. Episode 36: The Champ and I24 min · Jun 11, 2001
  37. Episode 37: A Thing to Strive For24 min · Jun 18, 2001
  38. Episode 38: Two Rookies of the Year24 min · Jun 26, 2001
  39. Episode 39: Challenge in a Foreign Land24 min · Jul 3, 2001
  40. Episode 40: A Counter to Surpass All Counters24 min · Jul 10, 2001
  41. Episode 41: Barf-michi's Big Fight24 min · Jul 17, 2001
  42. Episode 42: Sharing a Dream24 min · Jul 24, 2001
  43. Episode 43: The Speed Star24 min · Jul 31, 2001
  44. Episode 44: Blind Spot in the Ring24 min · Aug 7, 2001
  45. Episode 45: The White Fangs of the Wolf24 min · Aug 14, 2001
  46. Episode 46: Be the Gazelle24 min · Aug 21, 2001
  47. Episode 47: The Fighting Spirit Within24 min · Aug 28, 2001
  48. Episode 48: The Red Wolf24 min · Sep 4, 2001
  49. Episode 49: The Courage to Believe24 min · Sep 18, 2001
  50. Episode 50: Something to Convey24 min · Sep 25, 2001
  51. Episode 51: Group Date24 min · Oct 2, 2001
  52. Episode 52: The Challenger24 min · Oct 9, 2001
  53. Episode 53: So That I Can Be Myself24 min · Oct 16, 2001
  54. Episode 54: Fists of the Champ24 min · Oct 23, 2001
  55. Episode 55: The Japan Featherweight Title Match24 min · Oct 30, 2001
  56. Episode 56: The Power that Stands in the Way24 min · Nov 6, 2001
  57. Episode 57: Conclusion24 min · Nov 13, 2001
  58. Episode 58: Heartbroken24 min · Nov 20, 2001
  59. Episode 59: Look of Determination24 min · Nov 27, 2001
  60. Episode 60: Rival24 min · Dec 4, 2001
  61. Episode 61: Comeback Anxiety24 min · Dec 11, 2001
  62. Episode 62: Revival24 min · Dec 18, 2001
  63. Episode 63: Youth of Fire24 min · Dec 25, 2001
  64. Episode 64: Hot Rod Era24 min · Jan 8, 2002
  65. Episode 65: The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps24 min · Jan 15, 2002
  66. Episode 66: Mr. Takamura's Tears24 min · Jan 22, 2002
  67. Episode 67: The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action24 min · Jan 29, 2002
  68. Episode 68: The Chief's Peril24 min · Feb 5, 2002
  69. Episode 69: The Trap of the Southpaw24 min · Feb 12, 2002
  70. Episode 70: The Young Punk24 min · Feb 19, 2002
  71. Episode 71: Time for the Showdown24 min · Feb 26, 2002
  72. Episode 72: Lollapalooza24 min · Mar 5, 2002
  73. Episode 73: Surpass That Moment24 min · Mar 12, 2002
  74. Episode 74: Mixup24 min · Mar 19, 2002
  75. Episode 75: One Step Further24 min · Mar 26, 2002

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