Fighting Spirit
TV Show| Title | はじめの一歩 |
| User score | 8.7 |
| Release date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Release date of last episode | Mar 29, 2014 |
| Genre | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure |
| Director | George Morikawa |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | Madhouse, MAPPA |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 3 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 126 |
| Run time | 24 min. |
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...
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S3.E25 ∙ A Vow
Mar 29, 2014
S3.E24 ∙ Iron Fist
Mar 22, 2014
S3.E23 ∙ The Courage to Live
Mar 15, 2014
S3.E22 ∙ Flower of Hope
Mar 8, 2014
S3.E21 ∙ The End of the Death Match
Mar 1, 2014
S3.E20 ∙ A Lesson Never Forgotten
Feb 22, 2014
S3.E19 ∙ Hawk vs. Eagle
Feb 15, 2014
S3.E18 ∙ The Unfinished New Counter
Feb 8, 2014
S3.E17 ∙ Eleki's Shocker and Papaya's Coconut
Feb 1, 2014
S3.E16 ∙ Golden Eagle
Jan 25, 2014
S3.E15 ∙ A Storm Descends on Makunouchi Fishing Boat
Jan 17, 2014
S3.E14 ∙ Empowering Words
Jan 11, 2014
S3.E13 ∙ A Fist That Picks You Up
Jan 4, 2014
S3.E12 ∙ The Anti-Dempsey Perfected
Jan 4, 2014
S3.E11 ∙ Fearless Challenger
Dec 28, 2013
S3.E10 ∙ The Face Of Determination
Dec 7, 2013
S3.E9 ∙ A Savage Scenario
Nov 29, 2013
S3.E8 ∙ The Mad Dog and the Red Wolf
Nov 22, 2013
S3.E7 ∙ Cheese Champion
Nov 15, 2013
S3.E6 ∙ The Distance Between Me and Glory
Nov 8, 2013
Videos
No Ribs Survived | Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting
Nov 19, 2020
Actors
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Kohei Kiyasu
Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Wataru Takagi
Masaru Aoki (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Ichiro Miyata (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Genji Kamogawa (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima
Haruhiko Yagi (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)
