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TV series

Fighting Spirit

はじめの一歩

3 Oct 2000 3 seasons · 126 episodes 8.7/10 (1,246) JA

“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...

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Writer
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music
Tsuneo Imahori, Yoshihisa Hirano
Cinematography
Yuya Kumazawa
Editing
Yumi Jinguji
Producer
Tomohiro Shindo, Toshio Nakatani
Networks
Nippon TV
Countries
JP

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)

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Also available in: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France

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