Fighting Spirit

Name: Fighting Spirit
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: 2000-10-03
Cast: Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Jurota Kosugi

Original title: はじめの一歩

“The moment you back down is the moment you lose!”

2000 –2014
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Ended
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TV-PG

★ 8.7 TMDB Rating · 1.2K votes

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...

Seasons: 3
Episodes: 126
Episode length: ~24m
First aired: Oct 3, 2000
Networks: Nippon TV
Original language: Japanese
Origin: Japan

Cast of Fighting Spirit

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)

Where to Stream Fighting Spirit by Country

United States: Streaming on Netflix, Philo, Retrocrush
United Kingdom: Streaming on Netflix
India: Streaming on Netflix
Canada: Streaming on Prime Video, Netflix, Retrocrush
Australia: Streaming on Netflix

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Seasons

Specials

Mar 21, 2003

3 episodes
The First Step

Oct 3, 2000

75 episodes
New Challenger

Jan 6, 2009

26 episodes

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

Oct 6, 2013

25 episodes

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.