2000 - 2014

FIGHTING SPIRIT

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Action & Adventure

Overview

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...

Director: data not available

Runtime: 24 minutes

Number of Episodes: 126

Number of Seasons: 3

Networks: Nippon TV

Vote Average: 87

Seasons

Specials

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2003, 3 Episode(s)

The First Step

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2000, 75 Episode(s)

New Challenger

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 t...

2009, 26 Episode(s)

Rising

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. Wi...

2013, 25 Episode(s)

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