Fighting Spirit (2000)
The moment you back down is the moment you lose!
TMDb|8.7
03/10/2000AnimationComedyDramaAction & 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...
Details
Status
Ended
Network
Nippon TV
Type
Scripted
Original Language
JA
Production Countries
JP
Spoken Languages
Japanese
Top Cast
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Seasons
EP 1The First StepEP 2Fruits of LaborEP 3Tears of JoyEP 4Shadow BoxingEP 53 Months to CounterEP 6The Opening Bell of the RematchEP 7The Destructive Force Of One CMEP 8Promise to Meet AgainEP 9C Class LicenseEP 10Debut Match!EP 11Obsession for VictoryEP 12Becoming a Bully's BuddyEP 13The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament BeginsEP 14Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!EP 15Test of EnduranceEP 16Premonition of a Hard BattleEP 17Ippo on the BeachEP 18ClinchEP 19K.O. DreamEP 20Threat of ShotgunEP 21The Way to Capture a ProdigyEP 22Forward! Forward!!EP 23Another Semi-FinalEP 24To the Place We Promised...EP 25Every EmotionEP 26Battle for DistanceEP 27Death MatchEP 28Victory or DefeatEP 29Rocky of NaniwaEP 30To Enemy GroundEP 31Traces of Intense BattlesEP 32Throw Your Right!EP 33Smash ForceEP 34The Rookie KingEP 35The Continuing JourneyEP 36The Champ and IEP 37A Thing to Strive ForEP 38Two Rookies of the YearEP 39Challenge in a Foreign LandEP 40A Counter to Surpass All CountersEP 41Barf-michi's Big FightEP 42Sharing a DreamEP 43The Speed StarEP 44Blind Spot in the RingEP 45The White Fangs of the WolfEP 46Be the GazelleEP 47The Fighting Spirit WithinEP 48The Red WolfEP 49The Courage to BelieveEP 50Something to ConveyEP 51Group DateEP 52The ChallengerEP 53So That I Can Be MyselfEP 54Fists of the ChampEP 55The Japan Featherweight Title MatchEP 56The Power that Stands in the WayEP 57ConclusionEP 58HeartbrokenEP 59Look of DeterminationEP 60RivalEP 61Comeback AnxietyEP 62RevivalEP 63Youth of FireEP 64Hot Rod EraEP 65The Summer of the Kamogawa CorpsEP 66Mr. Takamura's TearsEP 67The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into ActionEP 68The Chief's PerilEP 69The Trap of the SouthpawEP 70The Young PunkEP 71Time for the ShowdownEP 72LollapaloozaEP 73Surpass That MomentEP 74MixupEP 75One Step Further