Fighting Spirit
はじめの一歩
2000 TV-PG 24m / episode 3 Seasons 126 Episodes
Action & AdventureAnimationComedyDrama
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
Specials
The First Step
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...
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...
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)
Crew
- Art Direction
- Hidetoshi Kaneko, Yuka Okamoto
- Sound Director
- Masafumi Mima
- Editor
- Yumi Jinguji
- Creative Producer
- Masao Maruyama
- Producer
- Toshio Nakatani, Tomohiro Shindo
- Original Music Composer
- Yoshihisa Hirano, Tsuneo Imahori
- Series Composition
- Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Writer
- Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Action Director
- Chiharu Sato
- Music Producer
- Shinya Yamada
- CGI Director
- Keiichi Eda
- Color Designer
- Chiharu Tanaka
- Director of Photography
- Yuya Kumazawa
- Character Designer
- Koji Sugiura
- Comic Book
- George Morikawa
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Show Details
| Original name | はじめの一歩 |
|---|---|
| First air date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Last air date | Mar 29, 2014 |
| Status | Ended |
| Type | Scripted |
| Original language | JA |
| Country | Japan |
| Certification (US) | TV-PG |
| Official site | Visit ↗ |
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What is Fighting Spirit about?
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...
How many seasons does Fighting Spirit have?
Fighting Spirit has 3 seasons with 126 episodes.
What is the TMDB rating of Fighting Spirit?
Fighting Spirit has a TMDB rating of 8.7/10 from 1,235 votes.