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Fighting Spirit

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

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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...

Cast: Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara

Country: Japan

Production: Madhouse, MAPPA, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Language: Japanese

Status: Ended

E1 — The First StepE2 — Fruits of LaborE3 — Tears of JoyE4 — Shadow BoxingE5 — 3 Months to CounterE6 — The Opening Bell of the RematchE7 — The Destructive Force Of One CME8 — Promise to Meet AgainE9 — C Class LicenseE10 — Debut Match!E11 — Obsession for VictoryE12 — Becoming a Bully's BuddyE13 — The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament BeginsE14 — Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!E15 — Test of EnduranceE16 — Premonition of a Hard BattleE17 — Ippo on the BeachE18 — ClinchE19 — K.O. DreamE20 — Threat of ShotgunE21 — The Way to Capture a ProdigyE22 — Forward! Forward!!E23 — Another Semi-FinalE24 — To the Place We Promised...E25 — Every EmotionE26 — Battle for DistanceE27 — Death MatchE28 — Victory or DefeatE29 — Rocky of NaniwaE30 — To Enemy GroundE31 — Traces of Intense BattlesE32 — Throw Your Right!E33 — Smash ForceE34 — The Rookie KingE35 — The Continuing JourneyE36 — The Champ and IE37 — A Thing to Strive ForE38 — Two Rookies of the YearE39 — Challenge in a Foreign LandE40 — A Counter to Surpass All CountersE41 — Barf-michi's Big FightE42 — Sharing a DreamE43 — The Speed StarE44 — Blind Spot in the RingE45 — The White Fangs of the WolfE46 — Be the GazelleE47 — The Fighting Spirit WithinE48 — The Red WolfE49 — The Courage to BelieveE50 — Something to ConveyE51 — Group DateE52 — The ChallengerE53 — So That I Can Be MyselfE54 — Fists of the ChampE55 — The Japan Featherweight Title MatchE56 — The Power that Stands in the WayE57 — ConclusionE58 — HeartbrokenE59 — Look of DeterminationE60 — RivalE61 — Comeback AnxietyE62 — RevivalE63 — Youth of FireE64 — Hot Rod EraE65 — The Summer of the Kamogawa CorpsE66 — Mr. Takamura's TearsE67 — The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into ActionE68 — The Chief's PerilE69 — The Trap of the SouthpawE70 — The Young PunkE71 — Time for the ShowdownE72 — LollapaloozaE73 — Surpass That MomentE74 — MixupE75 — One Step Further

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