Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit (2000)

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

  • Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure
  • Creator: George Morikawa
  • First Air Date: 2000-10-03
  • Last Air Date: 2014-03-29
  • Total Seasons: 3
  • Total Episodes: 126
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 24 min.
  • Production Company: Madhouse
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Network: Nippon TV
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Summary

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...

  • Keywords: rags to riches, sports, tournament, based on manga, championship, comradeship, shounen, boxing, anime, spokon
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    Fighting Spirit Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date: 2003-03-21
    3 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2000-10-03
    75 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 2009-01-06
    26 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 2013-10-06
    25 Episodes

    Fighting Spirit Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The First Step min
    Season 1Episode 2Fruits of Labor min
    Season 1Episode 3Tears of Joy min
    Season 1Episode 4Shadow Boxing min
    Season 1Episode 53 Months to Counter min
    Season 1Episode 6The Opening Bell of the Rematch min
    Season 1Episode 7The Destructive Force of 1cm min
    Season 1Episode 8Promise to Meet Again min
    Season 1Episode 9C Class License min
    Season 1Episode 10Debut Match! min
    Season 1Episode 11Obsession for Victory min
    Season 1Episode 12Becoming a Bully's Buddy min
    Season 1Episode 13The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins min
    Season 1Episode 14Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut! min
    Season 1Episode 15Test of Endurance min
    Season 1Episode 16Premonition of a Hard Battle min
    Season 1Episode 17Ippo on the Beach min
    Season 1Episode 18Clinch min
    Season 1Episode 19KO Dream min
    Season 1Episode 20Threat of Shotgun min
    Season 1Episode 21The Way to Capture a Prodigy min
    Season 1Episode 22Forward! Forward!! min
    Season 1Episode 23Another Semi-Final min
    Season 1Episode 24To the Place We Promised... min
    Season 1Episode 25Every Emotion min
    Season 1Episode 26Battle for Distance min
    Season 1Episode 27Death Match min
    Season 1Episode 28Victory or Defeat min
    Season 1Episode 29Rocky of Naniwa min
    Season 1Episode 30To Enemy Ground min
    Season 1Episode 31Traces of Intense Battles min
    Season 1Episode 32Throw Your Right! min
    Season 1Episode 33Smash Force min
    Season 1Episode 34The Rookie King min
    Season 1Episode 35The Continuing Journey min
    Season 1Episode 36The Champ and I min
    Season 1Episode 37A Thing to Strive For min
    Season 1Episode 38Two Rookies of the Year min
    Season 1Episode 39Challenge in a Foreign Land min
    Season 1Episode 40A Counter to Surpass All Counters min
    Season 1Episode 41Barf-michi's Big Fight min
    Season 1Episode 42Sympathy for a Dream min
    Season 1Episode 43The Speed Star min
    Season 1Episode 44The Ring's Blind Spot min
    Season 1Episode 45White Fang of the Wolf min
    Season 1Episode 46Be the Gazelle min
    Season 1Episode 47The Fighting Spirit Within min
    Season 1Episode 48The Red Wolf min
    Season 1Episode 49The Courage to Believe min
    Season 1Episode 50Something to Convey min
    Season 1Episode 51Group Date min
    Season 1Episode 52Challenger min
    Season 1Episode 53So I Can Be Myself min
    Season 1Episode 54Fists of the Champ min
    Season 1Episode 55The Japan Featherweight Title Match min
    Season 1Episode 56The Power That Stands in the Way min
    Season 1Episode 57Conclusion min
    Season 1Episode 58Heartbroken min
    Season 1Episode 59A Determined Will min
    Season 1Episode 60Rival min
    Season 1Episode 61Comeback Anxiety min
    Season 1Episode 62The Road Back min
    Season 1Episode 63Burning Youth min
    Season 1Episode 64Hot Rod Era min
    Season 1Episode 65Kamogawa Troop's Summer min
    Season 1Episode 66Takamura-san's Tears min
    Season 1Episode 67The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action min
    Season 1Episode 68The Chief's Peril min
    Season 1Episode 69The Trap of the Southpaw min
    Season 1Episode 70The Young Punk min
    Season 1Episode 71Time for the Showdown min
    Season 1Episode 72Lallapallooza min
    Season 1Episode 73Surpass That Moment min
    Season 1Episode 74Mix-Up min
    Season 1Episode 75Into the Next Step min
    Season 1Episode 76Boxer's Fist min
    Season 2Episode 1The New Step min
    Season 2Episode 2Bloody Cross min
    Season 2Episode 3To a Promise min
    Season 2Episode 4Towards the World min
    Season 2Episode 5The Strength of the World min
    Season 2Episode 6A Figure to Chase After min
    Season 2Episode 7The Advent of the Devil min
    Season 2Episode 8Spirit for One Last Attack min
    Season 2Episode 9Inheritance Qualifications min
    Season 2Episode 10Biting Dog min
    Season 2Episode 11Ippo vs. Hammer Nao min
    Season 2Episode 12Requirements for a Pro min
    Season 2Episode 13Ippo at the Beach 2 min
    Season 2Episode 14Two Spars min
    Season 2Episode 15Itagaki's Debut Fight! min
    Season 2Episode 16The Two Hawks min
    Season 2Episode 17Wild Kid min
    Season 2Episode 18Extreme Weight Control min
    Season 2Episode 19Critical Situation min
    Season 2Episode 20Junior Middleweight World Title Match min
    Season 2Episode 21Battle of Hawk min
    Season 2Episode 22Brawl min
    Season 2Episode 23Supporting Hand min
    Season 2Episode 24The King min
    Season 2Episode 25Please Accept This Bronze Statue min
    Season 2Episode 26New Challenger min
    Season 3Episode 1The Strongest Challenger min
    Season 3Episode 2The Dempsey Roll Destroyed min
    Season 3Episode 3A Woman's Battle min
    Season 3Episode 4The Goddess of Victory min
    Season 3Episode 5100% Fake min
    Season 3Episode 6The Distance Between Me and Glory min
    Season 3Episode 7Cheese Champion min
    Season 3Episode 8The Mad Dog and the Red Wolf min
    Season 3Episode 9A Savage Scenario min
    Season 3Episode 10The Face of Determination min
    Season 3Episode 11Fearless Challenger min
    Season 3Episode 12The Anti-Dempsey Perfected min
    Season 3Episode 13A Fist That Picks You Up min
    Season 3Episode 14Empowering Words min
    Season 3Episode 15A Storm Descends on Makunouchi Fishing Boat min
    Season 3Episode 16Golden Eagle min
    Season 3Episode 17Eleki's Shocker and Papaya's Coconut min
    Season 3Episode 18The Unfinished New Counter min
    Season 3Episode 19Hawk vs. Eagle min
    Season 3Episode 20A Lesson Never Forgotten min
    Season 3Episode 21The End of the Death Match min
    Season 3Episode 22Flower of Hope min
    Season 3Episode 23The Courage to Live min
    Season 3Episode 24Iron Fist min
    Season 3Episode 25A Vow min
    • Kohei Kiyasu

      as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
    • Rikiya Koyama

      as Mamoru Takamura (voice)
    • Wataru Takagi

      as Masaru Aoki (voice)
    • Keiji Fujiwara

      as Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
    • Jurota Kosugi

      as Ralph Anderson (voice)
    • Hidenobu Kiuchi

      as David Eagle (voice)
    • Hisao Egawa

      as Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
    • Shin-ichiro Miki

      as Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)
    Writing George Morikawa Comic Book
    Writing Tatsuhiko Urahata Writer

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