Series

Fighting Spirit

2000 · 3 seasons · Animation · Comedy · Drama

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

IMDb

8.8

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...

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)

• Tatsuhiko UrahataWriter
• Tomohiro ShindoProducer
• Toshio NakataniProducer
• Yuya KumazawaDirector of Photography
• Tsuneo ImahoriOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshihisa HiranoOriginal Music Composer
• Yumi JingujiEditor

First aired

October 3, 2000

Last aired

March 29, 2014

Status

Ended

Original language

Japanese

Episodes

126

Rated

TV-PG

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure

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