Fighting Spirit

Season 32000

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...

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75 Episodes

E01 The First Step

Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.

October 3, 2000

E02 Fruits of Labor

Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.

October 10, 2000

E03 Tears of Joy

Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.

October 17, 2000

E04 Shadow Boxing

Ippo practices shadow boxing.

October 24, 2000

E05 3 Months to Counter

Ippo trains for a rematch.

October 31, 2000

E06 The Opening Bell of the Rematch

Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.

November 6, 2000

E07 The Destructive Force Of One CM

Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch

November 13, 2000

E08 Promise to Meet Again

Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.

November 20, 2000

E09 C Class License

Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

November 27, 2000

E10 Debut Match!

Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.

December 4, 2000

E11 Obsession for Victory

Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.

December 11, 2000

E12 Becoming a Bully's Buddy

Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.

December 18, 2000

E13 The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.

December 25, 2000

E14 Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.

January 8, 2001

E15 Test of Endurance

Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.

January 15, 2001

E16 Premonition of a Hard Battle

Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.

January 22, 2001

E17 Ippo on the Beach

Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.

January 29, 2001

E18 Clinch

Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.

February 5, 2001

E19 K.O. Dream

Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.

February 12, 2001

E20 Threat of Shotgun

Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.

February 19, 2001

E21 The Way to Capture a Prodigy

Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.

February 26, 2001

E22 Forward! Forward!!

Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.

March 5, 2001

E23 Another Semi-Final

Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

March 12, 2001

E24 To the Place We Promised...

Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.

March 19, 2001

E25 Every Emotion

Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.

March 26, 2001

E26 Battle for Distance

Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1

April 2, 2001

E27 Death Match

Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

April 9, 2001

E28 Victory or Defeat

Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.

April 16, 2001

E29 Rocky of Naniwa

Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.

April 23, 2001

E30 To Enemy Ground

Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!

April 30, 2001

E31 Traces of Intense Battles

Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."

May 7, 2001

E32 Throw Your Right!

After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, continues to train. Just before the game, the pain in the fist Makunouchi have not disappeared, his orthopedic injects an anesthetic. The pain, however, can return at any time of the match, but Ippo is determined to face Sendo costs!

May 14, 2001

E33 Smash Force

Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo and the opportunity to boost its smash. Ippo then chooses the combat body to body pure to prevent Sendo launched its smash, blow midway. Both boxers are equal forces in this area, and no stroke reaches its target.

May 21, 2001

E34 The Rookie King

Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few moments, Sendo eventually take the lead, and pushes Ippo the ropes. Our hero then decides to fight back, he took advantage of a moment's respite to launch its right on Sendo, but he dodges and launches Smash Makunouchi that takes the brunt, then connects with an uppercut and a violent series Ippo preventing strokes to attack ...

May 28, 2001

E35 The Continuing Journey

It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. This awareness leads logically significant upsurge in new boxers Club Kamogawa, known mainly through Takamura, Aoki and Kimura. But most do not have the mind needed to make boxing, and quickly brought back to reality by Takamura which they all did make a fool of jogging. Only a poor fan Ippo Yamada, managed to keep up, somehow.

June 4, 2001

E36 The Champ and I

Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a guest. It turns out that date and Takamura are old friends. It is then time fighting. Aoki and Kimura wins them narrowly, and ranks both 5 of their category. Takamura broke his opponent as usual. Ippo meanwhile, is ranked 10 ° in its class. A few days later, the right fist Ippo is healed and he immediately asked by Newest Eiji in person for a sparring.

June 11, 2001

E37 A Thing to Strive For

Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. Date then returns its corkscrew, trying to anticipate where Ippo Date will strike, and protects his body. But the blow-out date is very accurate and comes crashing right in the heart of Ippo. The latter is then locked again, and again takes the left of Date. Our young boxer collapses into the ring for the 2nd time. Date who just wanted to test this one, decided to no longer use and Sparring resumes...

June 18, 2001

E38 Two Rookies of the Year

Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the uncomfortable, it can not predict its moves. Ippo then test to get closer, but is kept at bay by jabs Okita !! The latter took the lead thanks to its experience and managed to place all his shots !! He finally ends up stuck Ippo in the corner, what he expected from the beginning of the round, in order to launch its Corkscrew, once dreaded by Makunouchi !!!

June 26, 2001

E39 Challenge in a Foreign Land

In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welcome there, and Miyata seems to be the target of combatants wishing to earn points easily. But our young prodigy does not intend to scroll and accept a new challenge, against the wishes of his father, who would rather see it go up in the lightweight category. For Miyata, that change is impossible, it MUST NOT prevent Ippo, about dignity, he refused to flee the face of obstacles.

July 3, 2001

E40 A Counter to Surpass All Counters

The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and the defeat of Ichiro Miyata ... While the gong is about sound, Payao and baby Chana brother are on their way to see one of the most beautiful game of the life Miyata. Back at the stadium Runpini, Miyata can only see the reputation of Jimmy Sisfer, while his father described the situation of the failed against Ichiro. Payao Chana and finally arrives at the stadium before the match is over.

July 10, 2001

E41 Barf-michi's Big Fight

At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mother. The next day at Kamogawa club, while everybody is training, the coach delivers some news: Aoki and Kimura are registered in Class A tournament - a competition of the highest level. Ippo learns with astonishment that it is also registered for this tournament. But always with astonishment, Geromichi learns that he was included in Pro test.

July 17, 2001

E42 Sharing a Dream

Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.

July 24, 2001

E43 The Speed Star

Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.

July 31, 2001

E44 Blind Spot in the Ring

Ippo fights Saeki.

August 7, 2001

E45 The White Fangs of the Wolf

Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.

August 14, 2001

E46 Be the Gazelle

Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow Boxing to be at their best. It is time for the semifinals of Aoki. The match was balanced, but the 4th round, Aoki is counter to "the shot of the Frog" and collapses in the ring. But he gets up, feint and then delivers a powerful one to two who puts his opponent down. The latter in turn reports to, and through a nice web...

August 21, 2001

E47 The Fighting Spirit Within

The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.

August 28, 2001

E48 The Red Wolf

The match between Volg and Ippo begins.

September 4, 2001

E49 The Courage to Believe

Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.

September 18, 2001

E50 Something to Convey

The end of the Volg match.

September 25, 2001

E51 Group Date

Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.

October 2, 2001

E52 The Challenger

Recap episode.

October 9, 2001

E53 So That I Can Be Myself

Background episode for Date Eiji.

October 16, 2001

E54 Fists of the Champ

"The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But after weight problems and a passage in a sauna that has significantly weakened, Takamura finds himself in trouble with his challenger Tamaki but still holds out and the gong sounds the end of the 1st round. The 2nd round barely begun, but Takamura load Tamaki is pushing his fitness is at its lowest, it is out of breath and roll with the punches of his opponent.

October 23, 2001

E55 The Japan Featherweight Title Match

The episode begins the day before the match for the title of Ippo, during training with mittens. But the latter is shortened, the coach looks ill. While Aoki asks Ippo to reach him, Kimura Takamura and Tomiko to make something interesting ... When the young boxer arrives, he learns that Tomiko will predict his future, but then refuses Takamura and Kimura are there to prevent him from leaving the coach then makes appearance and berates everyone !!!

October 30, 2001

E56 The Power that Stands in the Way

During the break, Ippo is concerned, he has not had the sensation he usually hit when Date but his coach made him regain confidence in him. The beginning of the 3rd round is the perfect copy of the 2nd, shots exchanges and this time it's the date that takes advantage. But Ippo not allowed to do, Liver Blow launches and connects to a violent attack! Ippo but still has that feeling to touch and see in fact nothing Date Eiji swinging his head depending on the direction of the shot, a technique made to dissipate the power of the blows ...

November 6, 2001

E57 Conclusion

"What should I do?". This is the question that arises while Ippo Date street shots, then he remembers that he told Takamura just give the maximum for this fight. It resumes and cons Date of overkill shot! Champion legs no longer obey him and Ippo launches a huge live date but with its iron will narrowly dodge and 4th round ends. No one in the audience knows what will happen, not even the defending champion of average weight Takamura Mamoru.

November 13, 2001

E58 Heartbroken

While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher to applause from the audience ... We then see Takeshi Sendo raging against Ippo! He thought that he would win and would give him a match demand, but he realizes that there are now two people above him. Vorg then appeared, both boxers are actually in the same situation, they want to take their revenge on Makunouchi!

November 20, 2001

E59 Look of Determination

The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.

November 27, 2001

E60 Rival

Sendou wins the match versus Volg.

December 4, 2001

E61 Comeback Anxiety

Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.

December 11, 2001

E62 Revival

Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".

December 18, 2001

E63 Youth of Fire

The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.

December 25, 2001

E64 Hot Rod Era

Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.

January 8, 2002

E65 The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps

The group go to training camp in the mountains.

January 15, 2002

E66 Mr. Takamura's Tears

Takamura fights a bear.

January 22, 2002

E67 The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action

After this strong hectic camp, we find our boxers at the gym. While the coach told them all to go to rest, two men have one a shin-coach nihon club and the other being Shigeta Akira, a young boxer ranked 4th featherweight and will therefore fight for the title against Sendo. The coach asks the coach if his boxer could eventually do a sparring ippo face. The coach agrees. We then see ippo completely lost against an opponent whose main feature is ...

January 29, 2002

E68 The Chief's Peril

Finally the day of the games of our boxers happens, Kimura very fit explodes his opponent, when Aoki to beat his opponent but as usual with a little more difficulty. But hey go to the main match of the evening, obviously this is the game Takamura who calls himself "the bear killer" now. While everyone is impatient in the room. Takamura offers us a memorable entrance, nay exceptional !!! He wears the skin of the bear Nekota-san brought him mountains.

February 5, 2002

E69 The Trap of the Southpaw

Ippo and coach arriving in the city where the featherweight champion, Takeshi Sendo must defend his title against Shigeta Akira, 4th category. At the beginning of the match, we see very manhandled by the champion challenger. Indeed, as Ippo, Sendo is struggling to impose its style of boxing against a southpaw boxer, that is to say a southpaw boxer. Sendo tries to put his best shots Shigeta, but it dodges every time and even manages to outsmart his famous fatal blow, the Smash.

February 12, 2002

E70 The Young Punk

We find our hero in him, in his room, he can not help thinking about the game he has just seen in Osaka, acceleration Sendo, his blows so powerful and his expression bloodthirsty killer scared. The Ippo thoughts suddenly stopped by his mother. Kumi, the friend of ippo wants to talk on the phone joy Ho, Ho love, Ippo is quick to take the handset. After some discussion between timid, our lovebirds decide when even an appointment.

February 19, 2002

E71 Time for the Showdown

While the title match approach Ippo trains again and again. As it enters its footing, a crowd gathered in front of the room, there are people coming to buy their tickets for this match promises to be memorable. Yagi advertisement for Ippo that all match tickets were sold in one day, amazing. The next day is the day of the weigh-in. Ippo enters the room, always a little anxious, he sees Sendo, the defending champion has not changed, still relaxed too.

February 26, 2002

E72 Lollapalooza

What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not yet had time to get into position. The champion is found on land that is a panic down. But we suspected that Sendo was not going to stop there, he gets up with difficulty ... In revenge and especially to repel the new qu'Ippo Dempsey Roll is about to launch, the champion sent a straight right in the custody of our hero, not to worry, in theory ...

March 5, 2002

E73 Surpass That Moment

Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round starts in exactly the same way as has finished the second. Ippo gets scared, he knows a single shot Sendo could send it to the mat. Distraught, our hero does not know what to do, he took refuge behind his guard and cash titanic blows champion. After an uppercut and a smash Sendo took the full brunt, it makes up for in accuracy and sends a desperate shot ...

March 12, 2002

E74 Mixup

Takamura has noticed, Ippo has had enough it is burnt and courage in this game is like a time bomb because if Sendo quite put down Ippo, it will never recover. 5th round begins with a superb one to two of Ippo, but Sendo replica and sends ippo the ropes and starts sending high-powered shots in the custody of the challenger. Seeing his boxer so ready for victory, the coach still Sendo revisit it when it was just a thug brawler.

March 19, 2002

E75 One Step Further

Ippo and Sendo's match concludes.

March 26, 2002