Fighting Spirit 2000

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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    Specials

    2003

    3 episodes

    Specials of Fighting Spirit premiered on March 21, 2003.

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    The First Step

    2000

    75 episodes

    Season 1 of Fighting Spirit premiered on October 3, 2000.

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    New Challenger

    2009

    26 episodes

    Season 2 of Fighting Spirit premiered on January 6, 2009.

    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 again. Along him are pro boxers Takamura, Aoki and Kimura that each one of them aspire to their own dreams. the continuation after Ippo won his Japan Championship match.

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    Rising

    2013

    25 episodes

    Season 3 of Fighting Spirit premiered on October 6, 2013.

    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 and hearts on the line to make their way in the harsh world of professional boxing. With a will of iron, Ippo steps into the ring once again.