Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.
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Details
Format
TVSource
MangaEpisodes
75Romaji
Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING!Native
はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING!Country
JPStatus
FinishedSeason
Fall (2000)Start Date
Wednesday, October 4, 2000End Date
Wednesday, March 27, 2002Studios
MADHOUSESynonyms
The First Step
Fighting Spirit
Espíritu de lucha
Fighting Spirit
Espíritu de lucha
Tags
Boxing
97%
Male Protagonist
94%
Primarily Male Cast
92%
Shounen
86%
Martial Arts
85%
Coming of Age
76%
Heterosexual
76%
Fitness
70%
Ensemble Cast
64%
Delinquents
48%
Bullying
46%