Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit 2000

はじめの一歩

★ 8.7TMDB 0h 24min 3 seasons

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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S1·E1 The First StepOct 3, 2000 · TMDB 8.8Ippo 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…S1·E2 Fruits of LaborOct 10, 2000 · TMDB 8.9Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.S1·E3 Tears of JoyOct 17, 2000 · TMDB 9.1Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.S1·E4 Shadow BoxingOct 24, 2000 · TMDB 8.9Ippo practices shadow boxing.S1·E5 3 Months to CounterOct 31, 2000 · TMDB 9.0Ippo trains for a rematch.S1·E6 The Opening Bell of the RematchNov 6, 2000 · TMDB 9.0Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.S1·E7 The Destructive Force Of One CMNov 13, 2000 · TMDB 9.1Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematchS1·E8 Promise to Meet AgainNov 20, 2000 · TMDB 9.1Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.S1·E9 C Class LicenseNov 27, 2000 · TMDB 9.0Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.S1·E10 Debut Match!Dec 4, 2000 · TMDB 8.6Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.S1·E11 Obsession for VictoryDec 11, 2000 · TMDB 8.9Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.S1·E12 Becoming a Bully's BuddyDec 18, 2000 · TMDB 8.8Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.S1·E13 The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament BeginsDec 25, 2000 · TMDB 8.8Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.S1·E14 Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!Jan 8, 2001 · TMDB 8.8Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.S1·E15 Test of EnduranceJan 15, 2001 · TMDB 9.0Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.S1·E16 Premonition of a Hard BattleJan 22, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.S1·E17 Ippo on the BeachJan 29, 2001 · TMDB 8.7Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.S1·E18 ClinchFeb 5, 2001 · TMDB 8.3Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.S1·E19 K.O. DreamFeb 12, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.S1·E20 Threat of ShotgunFeb 19, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.S1·E21 The Way to Capture a ProdigyFeb 26, 2001 · TMDB 9.0Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.S1·E22 Forward! Forward!!Mar 5, 2001 · TMDB 8.8Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.S1·E23 Another Semi-FinalMar 12, 2001 · TMDB 8.7Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.S1·E24 To the Place We Promised...Mar 19, 2001 · TMDB 8.8Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.S1·E25 Every EmotionMar 26, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.S1·E26 Battle for DistanceApr 2, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1S1·E27 Death MatchApr 9, 2001 · TMDB 9.2Ippo VS Mashiba continues.S1·E28 Victory or DefeatApr 16, 2001 · TMDB 8.6Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.S1·E29 Rocky of NaniwaApr 23, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.S1·E30 To Enemy GroundApr 30, 2001 · TMDB 8.0Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!S1·E31 Traces of Intense BattlesMay 7, 2001 · TMDB 6.7Episode 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…S1·E32 Throw Your Right!May 14, 2001 · TMDB 8.3After 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…S1·E33 Smash ForceMay 21, 2001 · TMDB 9.0Makunouchi 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…S1·E34 The Rookie KingMay 28, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Sendo 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,…S1·E35 The Continuing JourneyJun 4, 2001 · TMDB 8.4It 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…S1·E36 The Champ and IJun 11, 2001 · TMDB 8.4Ippo 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…S1·E37 A Thing to Strive ForJun 18, 2001 · TMDB 8.6Ippo 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…S1·E38 Two Rookies of the YearJun 26, 2001 · TMDB 8.4Okita 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…S1·E39 Challenge in a Foreign LandJul 3, 2001 · TMDB 8.6In 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…S1·E40 A Counter to Surpass All CountersJul 10, 2001 · TMDB 8.6The 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…S1·E41 Barf-michi's Big FightJul 17, 2001 · TMDB 8.6At 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,…S1·E42 Sharing a DreamJul 24, 2001 · TMDB 8.6Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.S1·E43 The Speed StarJul 31, 2001 · TMDB 8.8Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.S1·E44 Blind Spot in the RingAug 7, 2001 · TMDB 8.6Ippo fights Saeki.S1·E45 The White Fangs of the WolfAug 14, 2001 · TMDB 9.0Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.S1·E46 Be the GazelleAug 21, 2001 · TMDB 8.8Aoki, 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…S1·E47 The Fighting Spirit WithinAug 28, 2001 · TMDB 9.0The 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…S1·E48 The Red WolfSep 4, 2001 · TMDB 8.8The match between Volg and Ippo begins.S1·E49 The Courage to BelieveSep 18, 2001 · TMDB 9.0Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.S1·E50 Something to ConveySep 25, 2001 · TMDB 8.5The end of the Volg match.S1·E51 Group DateOct 2, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.S1·E52 The ChallengerOct 9, 2001 · TMDB 8.0Recap episode.S1·E53 So That I Can Be MyselfOct 16, 2001 · TMDB 8.0Background episode for Date Eiji.S1·E54 Fists of the ChampOct 23, 2001 · TMDB 8.2"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…S1·E55 The Japan Featherweight Title MatchOct 30, 2001 · TMDB 8.2The 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…S1·E56 The Power that Stands in the WayNov 6, 2001 · TMDB 8.2During 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…S1·E57 ConclusionNov 13, 2001 · TMDB 8.2"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…S1·E58 HeartbrokenNov 20, 2001 · TMDB 8.5While 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…S1·E59 Look of DeterminationNov 27, 2001 · TMDB 8.5The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.S1·E60 RivalDec 4, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Sendou wins the match versus Volg.S1·E61 Comeback AnxietyDec 11, 2001 · TMDB 8.5Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.S1·E62 RevivalDec 18, 2001 · TMDB 8.7Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".S1·E63 Youth of FireDec 25, 2001 · TMDB 8.5The past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.S1·E64 Hot Rod EraJan 8, 2002 · TMDB 8.5Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.S1·E65 The Summer of the Kamogawa CorpsJan 15, 2002 · TMDB 8.5The group go to training camp in the mountains.S1·E66 Mr. Takamura's TearsJan 22, 2002 · TMDB 8.5Takamura fights a bear.S1·E67 The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into ActionJan 29, 2002 · TMDB 8.8After 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…S1·E68 The Chief's PerilFeb 5, 2002 · TMDB 8.7Finally 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…S1·E69 The Trap of the SouthpawFeb 12, 2002 · TMDB 8.3Ippo 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…S1·E70 The Young PunkFeb 19, 2002 · TMDB 8.8We 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…S1·E71 Time for the ShowdownFeb 26, 2002 · TMDB 9.8While 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…S1·E72 LollapaloozaMar 5, 2002 · TMDB 8.7What 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…S1·E73 Surpass That MomentMar 12, 2002 · TMDB 9.0Ippo 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…S1·E74 MixupMar 19, 2002 · TMDB 9.0Takamura 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…S1·E75 One Step FurtherMar 26, 2002 · TMDB 9.5The match between Ippo and Sendo finally reaches its conclusion after seven ruthless rounds.

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First air date
Oct 3, 2000
Last air date
Mar 29, 2014
Seasons
3
Episodes
126
Episode runtime
24 min
Network
Nippon TV
Status
Ended
Studios
Madhouse, MAPPA, Nippon Television Network Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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