Fighting Spirit
The First Step
Hajime no Ippo
Genres
- Sports
Tags
all 11- SportBoxing98
- Main CastMale Protagonist93
- Main CastPrimarily Male Cast91
- DemographicShounen86
- ActionMartial Arts82
- DramaComing of Age76
- SportFitness73
- RomanceHeterosexual68
- Main CastEnsemble Cast65
- TraitsDelinquents49
- DramaBullying48
Genres: Sports. Tags: Boxing, Male Protagonist, Primarily Male Cast, Shounen, Martial Arts, Coming of Age, Fitness, Heterosexual, Ensemble Cast, Delinquents, Bullying.
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- Premiered
- Fall 2000
- Aired
- Oct 4, 2000 – Mar 27, 2002
- Broadcast
- Tuesday · 00:50:00
- Duration
- 23 min
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Madhouse
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiHajime no Ippo
jaはじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING!
enThe First Step
enHajime no Ippo: The Fighting
esHajime no Ippo: Espíritu de Lucha
frIPPO Le Challenger
ja-LatnHajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING!
enHajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
enEspíritu de lucha
enHajime no Ippo: A Luta!
enПервый шаг
Synopsis
In his father's absence, teenager Ippo Makunouchi works hard to help his mother run her fishing boat rental business. Ippo's timid nature, his lack of sleep, and the sea smell make him an easy target for relentless bullies who leave him bruised and beaten on a daily basis. Mamoru Takamura, an up-and-coming boxer, rescues Ippo from a violent after-school incident and takes him back to the Kamogawa
In his father's absence, teenager Ippo Makunouchi works hard to help his mother run her fishing boat rental business. Ippo's timid nature, his lack of sleep, and the sea smell make him an easy target for relentless bullies who leave him bruised and beaten on a daily basis. Mamoru Takamura, an up-and-coming boxer, rescues Ippo from a violent after-school incident and takes him back to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym for recovery. Takamura and his fellow boxers, Masaru Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura, are stunned by Ippo's powerful punches—a result of strong muscles developed through years serving his physically taxing family business.
Following brief training under Takamura, Ippo impresses the other boxers in a practice match against prodigy Ichirou Miyata. He gains a rival in Miyata and a coach in Genji Kamogawa, the gym owner and a former boxer himself. As Ippo takes the first steps in his official boxing career, he faces off against a series of challenging opponents, each more powerful than the last. Victory, loss, and a cycle of dedicated training await Ippo on his journey to achieve greatness. With his tough body and unstoppable fighting spirit, the kind young man seeks to take on the world.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
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In his father's absence, teenager Ippo Makunouchi works hard to help his mother run her fishing boat rental business. Ippo's timid nature, his lack of sleep, and the sea smell make him an easy target for relentless bullies who leave him bruised and beaten on a daily basis. Mamoru Takamura, an up-and-coming boxer, rescues Ippo from a violent after-school incident and takes him back to the Kamogawa
In his father's absence, teenager Ippo Makunouchi works hard to help his mother run her fishing boat rental business. Ippo's timid nature, his lack of sleep, and the sea smell make him an easy target for relentless bullies who leave him bruised and beaten on a daily basis. Mamoru Takamura, an up-and-coming boxer, rescues Ippo from a violent after-school incident and takes him back to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym for recovery. Takamura and his fellow boxers, Masaru Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura, are stunned by Ippo's powerful punches—a result of strong muscles developed through years serving his physically taxing family business. Following brief training under Takamura, Ippo impresses the other boxers in a practice match against prodigy Ichirou Miyata. He gains a rival in Miyata and a coach in Genji Kamogawa, the gym owner and a former boxer himself. As Ippo takes the first steps in his official boxing career, he faces off against a series of challenging opponents, each more powerful than the last. Victory, loss, and a cycle of dedicated training await Ippo on his journey to achieve greatness. With his tough body and unstoppable fighting spirit, the kind young man seeks to take on the world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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- Type
- TV
- Status
- Finished
- Premiered
- Fall 2000
- Aired
- Oct 4, 2000 – Mar 27, 2002
- Broadcast
- Tuesday · 00:50:00
- Episodes
- 75 / 75
- Duration
- 23 min
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Madhouse
Alternative Titles
en-x-romajiHajime no Ippo
jaはじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING!
enThe First Step
enHajime no Ippo: The Fighting
esHajime no Ippo: Espíritu de Lucha
frIPPO Le Challenger
ja-LatnHajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING!
enHajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
enEspíritu de lucha
enHajime no Ippo: A Luta!
enПервый шаг