Fighting Spirit

Synopsis

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...

About 50h 24m to watch every episode. An estimate: 126 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 24 minutes.

Main cast

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  Kohei Kiyasu
  Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
  126 episodes

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  Rikiya Koyama
  Mamoru Takamura (voice)
  126 episodes

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  Wataru Takagi
  Masaru Aoki (voice)
  126 episodes

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  Keiji Fujiwara
  Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
  126 episodes

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  Tomokazu Seki
  Ichiro Miyata (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Kenji Utsumi
  Genji Kamogawa (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Toshihiko Nakajima
  Haruhiko Yagi (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Sanae Kobayashi
  Kumi Mashiba (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Masaya Onosaka
  Takeshi Sendo (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Akemi Okamura
  Reiko Mikami (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Emi Shinohara
  Mari Iimura (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Hiroyuki Yoshino
  Akira Shigeta (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Kiyoyuki Yanada
  Takuma Saeki (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Koji Tsujitani
  Ryuichi Hayami (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Masahiko Tanaka
  Ryo Mashiba (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Masaki Aizawa
  Date Eiji (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Nobutoshi Canna
  Yusuke Oda (voice)
  101 episodes

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  Unsho Ishizuka
  Miyata's father (voice)
  101 episodes

Seasons

• The First Step2000 · 75 episodes
• New Challenger2009 · 26 episodes
• Rising2013 · 25 episodes
• Specials2003 · 3 episodes