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“The moment you back down is the moment you lose!”

Fighting Spirit (2000)

First aired October 3, 200024m/ep3 seasons · 126 epsEnded
8.6

1.2K votes

AnimationComedyDramaAction & Adventure
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Overview

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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Top Billed Cast

Kohei Kiyasu

Kohei Kiyasu

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi

Masaru Aoki (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Ralph Anderson (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi

Hidenobu Kiuchi

David Eagle (voice)

Hisao Egawa

Hisao Egawa

Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Japanese

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

March 29, 2014

Networks

Nippon TV

Production

MadhouseMAPPANippon Television Network CorporationD.N. Dream PartnersVAP

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