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Fighting Spirit

Original title: Hajime no Ippo
  • TV Series
  • 2000–2002
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
20K
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POPULARITY
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Fighting Spirit (2000)
Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.
Play trailer1:21
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JapaneseAnimeBoxingHand-Drawn AnimationShōnenActionAnimationComedySport

Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.Ippo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.

  • Stars
    • Rikiya Koyama
    • Kôhei Kiyasu
    • Steve Staley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,142
    2
    • Stars
      • Rikiya Koyama
      • Kôhei Kiyasu
      • Steve Staley
    • 42User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #120
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    Episodes

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    Top Cast60

    Rikiya Koyama
    Rikiya Koyama
    • Mamoru Takamura
    • 2000–2002
    Kôhei Kiyasu
    Kôhei Kiyasu
    • Ippo Makunouchi
    • 2000–2002
    Steve Staley
    Steve Staley
    • Ippo Makunouchi
    • 2000–2002
    Richard Epcar
    Richard Epcar
    • Genji Kamogawa
    • 2000–2002
    Wataru Takagi
    Wataru Takagi
    • Masaru Aoki
    • 2000–2002
    Katsuyuki Konishi
    Katsuyuki Konishi
    • Ring Announcer…
    • 2000–2002
    Tomokazu Seki
    Tomokazu Seki
    • Ichirou Miyata…
    • 2000–2002
    Kenji Utsumi
    Kenji Utsumi
    • Genji Kamogawa
    • 2000–2002
    Grant George
    Grant George
    • Referee…
    • 2000–2002
    D.C. Douglas
    D.C. Douglas
    • Genji Kamogawa…
    • 2000–2001
    Ichirô Nagai
    Ichirô Nagai
    • Nekota Ginpachi…
    • 2002
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Alexander Volk Zangiev
    • 2001
    Mitsuaki Madono
    • Masahiko Umezawa
    • 2000
    Asako Shirakura
    • Hayami's Fan Girl…
    • 2001
    Akio Suyama
    • Hachinohe Boxer…
    • 2000–2001
    Shinichi Namiki
    • Matsuda…
    • 2000
    Paul St. Peter
    Paul St. Peter
    • Mr. Yagi…
    • 2000–2002
    Hitomi
    • Child
    • 2001
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    • Trivia
      Ippo was styled on Mike Tyson in his early years. The original comic was started in 1989 when Tyson was still on top of the world heavyweight divisions.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 4, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hajime no ippo
    • Production company
      • Madhouse
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color

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