Fighting Spirit
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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Episodes
The First Step
Fruits of Labor
Tears of Joy
Shadow Boxing
3 Months to Counter
The Opening Bell of the Rematch
The Destructive Force Of One CM
Promise to Meet Again
C Class License
Debut Match!
Obsession for Victory
Becoming a Bully's Buddy
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
Test of Endurance
Premonition of a Hard Battle
Ippo on the Beach
Clinch
K.O. Dream
Threat of Shotgun
The Way to Capture a Prodigy
Forward! Forward!!
Another Semi-Final
To the Place We Promised...
Every Emotion
Battle for Distance
Death Match
Victory or Defeat
Rocky of Naniwa
To Enemy Ground
Traces of Intense Battles
Throw Your Right!
Smash Force
The Rookie King
The Continuing Journey
The Champ and I
A Thing to Strive For
Two Rookies of the Year
Challenge in a Foreign Land
A Counter to Surpass All Counters
Barf-michi's Big Fight
Sharing a Dream
The Speed Star
Blind Spot in the Ring
The White Fangs of the Wolf
Be the Gazelle
The Fighting Spirit Within
The Red Wolf
The Courage to Believe
Something to Convey
Group Date
The Challenger
So That I Can Be Myself
Fists of the Champ
The Japan Featherweight Title Match
The Power that Stands in the Way
Conclusion
Heartbroken
Look of Determination
Rival
Comeback Anxiety
Revival
Youth of Fire
Hot Rod Era
The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
Mr. Takamura's Tears
The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action
The Chief's Peril
The Trap of the Southpaw
The Young Punk
Time for the Showdown
Lollapalooza
Surpass That Moment
Mixup
One Step Further