Fighting Spirit
Synopsis & Context
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...
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- はじめの一歩
- Release
- October 3, 2000
- Screen Time
- 3 seasons · 24min/ep
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Direction
- N/A
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Kohei Kiyasu
Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
126 eps.
Rikiya Koyama
Mamoru Takamura (voice)
126 eps.
Wataru Takagi
Masaru Aoki (voice)
126 eps.
Keiji Fujiwara
Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
126 eps.
Tomokazu Seki
Ichiro Miyata (voice)
101 eps.
Kenji Utsumi
Genji Kamogawa (voice)
101 eps.
Toshihiko Nakajima
Haruhiko Yagi (voice)
101 eps.
Sanae Kobayashi
Kumi Mashiba (voice)
101 eps.
Masaya Onosaka
Takeshi Sendo (voice)
101 eps.
Akemi Okamura
Reiko Mikami (voice)
101 eps.
Emi Shinohara
Mari Iimura (voice)
101 eps.
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Akira Shigeta (voice)
101 eps.
