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2000
1 Season
8.8 (12,811)

Fighting Spirit is a Japanese anime series that revolves around the character of Makunouchi Ippo, a high school student who has been continuously bullied by his classmates. Despite his difficult life, Ippo is a kind-hearted person who is determined to change his situation.

One day, while being beaten up by his bullies, Ippo is rescued by Takamura Mamoru, a professional boxer. Impressed by Ippo's determination, Takamura takes him to his gym and encourages him to pursue the sport of boxing. Initially hesitant, Ippo is soon drawn into the world of boxing and is determined to become a professional boxer like Takamura.

The series follows Ippo's journey as he trains hard to become a skilled boxer, faces various opponents in the ring, and deals with the challenges that come with being a professional athlete. Along the way, he forms close relationships with his fellow boxers at the gym and gains the support of his family and friends.

One of the notable aspects of Fighting Spirit is its focus on character development. Each episode not only showcases Ippo's growth as a boxer but also explores the personal struggles that he and the other characters face. Through their experiences, the audience gains insight into the world of boxing and the sacrifices that athletes must make to succeed.

Another standout feature of the series is its animation. The boxing matches are depicted in stunning detail, with fluid and dynamic movements that capture the intensity and excitement of the sport. The music also plays an important role in setting the tone of the series, with a mix of orchestral and rock tracks that add to the emotional impact of each scene.

Overall, Fighting Spirit is an engaging sports anime that offers a compelling story, memorable characters, and impressive animation. Whether you're a fan of boxing or simply enjoy watching underdog stories, this series is definitely worth checking out.

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Seasons

75. Into the Next Step

March 26, 2002

Ippo and Sendo's match concludes.

74. Mix Up

March 19, 2002

Takamura has noticed, Ippo has had enough it is burnt and courage in this game is like a time bomb because if Sendo quite put down Ippo, it will never recover. 5th round begins with a superb one to two of Ippo, but Sendo replica and sends ippo the ropes and starts sending high-powered shots in the custody of the challenger. Seeing his boxer so ready for victory, the coach still Sendo revisit it when it was just a thug brawler.

73. Surpass The Past

March 12, 2002

Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round starts in exactly the same way as has finished the second. Ippo gets scared, he knows a single shot Sendo could send it to the mat. Distraught, our hero does not know what to do, he took refuge behind his guard and cash titanic blows champion. After an uppercut and a smash Sendo took the full brunt, it makes up for in accuracy and sends a desperate shot ...

72. Lallapallooza

March 5, 2002

What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not yet had time to get into position. The champion is found on land that is a panic down. But we suspected that Sendo was not going to stop there, he gets up with difficulty ... In revenge and especially to repel the new qu'Ippo Dempsey Roll is about to launch, the champion sent a straight right in the custody of our hero, not to worry, in theory ...

71. Time Of Battle

February 26, 2002

Summary is not available.

70. A Naughty Boy

February 19, 2002

Summary is not available.

69. The Southpaw Trap

February 12, 2002

Ippo and coach arriving in the city where the featherweight champion, Takeshi Sendo must defend his title against Shigeta Akira, 4th category. At the beginning of the match, we see very manhandled by the champion challenger. Indeed, as Ippo, Sendo is struggling to impose its style of boxing against a southpaw boxer, that is to say a southpaw boxer. Sendo tries to put his best shots Shigeta, but it dodges every time and even manages to outsmart his famous fatal blow, the Smash.

68. The Coach`s Crisis

February 5, 2002

Finally the day of the games of our boxers happens, Kimura very fit explodes his opponent, when Aoki to beat his opponent but as usual with a little more difficulty. But hey go to the main match of the evening, obviously this is the game Takamura who calls himself "the bear killer" now. While everyone is impatient in the room. Takamura offers us a memorable entrance, nay exceptional !!! He wears the skin of the bear Nekota-san brought him mountains.

67. Kamogawa Gym on the Move

January 29, 2002

After this strong hectic camp, we find our boxers at the gym. While the coach told them all to go to rest, two men have one a shin-coach nihon club and the other being Shigeta Akira, a young boxer ranked 4th featherweight and will therefore fight for the title against Sendo. The coach asks the coach if his boxer could eventually do a sparring ippo face. The coach agrees. We then see ippo completely lost against an opponent whose main feature is ...

66. Takamura-san`s Tears

January 22, 2002

Takamura fights a bear.

65. Kamogawa Troop`s Summer

January 15, 2002

Summary is not available.

64. Hot Rod Era

January 8, 2002

Second part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.

63. Burning Youth

December 25, 2001

Summary is not available.

62. The Road Back

December 18, 2001

Summary is not available.

61. Comeback Anxiety

December 11, 2001

Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.

60. Rival

December 4, 2001

Sendou wins the match versus Volg.

59. A Determined Will

November 27, 2001

The match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.

58. A Broken Heart

November 20, 2001

While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher to applause from the audience ... We then see Takeshi Sendo raging against Ippo! He thought that he would win and would give him a match demand, but he realizes that there are now two people above him. Vorg then appeared, both boxers are actually in the same situation, they want to take their revenge on Makunouchi!

57. Showdown

November 13, 2001

Summary is not available.

56. A Wall Against Power

November 6, 2001

Summary is not available.

55. Japan Featherweigth Title Match

October 30, 2001

The episode begins the day before the match for the title of Ippo, during training with mittens. But the latter is shortened, the coach looks ill. While Aoki asks Ippo to reach him, Kimura Takamura and Tomiko to make something interesting ... When the young boxer arrives, he learns that Tomiko will predict his future, but then refuses Takamura and Kimura are there to prevent him from leaving the coach then makes appearance and berates everyone !!!

54. Fist Of The King

October 23, 2001

"The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But after weight problems and a passage in a sauna that has significantly weakened, Takamura finds himself in trouble with his challenger Tamaki but still holds out and the gong sounds the end of the 1st round. The 2nd round barely begun, but Takamura load Tamaki is pushing his fitness is at its lowest, it is out of breath and roll with the punches of his opponent.

53. For Me To Be Myself

October 16, 2001

Background episode for Date Eiji.

52. Challenger

October 9, 2001

Recap episode.

51. Group Date

October 2, 2001

Group date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.

50. Message to Tell

September 25, 2001

Summary is not available.

49. Courage to Trust

September 18, 2001

Volg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.

48. Red Wolf

September 4, 2001

The match between Volg and Ippo begins.

47. The Fighting Spirit Within

August 28, 2001

The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.

46. Become a Gazelle!

August 21, 2001

Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow Boxing to be at their best. It is time for the semifinals of Aoki. The match was balanced, but the 4th round, Aoki is counter to "the shot of the Frog" and collapses in the ring. But he gets up, feint and then delivers a powerful one to two who puts his opponent down. The latter in turn reports to, and through a nice web...

45. Wolven White Fang

August 14, 2001

Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.

44. A Blind Spot in the Ring

August 7, 2001

Ippo fights Saeki.

43. The Speed Star

July 31, 2001

Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.

42. Sympathy for Dreams

July 24, 2001

Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.

41. Gero-Michi`s Battle

July 17, 2001

At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mother. The next day at Kamogawa club, while everybody is training, the coach delivers some news: Aoki and Kimura are registered in Class A tournament - a competition of the highest level. Ippo learns with astonishment that it is also registered for this tournament. But always with astonishment, Geromichi learns that he was included in Pro test.

40. A Counter Stronger than the Counter

July 10, 2001

The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and the defeat of Ichiro Miyata ... While the gong is about sound, Payao and baby Chana brother are on their way to see one of the most beautiful game of the life Miyata. Back at the stadium Runpini, Miyata can only see the reputation of Jimmy Sisfer, while his father described the situation of the failed against Ichiro. Payao Chana and finally arrives at the stadium before the match is over.

39. Challenge in a Foreign Land

July 3, 2001

In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welcome there, and Miyata seems to be the target of combatants wishing to earn points easily. But our young prodigy does not intend to scroll and accept a new challenge, against the wishes of his father, who would rather see it go up in the lightweight category. For Miyata, that change is impossible, it MUST NOT prevent Ippo, about dignity, he refused to flee the face of obstacles.

38. Two rookie champs

June 26, 2001

Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the uncomfortable, it can not predict its moves. Ippo then test to get closer, but is kept at bay by jabs Okita !! The latter took the lead thanks to its experience and managed to place all his shots !! He finally ends up stuck Ippo in the corner, what he expected from the beginning of the round, in order to launch its Corkscrew, once dreaded by Makunouchi !!!

37. A high aim

June 19, 2001

coming soon..

36. Encounter with the king

June 12, 2001

coming soon..

35. Another Journey

June 5, 2001

Summary is not available.

34. Newcomer

May 29, 2001

Summary is not available.

33. The Power of Smash Punch

May 22, 2001

Summary is not available.

32. Throw Your Right !

May 15, 2001

Summary is not available.

31. Traces of Intense Battles

May 8, 2001

Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."

30. In Enemy Territory

May 1, 2001

Summary is not available.

29. Naniwa Rocky

April 24, 2001

Summary is not available.

28. Victory And Defeat

April 17, 2001

Summary is not available.

27. Death Match

April 10, 2001

Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

26. The Fight Over Distance

April 3, 2001

Summary is not available.

25. Each Individual's Thoughts

March 27, 2001

Summary is not available.

24. To The Promised Place...

March 20, 2001

Summary is not available.

23. The Other Semifinal

March 13, 2001

Summary is not available.

22. Forward! Forward!

March 6, 2001

Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.

21. A Way To Overcome A Genius

February 27, 2001

Summary is not available.

20. Shotgun Threat

February 20, 2001

Summary is not available.

19. K.O. Dream

February 13, 2001

Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.

18. Clinch

February 6, 2001

Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.

17. Ippo On The Beach

January 30, 2001

Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.

16. Premonition Of A Fierce Battle

January 23, 2001

Summary is not available.

15. Race Of Endurance

January 16, 2001

Summary is not available.

14. Strong Arms! Hook vs. Uppercut!

January 9, 2001

Summary is not available.

13. East Japan Rookie Championship

December 26, 2000

Summary is not available.

12. A Rough Pal's Proclamation

December 19, 2000

Summary is not available.

11. Obsession For Victory

December 12, 2000

Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.

10. Debut Match!

December 5, 2000

Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.

9. C Class License

November 28, 2000

Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

8. Promise To Meet Again

November 21, 2000

Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.

7. The Destructive Force Of One CM

November 14, 2000

Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch

6. The Gong Of The Rematch

November 7, 2000

Summary is not available.

5. Three Months To The Counter

October 31, 2000

Ippo trains for a rematch.

4. Shadow Boxing

October 24, 2000

In Ippo's first official day at the boxing gym, the old man himself decides to take up Ippo's training. Though he won't be there all the time, so he tells Ippo to do some shadow boxing. Ippo however, doesn't even have the slightest clue what it is.

3. Tears Of Joy

October 17, 2000

Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.

2. The Fruits Of Labor

October 10, 2000

Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.

1. The First Step

October 3, 2000

Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.

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