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    Hajime no Ippo

    Fighting Spirit / はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING! / The First Step / Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting
    Hajime no Ippo
    Genres: Combat Sports, Shounen, Sports
    Themes: Combat Sports
    Demographics: Shounen
    Studios: Madhouse
    Producers: VAP
    Licensors: Discotek Media, Geneon Entertainment USA
    Rating: 8.78 / 10
    Rank: #35
    Popularity: #354
    Users Listed: 659,843
    Users Scored: 325,252
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 04/02/2023
    Aired: October 4, 2000 – March 27, 2002 (Fall)
    Type: tv
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 75
    Broadcast: Tuesday at 00:50 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    The series follows Ippo Makunouchi, a hardworking teenager balancing family responsibilities with the demanding work of running his mother's fishing boat rental business. His quiet demeanor makes him vulnerable to frequent bullying, until he encounters Mamoru Takamura, a rising boxer who intervenes. Taken under Takamura’s wing at the Kamogawa Boxing Gym, Ippo discovers an unexpected strength rooted in years of physical labor.

    Initially hesitant, Ippo begins to hone his natural power through rigorous training and sparring. He quickly earns both respect and rivalry within the gym, particularly from the talented Ichirou Miyata. As Ippo progresses in his boxing career with guidance from coach Genji Kamogawa, he confronts a series of increasingly difficult opponents. The narrative explores themes of perseverance, self-discovery, and the dedication required to pursue personal growth, framed against a backdrop of intense physical training and competitive matches.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: The First Step (Aired: 10/04/2000)
    • Episode 2: Fruits of Labor (Aired: 10/11/2000)
    • Episode 3: Tears of Joy (Aired: 10/18/2000)
    • Episode 4: Shadow Boxing (Aired: 10/25/2000)
    • Episode 5: Three Months to Counter (Aired: 11/01/2000)
    • ... and 70 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Aoki, Masaru (Main) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru, Doyle, Peter, Pascal, Benjamin, Kim, Il, Rivera, Benjamín, Crépet, Alexandre
    • Kamogawa, Genji (Main) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji, Epcar, Richard, Lee, Jong Gu, Cerdal, Frédéric, Arias, César, Hinderyckx, Michel
    • Kimura, Tatsuya (Main) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, George, Grant, Reignoux, Donald, Lee, Ju Chang, Basurto, Alfredo Gabriel, Meunier, Matthieu
    • Makunouchi, Ippo (Main) - Voice Actors: Staley, Steve, Kiyasu, Kouhei, Sindberg, Susan, Nguyen, Alexandre, Kim, Jang, Ramos, Gabriel, Thomas, Benjamin
    • Takamura, Mamoru (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya, Frierson, Eddie, Lee, Jeong Gu, Gradi, Emmanuel, Arvizu, Mario, Matthys, Nicolas
    • Aikawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Sheh, Stephanie
    • Aiko's Brother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Seiji, Douglas, D.C., Simon, Jonathan
    • Akemi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi
    • Arade, Boy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzumori, Kanji
    • Chana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koujiro, Chie, Marshall, Mona, Meza, Gerardo, Guillaume, Émilie
    • Chuwatana, Bonchai (Supporting)
    • Chuwatana, Ponchai (Supporting)
    • Coach Shinoda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lodge, David, Sasaki, Seiji, Rossion, Jean-François
    • Commentator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Horikawa, Jin, Driesen, Steve
    • Date, Yuuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wakabayashi, Naomi, Martiñón, Isabel, du Bled, Marie
    • Date, Eiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oliver, Tony, Aizawa, Masaki, Grimmiaux, Benoît
    • Date, Aiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamagawa, Sakiko, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Acevedo, Patricia, Moriau, Delphine
    • Doctor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oka, Kazuo
    • Fujii, Minoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Kenichi, Reyero, Gerardo, Cappelletti, Joe, Lebon, Guillaume, Duprez, Simon
    • Fujiwara, Yoshio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko, Billingslea, Beau, Crèvecoeur, Arnaud
    • Garcia, Arman (Supporting)
    • Hachinoe Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Futamata, Issei, Axelrod, Robert, Soto, Martín, Waleffe, Patrick
    • Hachinoe Coach's Wife (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mine, Atsuko, Henning, J.C., Basecqz, Julie
    • Hade (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kishino, Yukimasa, Vernin, Laurent
    • Hayami, Ryuuichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsujitani, Kouji, Palafox, Jorge, Smythe, Nathan, Minon, Quentin
    • High School Teacher (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirose, Masashi, Thornton, Kirk, Vernin, Laurent
    • Hirano, Kazuhiko (Supporting)
    • Iimura, Mari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Shinohara, Emi, Edwards, Erica, Chauvier, Delphine
    • Ishino Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onishi, Takeharu
    • Itou, Takaaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Daiki
    • Iwakawa, Kiyoie (Supporting)
    • Kamiya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishino, Ryuuzou
    • Kanzaki, Shinji (Supporting)
    • Kawahara Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootaki, Shinya, Thornton, Kirk, Francart, Olivier
    • Kawai Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiromori, Shingo
    • Kida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ookawa, Tooru, Meaux, Frédéric
    • Kimura, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootori, Yoshino, Stern, Ellyn, Pyronnet, Sophie
    • Kobashi, Kenta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cansino, Richard, Matsuno, Taiki, Jeong, Myeong Jun, Vilchis, José Gilberto, Besson, Yannick
    • Komori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horimoto, Hitoshi, Delmotte, Thibaut
    • Li, Chonpiru (Supporting)
    • Makunouchi, Hiroko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Terauchi, Yorie, Henning, J.C., Loriaux, Fabienne
    • Martinez, Ricardo (Supporting)
    • Mashiba, Kumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Sanae, Sheh, Stephanie, Vera, Maggie, Yeo, Min Jeong, Morales, María Fernanda, Abouatmane, Sofia
    • Mashiba, Ryo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Stone, Terrence, Tanaka, Masahiko, Rivero, Javier, Salhi, Sam, Schlick, Marvin
    • Matsuda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namiki, Shinichi, Stone, Terrence, Simon, Jonathan
    • Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sheh, Stephanie, Arai, Mayuko
    • Mikami (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cho, Papenbrook, Bob, Lemarié, Sylvain, Oertli, Stéphane
    • Mikami, Reiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamura, Akemi, Ruff, Michelle, Arellano, Mayra, Deworst, Ludivine
    • Miyata, Ichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu, Sheh, Stephanie, Tano, Megumi, Palmer, Jason, Seong, Wan Gyeong, Desjours, Sébastien, Macías, José Antonio, Donnay, Maxime, Strypstein, Estelle
    • Miyata, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou, St. Peter, Paul, Mauri, Paco, Eloy, Alain
    • Miyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Narumi, Marshall, Mona
    • Morita, Kumiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawakami, Tomoko, Sheh, Stephanie, Guerrero, Dulce, Braam, Marie
    • Morokot, Poon (Supporting)
    • Nakadai Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sorich, Michael, Ogata, Mitsuru, Guerrero, Marco, Francart, Olivier
    • Naniwa Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitamura, Kouichi, Waleffe, Patrick
    • ... and 43 more characters

    Staff:

    • Maruyama, Masao (Producer)
    • Morosawa, Masao (Producer)
    • Ooshima, Mitsuru (Producer)
    • Tamura, Manabu (Producer)
    • Yoshimoto, Satoshi (Producer)
    • Nishimura, Satoshi (Director, Storyboard)
    • Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
    • Hata, Yoshito (Episode Director)
    • Hayashi, Hideo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Ishiyama, Takaaki (Episode Director)
    • Iwamoto, Yasuo (Episode Director)
    • Kawamura, Kenichi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
    • Kojima, Masayuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Masaki, Shinichi (Episode Director)
    • Masuhara, Mitsuyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Matsumura, Yasuhiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Nakamura, Ryousuke (Episode Director, Script)
    • Nanba, Hitoshi (Episode Director)
    • Ogiwara, Rokou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Sato, Toshiharu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Satou, Shinji (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
    • Satou, Yuuzou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Shimazaki, Nanako (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Shino, Masanori (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Chief Animation Director, Key Animation)
    • Shishido, Jun (Episode Director)
    • Takahashi, Atsushi (Episode Director)
    • Takei, Yoshiyuki (Episode Director)
    • Tsuji, Shinichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Yamaguchi, Yuuji (Episode Director)
    • Aranishi, Daisuke (Script)
    • Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki (Script)
    • Kamo, Yasuko (Script)
    • Sugihara, Kenji (Script)
    • Urahata, Tatsuhiko (Script, Series Composition)
    • Abe, Noriyuki (Storyboard)
    • Himaki, Yuji (Storyboard)
    • Hiratsuka, Sumio (Storyboard)
    • Kobayashi, Osamu (Storyboard)
    • Koujina, Hiroshi (Storyboard, Animation Director)
    • Niidome, Toshiya (Storyboard)
    • Sasaki, Mamoru (Storyboard)
    • Sugii, Gisaburou (Storyboard)
    • Takayanagi, Shigehito (Storyboard)
    • Yano, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
    • Zen, Soichiro (Storyboard)
    • Naoya, Mori (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement)
    • Taniuchi, Hideki (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics)
    • Aoi, Kiyotoshi (Key Animation)
    • Aoyagi, Shigemi (Key Animation)
    • Endou, Eiichi (Key Animation)
    • ... and 75 more staff

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