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    Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

    Fighting Spirit: New Challenger / はじめの一歩 新シリーズ / Hajime no Ippo New Series / Hajime no Ippo Season II / Hajime no Ippo 2
    Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
    Genres: Combat Sports, Shounen, Sports
    Themes: Combat Sports
    Demographics: Shounen
    Studios: Madhouse
    Producers: Kodansha, Nippon Television Network, VAP
    Rating: 8.67 / 10
    Rank: #75
    Popularity: #858
    Users Listed: 313,309
    Users Scored: 181,903
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 01/09/2023
    Aired: January 7, 2009 – July 1, 2009 (Winter)
    Type: tv
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 26
    Broadcast: Wednesday at 01:29 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    Following his continued dominance in the Japanese featherweight boxing scene, Ippo Makunouchi faces a new, formidable opponent: Ichirou Miyata. Miyata’s return to Japan ignites a renewed ambition to claim the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation title, forcing a shift in the established hierarchy. The narrative expands beyond national boundaries as international boxing organizations begin to take notice, presenting both opportunities and challenges for Japanese fighters. The series explores themes of national pride and individual determination within the context of competitive sport. Expect detailed fight choreography and character-driven development as the story examines how Japan's champions respond to a global boxing landscape, questioning their place amidst larger international forces.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: The New Step (Aired: 01/07/2009)
    • Episode 2: Bloody Cross (Aired: 01/14/2009)
    • Episode 3: To the Promised Place (Aired: 01/21/2009)
    • Episode 4: Movement Towards the World (Aired: 01/28/2009)
    • Episode 5: World Class Strength (Aired: 02/04/2009)
    • ... and 21 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Aoki, Masaru (Main) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru
    • Itagaki, Manabu (Main) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke
    • Kamogawa, Genji (Main) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji
    • Kimura, Tatsuya (Main) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji
    • Makunouchi, Ippo (Main) - Voice Actors: Kiyasu, Kouhei
    • Takamura, Mamoru (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya
    • Alegria, Arman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Ryuuta
    • Baraki, Haseo (Supporting)
    • Coach Shinoda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Seiji
    • Commentator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horikawa, Jin
    • Date, Aiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamagawa, Sakiko
    • Date, Yuuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wakabayashi, Naomi
    • Date, Eiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aizawa, Masaki
    • Fujii, Minoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Kenichi
    • Gregory, Arnie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya
    • Hachinoe Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Futamata, Issei
    • Hawk, Bryan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio
    • Iimura, Mari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shinohara, Emi
    • Imai, Kyousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi
    • Itagaki, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sonozaki, Mie
    • Itagaki, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuda, Nobuaki
    • Itagaki, Nanako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuu
    • Kida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ookawa, Tooru
    • Maguramo, Badei (Supporting)
    • Makino, Fumito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Takuya
    • Makino's Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsunuma, Kiyoshi
    • Makunouchi, Hiroko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Terauchi, Yorie
    • Martinez, Ricardo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugawara, Masashi
    • Mashiba, Kumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirata, Yuka
    • Mashiba, Ryo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Masahiko
    • Miyata, Ichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu
    • Miyata, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou
    • Morris's Second (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Takuma
    • Nakadai Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Mitsuru
    • Nekota, Ginpachi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nagai, Ichiro
    • Otowa Coach (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sonobe, Keiichi
    • Sakaguchi, Mr. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inaba, Minoru
    • Sendo, Takeshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onosaka, Masaya
    • Shimakawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Izumi, Hisashi
    • Stewart, Bill (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Omoro, Masayuki
    • Takamura, Kyouka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko
    • Takamura, Suguru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu
    • Takamura, Wataru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Megumi
    • Tomiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Shouko
    • Umezawa, Masahiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Madono, Mitsuaki
    • West, Morris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimura, Tomoyuki
    • Yagi, Haruhiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakajima, Toshihiko
    • Yamada, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yokoo, Mari
    • Yamada, Naomichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Daisuke
    • Yonsu, Yi (Supporting)
    • Zale, Miguel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iizuka, Shouzou

    Staff:

    • Hattori, Yuuta (Producer)
    • Tamura, Manabu (Producer)
    • Yoshimoto, Satoshi (Producer)
    • Shishido, Jun (Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Nakajima, Toshihiko (Sound Director)
    • Asari, Fujiaki (Episode Director)
    • Kawamura, Kenichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Kim, Min-sun (Episode Director)
    • Kuboyama, Eiichi (Episode Director)
    • Natori, Takahiro (Episode Director)
    • Osedo, Satoshi (Episode Director)
    • Sueda, Yoshifumi (Episode Director)
    • Suzuki, Takaaki (Episode Director)
    • Watanabe, Kotono (Episode Director, Script, Storyboard)
    • Muroi, Fumie (Script, Storyboard, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    • Nakagawa, Jun (Script)
    • Takei, Fuuta (Script)
    • Higashide, Futoshi (Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Miya, Shigeyuki (Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Niidome, Toshiya (Storyboard)
    • Sakata, Junichi (Storyboard)
    • Shino, Masanori (Storyboard)
    • Takahashi, Tomoya (Storyboard)
    • Tamagawa, Makoto (Storyboard)
    • LAST ALLIANCE (Theme Song Performance)
    • coldrain (Theme Song Performance)
    • Ajiki, Kei (Key Animation)
    • Ashino, Yoshiharu (Key Animation)
    • Enomoto, Hanako (Key Animation)
    • Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki (Series Composition)
    • Fujimoto, Suzuko (Planning)
    • Fukuda, Noriyuki (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Furuzumi, Chiaki (Key Animation)
    • Han, Seung-hui (Animation Director)
    • Hayashi, Hideo (Animation Director)
    • Hinata, Masaki (Animation Director)
    • Hirano, Yoshihisa (Music)
    • Hori, Takafumi (Animation Director)
    • Hosoi, Mieko (Key Animation)
    • Ikeda, Tomomi (Key Animation)
    • Jang, Kil-yong (Animation Director)
    • Kadekaru, Chikashi (Key Animation)
    • Kadowaki, Satoshi (Key Animation)
    • Kai, Yasuyuki (Key Animation)
    • Kamitani, Tomohiro (Key Animation)
    • Kaneko, Hidetoshi (Art Director)
    • Kanno, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
    • Kim, Dae-hun (Animation Director)
    • Komatsu, Eiji (Key Animation)
    • Kotani, Kyouko (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • ... and 13 more staff

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