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Fighting Spirit (2000)

Oct 3, 2000 · 3 seasons · 126 episodes

8.7/10 TMDB user score
1,244 votes on TMDB

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

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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Series cast

  • Kohei Kiyasu Kohei Kiyasu Ippo Makunouchi (voice) 126 episodes
  • Rikiya Koyama Rikiya Koyama Mamoru Takamura (voice) 126 episodes
  • Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi Masaru Aoki (voice) 126 episodes
  • Keiji Fujiwara Keiji Fujiwara Tatsuya Kimura (voice) 126 episodes
  • Tomokazu Seki Tomokazu Seki Ichiro Miyata (voice) 101 episodes
  • Kenji Utsumi Kenji Utsumi Genji Kamogawa (voice) 101 episodes
  • Toshihiko Nakajima Toshihiko Nakajima Haruhiko Yagi (voice) 101 episodes
  • Sanae Kobayashi Sanae Kobayashi Kumi Mashiba (voice) 101 episodes
  • Masaya Onosaka Masaya Onosaka Takeshi Sendo (voice) 101 episodes
  • Akemi Okamura Akemi Okamura Reiko Mikami (voice) 101 episodes
  • Emi Shinohara Emi Shinohara Mari Iimura (voice) 101 episodes
  • Hiroyuki Yoshino Hiroyuki Yoshino Akira Shigeta (voice) 101 episodes
  • Kiyoyuki Yanada Kiyoyuki Yanada Takuma Saeki (voice) 101 episodes
  • Koji Tsujitani Koji Tsujitani Ryuichi Hayami (voice) 101 episodes
  • Masahiko Tanaka Masahiko Tanaka Ryo Mashiba (voice) 101 episodes
  • Masaki Aizawa Masaki Aizawa Date Eiji (voice) 101 episodes

Seasons

  • Poster for Fighting Spirit, The First Step The First Step Oct 2000 · 75 episodes
  • Poster for Fighting Spirit, New Challenger New Challenger Jan 2009 · 26 episodes
  • Poster for Fighting Spirit, Rising Rising Oct 2013 · 25 episodes
  • Poster for Fighting Spirit, Specials Specials Mar 2003 · 3 episodes

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