Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

★8.7 2000 1 Season Comedy, Drama, Sports

Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.

Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

Episodes

1. The First Step

2. Fruits of Labor

3. Tears of Joy

4. Shadow Boxing

5. 3 Months to Counter

6. The Opening Bell of the Rematch

7. The Destructive Force Of One CM

8. Promise to Meet Again

9. C Class License

10. Debut Match!

11. Obsession for Victory

12. Becoming a Bully's Buddy

13. The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

14. Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

15. Test of Endurance

16. Premonition of a Hard Battle

17. Ippo on the Beach

18. Clinch

19. K.O. Dream

20. Threat of Shotgun

21. The Way to Capture a Prodigy

22. Forward! Forward!!

23. Another Semi-Final

24. To the Place We Promised...

25. Every Emotion

26. Battle for Distance

27. Death Match

28. Victory or Defeat

29. Rocky of Naniwa

30. To Enemy Ground

31. Traces of Intense Battles

32. Throw Your Right!

33. Smash Force

34. The Rookie King

35. The Continuing Journey

36. The Champ and I

37. A Thing to Strive For

38. Two Rookies of the Year

39. Challenge in a Foreign Land

40. A Counter to Surpass All Counters

41. Barf-michi's Big Fight

42. Sharing a Dream

43. The Speed Star

44. Blind Spot in the Ring

45. The White Fangs of the Wolf

46. Be the Gazelle

47. The Fighting Spirit Within

48. The Red Wolf

49. The Courage to Believe

50. Something to Convey

51. Group Date

52. The Challenger

53. So That I Can Be Myself

54. Fists of the Champ

55. The Japan Featherweight Title Match

56. The Power that Stands in the Way

57. Conclusion

58. Heartbroken

59. Look of Determination

60. Rival

61. Comeback Anxiety

62. Revival

63. Youth of Fire

64. Hot Rod Era

65. The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps

66. Mr. Takamura's Tears

67. The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into Action

68. The Chief's Peril

69. The Trap of the Southpaw

70. The Young Punk

71. Time for the Showdown

72. Lollapalooza

73. Surpass That Moment

74. Mixup

75. One Step Further

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